Go Bush  Winter 2002  
 

Activities and Venues - At a Glance

Venue 1Venue 1. The Hill Forest Discovery Centre, Mundaring - Bookings 9295 2244

Al    All activities at this venue commence at The Hills Forest Discovery Centre, Allens Rd,

off Mundaring Weir Road, Mundaring.

 

Date

Activity

Time

 Cost

Age

Description

6 July  (Sat)

Find the Forest Frogs

4 - 6pm

 $15 pp

7+

Go on a serious frog search and learn how to build frog-friendly gardens.

 

11 July (Thur)

Boomerangs and Bushtucker

10 am - 12 noon

 $15 pp

9+

Walk through the forest and meet bush tucker and bush medicine plants face to face.

 

12 July (Fri)

Taddy Tales & Froggy Fantastic

10am  - 12noon

 $16.50 per child
(adults must stay on site)

3 - 5
year olds

A fun session filled with art activities and taddy trek to the Lily Pond.

14 July (Sun)

Kids Go Frogging

1 - 3pm

 $15 per child
(adults must
stay on site)

7 -12
 year olds

A special kids frog search with a frog badge making session.

14 July (Sun)

Find the Forest Frogs

4 - 6pm

 $15 pp

7+

Go on a serious frog search and learn how to build frog-friendly gardens.

 

15 July  (Mon)

Wriggly Reptiles

11 am - 12.30pm

 $15 pp

7+

See a variety of snakes and lizards and hear their stories. Get to meet Mr Shivers the Stimson's python and others brought for an up-close look.

 

16 July (Tue)

Meet the Marsupials

11am - 12noon

 $12.50 pp

10+

Meet some native wildlife and learn about their habitats, homes and how we can help preserve them.

 

16 July (Tue)

Kids Go Frogging

1 - 3pm

 $15 per child
(adults must
stay on site)

7 -12
 year olds

A special kids frog search with a frog badge making session.

17 July (Wed)

Bush Babies & Cuddly Critters

11am - 12 noon

 $12.50 per child (adults must stay on site)

4 - 8 year olds

Meet some cuddly Australian animals face - to face. Hear the little orphans' stories as the carer explains their lives in care and their needs (especially aimed at littlies)

 

18 July (Thur)

Didg & Dreamtime

11am - 1pm

 $15 pp

5+

Learn how to play a didgeridoo, and paint a cardboard didg up in traditional colours to take home.  A professional didg player leads this session.

 

19 July  (Fri)

Bush Survival Skills

10 am - 2.30 pm
 (includes .5 hr for lunch)

$19.50 pp

10 +

A day -long course in bushy skills on how to look after yourself and the bush when walking.

20 Jul  (Sat)

Lost World Waterfall

10 am - 2pm

$15 pp

10 +

Take a guided trek out the back of the Hills Forest behind the Mundaring Weir Dam, to a magical spot away from it all. Reasonable to good fitness required.

 

20 July (Sat)

Find the Forest Frogs

4 - 6pm

 $15 pp

7+

Go on a serious frog search and learn how to build frog-friendly gardens.