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An Aboriginal guide taking students on a bushwalk on an Aboriginal culture school excursion in Blue Gum Hills Regional Park. Photo: Adam Hollingworth © DPIE

Aboriginal culture

Experience Blue Gum Hills Regional Park through the eyes of an Aboriginal person on this Stage 2 (Years 3-4) Aboriginal culture geography excursion. Through first-hand experiences, you’ll learn about the culture of the Awabakal People.

Stage
Stage 2 (Years 3-4)
Learning area
Geography
When

Weekdays all year.

Where
Blue Gum Hills Regional Park in North Coast
WilderQuest activity, Blue Gum Hills Regional Park. Photo: Shani Milgate/OEH

Aboriginal culture

Aboriginal culture is a Stage 3 (Years 5-6) HSIE school excursion, exploring the beautiful natural and built environments of Blue Gum Hills Regional Park. Through first-hand experiences, you'll learn about the culture of the Awabakal People - how they lived, what resources they used and the significance of the land and Dreamtime stories.

Stage
Stage 3 (Years 5-6)
Learning area
HSIE
When

Weekdays all year.

Where
Blue Gum Hills Regional Park in North Coast
Students listening to an Aboriginal guide on a Bush art school excursion in Blue Gum Hills Regional Park. Photo: Adam Hollingworth © DPIE

Bush art

Experience Blue Gum Hills Regional Park through the eyes of an Aboriginal person on this Stage 1 (Years 1-2) Bush art geography excursion. Through first-hand experiences, you'll learn about the culture of the Awabakal People.

Stage
Stage 1 (Years 1-2)
Learning area
Geography
When

Weekdays all year.

Where
Blue Gum Hills Regional Park in North Coast
Tomaree National Park. Photo: John Spencer

Coastal and catchment management

Coastal and catchment management is a school excursion in Tomaree National Park for Stage 5 (Years 9-10) students focusing on geography as a KLA. We'll walk to the summit of Mount Tomaree with a Discovery ranger, who will highlight the coastal and catchment management issues involved in protecting a relatively undisturbed patch of coastal land in close proximity to the township of Nelson Bay.

Stage
Stage 5 (Years 9-10)
Learning area
Geography
Where
Tomaree National Park
Looking for gold in the pan, Copeland Tops State Conservation Area. Photo: Shani Milgate/OEH

It's gold!

This excursion experience has been updated and is now being delivered in line with the new NSW Department of Education Curriculum. We will be revising this excursion's name and information online soon. Contact your local national parks office for more information about the updated excursion.

Stage
Stage 3 (Years 5-6)
Learning area
HSIE
Where
Copeland Tops State Conservation Area in North Coast
Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching. Photo: Dan Burns

Wild world of whales

Wild world of whales is a school excursion for Stage 3 (Years 5-6) students focusing on HSIE as a KLA. Explore the open forest and coastal heath communities of Awabakal Nature Reserve as you journey to the lookout to spot migrating whales. Learn about the different types of whales, how they live and why they migrate.

Stage
Stage 3 (Years 5-6)
Learning area
HSIE
When

Weekdays June to October.

Where
Awabakal Nature Reserve in North Coast