Abstract：CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science (CASS) is Australia’s largest astronomy group, operating a range of facilities across the nation. Education and Public Outreach programs are an integral part of CASS. Some of these will be outlined and other explained in depth. These include PULSE@Parkes, a program in which high school students control the 64m Parkes radio telescope remotely in real time to observe and analyse pulsars. The role of a national facility together with the opportunities and challenges faced in tackling EPO are discussed. How this fits within the more extensive education programs of CSIRO are also covered. Opportunities for collaboration and sharing of ideas between CASS and Chinese groups will be raised.

   Robert Hollow is the Education and Outreach Specialist at CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science. He has extensive experience in high school teaching and with curriculum design having been one of the authors of the previous Physics and Cosmology Distinction Courses for New South Wales in Australia. He established and coordinates the innovative PULSE@Parkes program enabling students to control the 64m Parkes radio telescope remotely in real time to observe and analyse pulsars. He has published numerous papers on astronomy education and presented at conferences around the world. Robert is an elected committee member for the IAU’s Commission C1 for Astronomy Education and Development and a member of the IAU’s Office of Astronomy for Development Task Force for Astronomy for Children and Schools. He is Immediate Past Chair of the Education and Public Outreach Chapter fo the Astronomical Society of Australia.