#1 Science Forum For Lab Technicians

Hi all,

We are looking for a lovely lab tech to cover for me in Term 3, and possibly a few weeks of Term 4, this year (2026).

Details:
- Looking for someone with a science background (either studying or has studied a science degree, or has basic science experience)
- School is on the Northern ...

Thanks all for your responses - I realise I am very late in responding back! But the time has rolled around again for our annual chemical waste clean up, so I am back to thinking about disposing of empty containers!!


Triple rinse (at least) and reuse anything that had non-hazardous solids in them ...

Awesome idea Labbie! How did you transport your chemicals from one school to another?
The only other issue I see is that I'm not sure which chemicals to move... we have our Year 9s doing their chemistry topic, and senior chem carrying on as always... I'll have to liaise with the teachers.

The ...

Hi all,

Our chemical storeroom is getting redone (yay!), but it means we are having to organise temporary storage for quite a large quantity of chemicals. One of our other labs is being done up at the same time, so we are really short on storage space at the moment.

If you've been in this ...

Thanks all for your suggestions! I have contacted some universities, and am looking into our local rock/mineral clubs

mtg, if you end up finding those links from your geology PD, I would love to see them! )

Hi all,

Just wondering if anyone has a contact to someone who can come out to schools to identify rock/mineral samples? I'm in the process of reorganising our rock stores, but its a little hard to organise when I don't know what they are (& teachers aren't confident to ID either)!

I'm around the ...

Hey everyone,

Just wondering what you all do with your empty chemical containers & bottles? Is it good practice to reuse select bottles for solutions? Can they be placed in the garbage or recycled once cleaned, or do they have to be specially collected by a waste service?

Thanks!