School Holiday Programs
Nature Connection for Families
Join us for nature-based games and hands-on practices that help families build ecological awareness and a deeper connection with the natural world. Bring a picnic dinner and stay back for our Sounds of Twilight tour at 6.30pm.
Date: Friday 9 January
Time: 2:30 – 5:30pm
Ages: Families
Cost: $10 per family
Booking link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1737341478129?aff=oddtdtcreator
Sounds of Twilight
Take a stroll to the Japanese Garden and enjoy the tranquillity of the lake at dusk. As the light softens and the colours of the day change, the air fills with the curious sounds of summer twilight. Micro Bats and Flying Foxes wake and take to the skies and the frog chorus begins with gusto!
Date: Friday 9 January
Time: 6:30 – 7:30pm
Ages: Families
Cost: $10 per family
Booking link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1976802870600?aff=oddtdtcreator
Explore your connection to nature through digital art on country with Bernard Kelly Edwards
Meeting at Nature Discovery Centre at the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden, participants will be guided on how to connect to country through observation and reflection and how to interpret those connections using Photography & Digital Art. Bernard is a Gumbaynggirr Digital Artist.
Date: Tuesday 13 January
Time:
Session 1 10am – 12pm
Session 2 1 – 3pm
Ages: 10-15 yrs
Cost: $10 – Bookings essential
Booking link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1977678666128?aff=oddtdtcreator
Calling all amphibian amigos!
Hop along and discover the amazing world of amphibians. Learn the signature sounds of our local frogs, explore their secret hideouts and find out how you can help to keep them happy in healthy habitats.
Date: Thursday 15 January
Time: 6pm – 7.30pm
Ages: All ages, families. Children must be supervised by a carer.
Cost: $5 per family
Booking link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1976981331381?aff=oddtdtcreator
Wildlife After Dark + UV photography
Join us for a spotlight safari to meet possums, gliders, koalas, and other nocturnal wonders. Get creative using a UV torch to reveal details invisible to the human eye and glimpse the world as insects see it! Use a smart phone to snap amazing photos of glowing flowers, orb weavers and other wild surprises.
Date: Friday 16th and Friday 23rd January
Time: 8pm – 9:30pm
Ages: Families
Cost: $10 per adult. $5 per child. All children must be supervised by a carer.
Booking link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1976990990271?aff=oddtdtcreator
Bushtucker talk and tasting with Aunty Sue and Uncle Rob
Take a walk on the wild side with Aunty Sue and Uncle Rob Tompkins from Bushtucker Shack. Explore native plants, hear their stories, and taste delicious bush flavours along the way.
Date: Monday 19 January
Time: 10am – 12pm
Ages: All ages
Cost: $5 child. $10 adult. $20 family. Bookings essential.
Booking link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1976993445615?aff=oddtdtcreator
Bird Language – Listening & Recording
Using professional recording equipment, participants will have the opportunity to observe, record and then listen back to the recordings, as well as viewing the various spectrograms of the recordings. A fun and explorative workshop that will fill young minds with wonder and change the way they experience their environment.
Date: Tuesday 20 January
Time: 10am – 2pm
Ages: 10 – 15 yrs
Cost: $10 – Bookings essential.
Booking link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1977681227790?aff=oddtdtcreator
Mini Beasts Macro Photography
Get up close with the smallest creatures we can find in the botanical gardens using macro lenses and cameras.
Date: Wednesday 21 January
Time:
Session 1 10am – 12pm
Session 2 1pm – 3pm
Ages: 10-15 yrs
Cost: $10 – Bookings essential.
Booking link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1977676139571?aff=oddtdtcreator
An Ecological Mystery Game
Children become bush detectives who investigate clues to solve a perplexing mystery in this hands-on, fun game. Following their curiosity and great questions, the detectives learn wildlife tracking skills and ecological concepts along the way.
Date: Friday 23 January
Time: 4 – 6pm
Ages: 8+
Cost: $5 per child
Booking link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1976995143694?aff=oddtdtcreator
