Laboratory of Light Families Show Announced

By popular demand

NORPA is making our original school production, Laboratory of Light, open to families, for one night only.

Welcome to the curious and wonder-flled world of Luminous — a backyard scientist and inventor. Luminous never wants to be in the dark again, so is on a mission to understand and capture light.

Luminous spends all night conducting experiments in the Laboratory of Light in the hope that one day this will lead to recognition and fame. Darkness is lonely and needs a friend but Luminous is afraid of

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dark!

One full moon night, as an electromagnetic wave travels through the Milky Way, Luminous’ most ambitious invention traps the smallest unit of light, a photon! This leads to an unlikely trio setting off on an adventurous discov-ery.

Join us for an engaging and magical night of wonder for the world around us, featuring light play experiments and original live music.

For ages 5-12 years and their families.

Laboratory of Light –Families Show Star Court Theatre, Lismore: Thu 6 Jun, 6pm

NSW Government to Modernize Planning with $5.6 Million AI Investment

The NSW Government has introduced a $5.6 million program to incorporate Artifcial Intelligence (AI) into local council planning systems. This initiative, titled “AI in NSW Planning,” aims to address the housing crisis by accelerating development assessments and enhancing planning effciency.

Project Highlights:

• AI technologies will target known delays in the development application assessment process.

• Selected technologies for trial include Adaptovate Pty Ltd’s DAISY, Archistar Platform, and Propcode CDC.

• Councils can apply for funding, with up to $500,000 available for joint grants and $200,000 for individual council applications. This funding aims to promote innovative solutions that streamline the application process, essential for reducing the average time it takes to assess new home development applications, which are handled by council staff 85 percent of the time.

Application Details:

Open to all councils until 22 May 2024. Successful applicants will be notifed in June.

Paul Scully, Minister for Planning and Public Spaces, highlighted the program’s potential to modernize and enhance the effciency of NSW’s planning system, stating, “Our goal is to equip planners with advanced tools to ensure timely delivery of new homes.”

Councils interested in applying or seeking more information should visit the NSW Planning website. This initiative represents a major step toward updating NSW’s planning systems with AI, addressing the needs of the community more effectively