It’s time once again to start thinking about Surf Coast Skepticamp – the delightful gathering of skeptics at Aireys Inlet on the Great Ocean Road.

This year the event is being held at Aireys Inlet Community Hall from 10.30am to 4.30pm. The journey from Melbourne is around 1 hour 45 minutes by combustion engine, battery, or hybrid powered vehicles. Time absolutely slides by as the stunning vista of Great Ocean Road scenery cruises by. The cost, of course, is free. But you can still help with arrangements by popping into Eventbrite here and picking up a ticket. Full details are available there also.

Topics covered in the past include: UFOs (Saunders & Dunning beamed live from Bend, Oregon!), Anti-vaxxers after COVID, Going Solar, Fake Martial Arts, Catching Academic Cheats, Climate change in Australia: fact vs. fiction, Crowdfunding Scams, Shayna Jack, sports supplements and regulators, The Weeping Woman and Other Tales: The Belief in the Supernatural in Latin America, Quiz: Just how smart are skeptics?, and much more.

Come along and enjoy the day. Or, why not bring your interests to Skepticamp and present a 20 minute-ish talk? If that sounds like you, just drop an email with your details and chosen topic to sleepy.song6236@fastmail.com. And if your topic just happens to be about sleepy songs well that’s fine also. Skeptical thoughts on public health, alternatives to medicine, communicating with the dead, UFO/UAP reports, or the many bizarre claims reaching social media; any and all are welcome. 

We break for lunch and visit the various eateries around Aireys Inlet then finish the evening with a wind down and meal at Aireys pub. 

See you there!