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Junior Ranger

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Creatures of the Night

Fossil Safari

Great Otway National Park Hikes


Environmental Projects

About our activities

Let us know what you’re studying in class, and we can match our activities to your needs.

Most activities run at a ratio of 1 Eco-Logic Education Officer to 25 students. Ocean Snorkel sessions run at a ratio of 1:10, and Canoe Discovery Sessions at 1 Instructor: 12 participants (AAS). An additional teacher/ group leader is to be present with each group.

Eco-Logic maintains annual permits with Parks Victoria, the Great Ocean Road Coast Committee and the Surf Coast Shire, to allow our use of activity sites.

All Eco-Logic staff carry a First Aid Kit and mobile phone during activities.

Prices listed below are effective July 2007.


Junior Ranger
Become a ‘Junior Ranger’ in the local bushland and find out about the adaptations that native Australian animals use to survive.

You’ll have a close look at our collection of preserved possums, owls, echidna and reptiles, practice your detective skills to find signs of animals on a short walk, use nets to find out more about life in a pond, and/or play some of our environmental games that put you into the role of the animals we’re learning about.

Duration:

2 hours

Sites: Coogoorah Park (Anglesea), Distillery Creek (Aireys Inlet), Anglesea and Aireys Inlet Camps
Suitability: Primary aged students
Note: We can also include a campfire with damper in this session
Cost: $9.90 per student/ person including GST.
Minimum group charge $138.60



Creatures of the Night

Find out what happens in the bush at night when you’re usually inside. Join us for a guided spotlight walk to look for possums, kangaroos, wallabies, owls and bats while enjoying the quiet of night.

You’ll also have a close look at our preserved bush animals, learn about aboriginal bushfoods or play some environmental games. We can also include a campfire with damper in this session (depending on location and fire restrictions).

Duration:

2 hours

Sites:

Coogoorah Park (Anglesea), Distillery Creek (Aireys Inlet), Anglesea and Aireys Inlet Camps

Suitability: Primary and secondary school students
Note: Leaders will carry spotlighting torches. Participants should bring their own torches too.
Cost: $9.90 per student/ person including GST.
Minimum group charge $138.60



Fossil Safari

Join us to unravel the mysteries of the past and discover fossilized remains of marine life that lived many millions of years ago.

Find out how our cliffs and sandy beaches are formed, and discover how the coastline has changed over time. As well as finding real marine fossils in the cliffs, participants will make their own ‘fossils’ to take home.

Duration:

2 hours

Sites: Point Addis (Anglesea)
Suitability: Sessions can be modified for middle to upper primary as well as secondary school students
Cost: $9.90 per student/ person including GST.
Minimum group charge $138.60


Great Otway National Park Hikes
From 2 hours to a full day, join local guides to learn about our native animals and plants, Aboriginal bushfoods and the natural & human pressures that affect the landscape. The Great Otway National Park has plenty of great walking tracks that lead through heathlands, eucalypt forests, temperate rainforest, beaches, rivers and cliff tops.

Perhaps we can lead your group on a walk from camp to the beach, learning about traditional bushfoods and medicine plants along the way. We can also talk about Anglesea’s dramatic Alcoa coal mine from a lookout, look for signs and traces of native animals, discuss human impacts and land management, and talk about our Indigenous people’s involvement with the land.

Bushwalks will be tailored to you group’s abilities, timeframe, accommodation, and content requirements and may be used to link your other camp activities. Save money and resources by walking, instead of taking the bus!

Duration:

2 hours to a full day

Sites: The Great Otway National Park, including Point Addis, Anglesea, Aireys Inlet and Lorne regions
Suitability: Primary and secondary school students, tertiary and adult groups
Note: Leaders will carry additional hike first aid supplies on all walks
Cost: $9.90 per student/ person for a 2 hour hike including GST.
Minimum group charge $138.60
Please phone us if you wish to take a longer hike, and we will discuss pricing for your group.

Environmental Projects
We hope that you can help us care for the coast when you visit the Great Ocean Road for a field trip or camp. We have recently acquired a trailer and tools, and designed a program that involves tree planting, weeding and site maintenance, while enjoying Surf Coast sites and meeting curriculum goals.

Duration:

2 hours

Sites:

A variety of sites on the Surf Coast between Torquay and Lorne. We aim to match groups with a site where they are doing other Eco-Logic activities, or a place that your school can contribute to over consecutive years

Suitability: Sessions can be modified for middle primary school to tertiary/ adult groups.
What is supplied: All tools and equipment for environmental works, plants and safety vests for all participants
Cost: $7.70 per student/ person including GST for groups taking another Eco-Logic activity. Minimum group charge $107.80

$8.80 per student/ person including GST for an Environmental Project only. Minimum group charge $123.20
@ Eco-Logic Education & Environment Services 2008

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