Tuesday 4th January

KOOL KITES FOR KOOL KIDS** Seven Mile Beach National Park Join the Discovery Rangers and make your own kite. Decorate, then learn to fly it on the beach. Time: Meet: Bring: Grade: Cost:
Photo: Beth Boughton

Tuesday 4th January

ROCK PLATFORM WALK Depot Beach, Murramarang National Park Join a Marine Park Ranger and discover the biodiversity of marine life on the rocky shore. Talk about the relationships between land and sea as you learn about Batemans Marine Park. Time: Meet: Bring: Grade: Cost: 3:00pm - 4:30pm Depot Beach camp ground office Sturdy non-slip shoes, sun protection, water and snack. Easy Child $5, Adult $10, Family $25

1:00pm - 2:30pm Seven Mile Beach picnic area Beach Rd Sun protection, snack, water Easy $6 per kite maker + $4 per kite

Tuesday 4th January

ROCK PLATFORM WALK Seven Mile Beach National Park Discover the biodiversity of marine life on a rock platform. Talk about the relationships between land and sea. Observe seabirds diving for fish. Time: Meet: Bring: Grade: Cost: 3:00pm - 4:30pm At Pergola, Burke Pde boat ramp, off Riverleigh Ave, Gerroa. Sturdy non-slip shoes, sun protection, water and snack. Easy Child $5, Adult $10, Family $25

ABORIGINAL CULTURAL DAYS

The National Parks Aboriginal Discovery Rangers will be visiting the following Shoalhaven Council Tourist Parks providing games and Aboriginal cultural activities for children. Shoalhaven Heads Wednesday 29th December,10am-2pm Currarong Thursday 30th January, 12:30-4:30pm Huskisson White Sands Friday 31st, 12-4pm Burril Lake Wednesday 5th January, 10am-2pm Swan Lake Thursday 6th January,10am-2pm Lake Conjola Monday 10th January, 10am-2pm Lake Tabourie Wednesday 12th January, 10am-2pm Bendalong Point Thursday 13th January, 10am-2pm Crookhaven Heads Monday 17th January, 10am-2pm Lake Tabourie Wednesday 19th January, 10am-2pm Huskisson Beach Thursday 20th January, 10am-2pm Ulladulla Headland Friday 21st January 10am-2pm Cost: FREE

Tuesday 4th January

WILDLIFE OF THE NIGHT Depot Beach, Murramarang National Park Time: Meet: Bring: Grade: Cost: 8:30pm - 10:00pm Depot Beach camp ground office Small torch, binoculars, water, sensible foot wear Easy Child $5, Adults $10, Family $25

Wednesday 5th January

HABITAT PICNIC Nellies Glen Budderoo National Park Explore this enchanting historic picnic haven and enjoy stories for younger children and mystery habitat art for the older ones. Learn about potoroos on a short walk, play games and paddle in Blue Pool to cool off. Bring your favourite native animal toy along or an old sock to make a puppet. Pack a picnic if you have no other plans. Time: Meet: Bring: Grade: Cost: 10:00am - 12:00pm Nellies Glen Picnic area Hat, sunscreen, water Easy Adult $5, Child $10, Family $25

Tuesday 4th January

KOORIE CULTURE ART AND CRAFT Minnamurra Rainforest Centre, Budderoo National Park Join Aboriginal Discovery Rangers and learn about culture. Hear about mens business - tools, hunting, dance, boomerangs and didgeridoos and womens business - traditional weaving, art, bush tucker and bush medicine. Time: Meet: Bring: Grade: Cost: 10:00am - 12:00pm Minnamurra Rainforest Visitors Centre Hat, sunscreen, water Easy Adult $5, Child $10, Family $25

Tuesday 4th January

WILDLIFE OF THE NIGHT Seven Mile Beach National Park Join the Discovery Rangers looking for fascinating creatures of the nocturnal world, often around us, sometimes heard but seldom seen. Time: Meet: Bring: Grade: Cost: 8:30pm -10:00pm Beach Rd Picnic area Small torch, binoculars, water, sensible foot wear Easy Child $5, Adults $10, Family $25

Program Summary
DATE
29-Dec-10 30-Dec-10 31-Dec-10 04-Jan-11 04-Jan-11 04-Jan-11 04-Jan-11 04-Jan-11 04-Jan-11 05-Jan-11 05-Jan-11 06-Jan-11 06-Jan-11 06-Jan-11 06-Jan-11 07-Jan-11 10-Jan-11 10-Jan-11 11-Jan-11 11-Jan-11 11-Jan-11 12-Jan-11 12-Jan-11 13-Jan-11 13-Jan-11 13-Jan-11 13-Jan-11 14-Jan-11 14-Jan-11 14-Jan-11 17-Jan-11 18-Jan-11 18-Jan-11 19-Jan-11 20-Jan-11 20-Jan-11 20-Jan-11 20-Jan-11 20-Jan-11 21-Jan-11

What is Discovery?
Discovery is National Parks state-wide, self-funding environmental education program. Through our walks, talks and tours we aim to foster enjoyment of our National Parks and provide an opportunity to see what we are doing to manage these areas for natural and cultural heritage conservation and recreation.

SOUTH COAST REGION

PROGRAM
Aboriginal Cultural Day Aboriginal Cultural Day Aboriginal Cultural Day Koorie Culture and Craft Kool Kites for Kool Kids Rock Platform Walk Wildlife of the Night Rock Platform Walk Wildlife of the Night Habitat Picnic Aboriginal Cultural Day Aboriginal Cultural Day Kites and Gliders Wildlife of the Night Glow Worm Glen Koorie Culture and Craft Bug hunt Aboriginal Cultural Day Koorie Culture and Craft Discovery Walk Wildlife of the Night Ring Track Walk Aboriginal Cultural Day Aboriginal Cultural Day Kites and Gliders Wildlife of the Night Glow Worm Glen Aboriginal Cultural Day Rock Platform Walk Kool Kites for Kool Kids Aboriginal Cultural Day Koorie Culture and Craft Koorie Culture and Craft Aboriginal Cultural Day Rock platform Walk Wildlife of the Night Rainforest Survival Secrets Glow Worm Glen Aboriginal Cultural Day Aboriginal Cultural Day

LOCATION
Shoalhaven Heads Tourist Park Currarong Beachside Tourist Park Huskisson White Sands Tourist Park Minnamurra Rainforest Centre Seven Mile Beach Seven Mile Beach Seven Mile Beach Depot Beach Depot Beach Nellie's Glen Burril Lake Tourist Park Swan Lake Tourist Village Depot Beach Depot Beach Bundanoon Greenfield Beach Cascades Lake Conjola Entrance Tourist Park Byarong Park Depot Beach Depot Beach Mt. Kembla Lake Tabourie Tourist Park Bendalong tourist park Depot Beach Depot Beach Bundanoon Swan Lake Tourist Village Seven Mile Beach Seven Mile Beach Crookhaven Heads Tourist Park Pretty beach Depot Beach Lake Tabourie Tourist Park Depot Beach Depot Beach Minnamurra Rainforest Centre Bundanoon Huskisson Tourist Park Ulladulla Tourist Park

Summer School Holiday Program 2011

Batemans Bay Marine Park Budderoo National Park Illawarra Escarpment State Conservation Area Jervis Bay National Park Jervis Bay Marine Park Macquarie Pass National Park Morton National Park Murramarang National Park Seven Mile Beach National Park

A fee is charged on each of the activities so that we can extend the range and scope of the Discovery activities available. Get the most out of Discovery. Remember to Slip, Slop, Slap, Slurp If you are participating in activities, please note: Bookings are essential to ensure a place in the activity.

In the case of insufficient bookings or in the event of an emergency, such as bushfires or wet weather, an activity may be cancelled or the program altered. Printed finishing times are approximate only. Children under 12 years of age must be accompanied by a supervising adult. The family rate applies to two adults and up to three children. The child rate is for children aged 5-16. Children under 5 attend free. Bring food, water, wear good walking shoes, a hat, sun protection and a camera! Please note that vehicle entry fees apply in some parks

** Materials are at an additional cost

FURTHER INFORMATION AND BOOKINGS: South Coast Regional Office 55 Graham Street (PO Box 707) Nowra NSW 2541 Phone: (02) 4423 2170 Fax: (02) 4423 3122 Fitzroy Falls Visitor Centre (open 7 days) Nowra Road Fitzroy Falls NSW 2577 Phone: (02) 4887 7270 Fax: (02) 4887 7203 General information: Phone: 1300 361967 Fax: (02) 9251 9192 www.environment.nsw.gov.au info@environment.nsw.gov.au 59-61 Goulburn Street Sydney PO Box A290 South Sydney 1232

Printed on Recycled Paper

Phone (02) 4423 2170 to be put on to our e-mail list for future programs

Cover photo Kangaroo on beach: M. Van Ewijk

Thursday 6th January

KITES AND GLIDERS** Depot Beach, Murramarang National Park Join Discovery Rangers and make your own kite to decorate and fly on the beach. Meet the locals, gliders that is, and hear about the different kinds inhabiting Murramarang National Park. Time: Meet: Bring: Grade: Cost: 1:30pm - 3:00pm Depot Beach camp ground office Sun protection, snack, water Easy $6 per kite maker + $4 per kite

Tuesday 11th January

DISCOVERY TRAIL Murramarang National Park Come for a family walk through endangered rainforest, along stepping stones and over logs to listen to lyrebirds songs and discover the stories of the forest and its logging history. Time: Meet: Bring: Grade: Cost: 2:30pm - 4:30pm Discovery Trail car park, Lake Road, off North Durras Road

Thursday 20th January

ROCK PLATFORM WALK Depot Beach, Murramarang National Park Please see 4th January, details are the same

Sun protection, snack, water

Easy Child $5, Adult $10, Family $25

Tuesday 11th January WILDLIFE OF THE NIGHT

Depot Beach, Murramarang National Park Please see January 4th, details are the same
Photo: Beth Boughton

Wednesday 12th January

MT. KEMBLA RING TRACK WALK Illawarra Escarpment Conservation Area
Photo: Paul Gleeson

Thursday 20th January

WILDLIFE OF THE NIGHT Depot Beach, Murramarang National Park Please see January 4th, details are the same

Thursday 6th January

WILDLIFE OF THE NIGHT Depot Beach, Murramarang National Park Please see January 4th, details are the same

Join local Rangers for a guided walk through the lush vegetation of rainforest and dry eucalypt forest with a taste of the regions coal mining history. Time: Meet: Bring: Grade: Cost: 10:30am -12:30pm Mt. Kembla lookout, Cordeaux Rd Sun protection, snack, water Easy Child $5, Adult $10, Family $25

Thursday 20th January

RAINFOREST SURVIVAL SECRETS Minnamurra Rainforest Centre, Budderoo National Park Come and let the rainforest share its secrets of sustainable living. Stroll around the boardwalk spotting lyrebirds and water dragons, then get creative with recycled materials and build a sustainable home or eco-invention. Time: Meet: Bring: Grade: Cost: 1:00pm - 3:00pm Minnamurra Rainforest Centre Sun protection, snack, water Easy Child $5, Adult $10, Family $25

Thursday 6th January

GLOW WORM GLEN Bundanoon, Morton National Park A guided walk to watch the glow worms light up. Find out why they live here and how they glow. Descend into the dark glen passing through several worlds including the world of wombats. Time: Meet: Bring: Grade: Cost: 8:30pm - 10:00pm William Street, Bundanoon Small torch, water, sensible footwear No insect repellent please. Steep in parts with some steps Child $5, Adult $10, Family $25

Why not buy a $75 Season Pass?

A Season Pass permits two adults and up to three children to participate in all of these school holiday activities** Thursday 13th January
KITES AND GLIDERS** Depot Beach, Murramarang National Park Please see 6th January, details are the same

Thursday 20th January

GLOW WORM GLEN Bundanoon, Morton National Park Please see 6th January, details are the same

Friday 7th January

KOORIE CULTURE, ART AND CRAFT Greenfield Beach Jervis Bay National Park Please see 4th January for program details Time: Meet: Bring: Grade: Cost: 2:00pm - 4:00pm Greenfield Beach picnic area Hat, sunscreen, water Easy Child $5, Adult $10, Family $25

Thursday 13th January

WILDLIFE OF THE NIGHT Depot Beach, Murramarang National Park Please see January 4th, details are the same

Thursday 13th January

GLOW WORM GLEN Bundanoon, Morton National Park Please see 6th January, details are the same

Jervis Bay Marine Park Holiday Program December 2010January 2011

HOLIDAY ACTIVITY PROGRAM

Monday 10th January

BUG HUNT Cascades, Macquarie Pass National Park Get up close and explore with our Discovery Rangers the hidden world of bugs and mini beasts. Find out who they are, where they live and what their job is in the ecosystem. Containers and magnifiers supplied for this activity. Suitable for ages 5 - 12. Time: Meet: 2:00pm - 3:30pm Cascades picnic area off the Illawarra Hwy at the bottom of Macquarie Pass Sun protection, snack, water Easy Child $8, Adults free

Friday 14th January

ROCK PLATFORM WALK Seven Mile Beach National Park Please see 4th January for program details. Time: Meet: Bring: Grade: Cost: 10:00am - 11:30am At Pergola, Burke Pde boat ramp, off Riverleigh Ave, Gerroa. Sturdy non-slip shoes, sun protection, water and snack. Easy Child $5, Adult $10, Family $25

Discover the Rocky Shore Visitors will be taken along Tapalla Point in the Huskisson Sanctuary Zone to explore the complexities of intertidal communities, as well as some of the geological features including dropstones, glendonite beds and weathering. Dates: Tuesday 28 December 9:30am Saturday 1 January 11:30am Sunday 16 January 11:30am Exploring EstuariesCurrambene Creek, Huskisson Visitors will be taken through the Currambene Creek Mudflats Sanctuary Zone where they will be introduced to the animals and plants of the seagrass meadows, mangrove forests and intertidal mudflats. Learn how they have adapted to survive in these harsh conditions. Our guide will explain the cultural significance of this area to local Aboriginal communities. Dates: Friday 31 December 11am Tuesday 4 January 2pm Saturday 15 January 11am A Living MuseumAbrahams Bosom/Whale Point, Currarong Visitors will explore the indigenous cultural and maritime heritage associated with the Jervis Bay Marine Park. A guide will explain the ways in which Aboriginal people collected food and obtained shelter in this area. The walk will end at Whale Point where the wreck of the Merimbula rests where the guide will explain its history and that of other shipwrecks found within the marine park. Dates: Thursday 30 December 10am Sunday 2 January 12 noon Friday 14 January 10am Bookings preferrednumbers limited For further information, please contact Jervis Bay Marine Park office on (02) 4428 3000

Bring: Grade: Cost:

Friday 14th January

KOOL KITES FOR KOOL KIDS** Seven Mile Beach National Park Please see 4th January, details are the same

Tuesday 11th January

KOORIE CULTURE, ART AND CRAFT Byarong Park, Illawarra Escarpment State Conservation Area Please see 4th January for program details Time: Meet: Bring: Cost: 10:30am - 2:30pm Byarong Park, Mt. Keira Rd Sun protection, snack, water Child $5, Adult $10, Family $25

Tuesday 18th January

KOORIE CULTURE ART AND CRAFT Pretty Beach and Depot Beach, Murramarang National Park Please see 4th January for program details Time: Meet: Bring: Grade: Cost: 10:00am - 12:00pm @ Pretty beach 1:30pm - 3:30pm @ Depot Beach Camp ground office Hat, sunscreen, water Easy Adult $5, Child $10, Family $25