Join us for this free event and meet local Gladstone regional teams including
the newly announced Finalists in the 2018 Search for the Next TechGirl
Superhero competition.
Come and meet your local Qld State Finalists teams Domestic Angels (Secondary)
from Gladstone State High and Boyne Island State High School, and the Reef
Rangers (Primary) from St John the Baptist Primary School, and other local
teams who competed in the 12 week STEM Entrepreneurship program.
Open to the public, come and grab a bite, celebrate the successes of the local
teams, and meet your local technology leaders of the future! Register now to
join us:
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Introducing the local apps!
The Domestic Angels app was made to allow victims of domestic and family
violence (DFV) to contact Police without being detected by their abuser. This
app has been disguised as a cleaning app to avoid detection by the abuser and
to stop inadvertent use or abuse of the app. However, the app allows the victim
to contact Police using three quiet, simple and fast steps while keeping the
abuser completely oblivious to what the victim is doing and thus keeping the
victim safe. The victim’s message is sent by SMS directly to the Police and
includes the victim’s location making it easier for Police to arrive quickly.
“Rubbish off the Reef” is an educational app that helps children between the
ages of 7-11 decide which bin to place their lunch rubbish into. Our school
currently does not recycle lunch rubbish because children were not correctly
putting rubbish in the correct bins - general and recyclable. This meant that
all the recyclable rubbish was contaminated and couldn’t be recycled. We hope
with education, through the use of our app, we can have recycling bins put back
into our lunch areas, reducing landfill and preventing litter ending up in our
waterways. Children will play a sorting game to help them learn which bin to
put common rubbish from their lunch boxes in. Their goal is to make the emoji
smile. If they are incorrect with their bin choice the emoji frowns and they
have another go. Rubbish off the Reef also includes links to websites that
provide more information.
