December 2021

Welcome

Welcome to the Autumn School Holiday Program.

We cant wait to see everyone again in the autumn school holidays. We have a Easter themed program and other exciting activities which will keep your kids busy these school holidays. We'll have a combination of beach, river and bush days for kids of all ages and the whole family.

We're looking forward to seeing you in the Easter school holidays!

Please do not reply to this email, if you have any questions or enquiries email knowyourpatch@dbca.wa.gov.au

Summer Holiday Snapshot

Autumn Holidays

With the weather starting to cool (not too much hopefully) we have some great activities lined up for you including an Egg-cellent Adventure, campouts and night walks, and so much more!

For more information on these programs including costs, an activity break-down and to book, head to our website.

If you have any questions about the upcoming program, please contact Know Your Patch via email at knowyourpatch@dbca.wa.gov.au

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Featured Activities

Here are our top activity pics for the Easter holidays:

An Egg - cellent Adventure

These Easter holidays come join us, overlooking the Swan River, Bardon Park in the City of Bayswater for an Egg-cellent adventure.

We will take you on an adventure around the parks wetlands where we will go on a scavenger hunt and learn about the different types of eggs and nests that animals make. Join us in some fun games and make a sustainable nest to take home and use as a drinking station for wildlife in your garden.

For ages 4-7 years this activity is held at Bardon Park on Tuesday 11th of April 9.30am-11am.
Tickets can be purchased for $8 online.

Marine Ranger

Become a marine ranger for the day when you join us in Shoalwater Islands Marine Park-the home of Penguin Island. You will travel across to Penguin Island on a ferry, meet a marine park ranger and see what their daily jobs entail, conduct a nesting shore bird survey, discover the effects of pollution on marine animals and enjoy an exclusive penguin feeding tour. Once this jam-packed day is over, we will jump on the ferry back to mainland. Successful completion rewards you, your marine ranger qualification at the end of the day.

The ticket cost for this activity includes transport on the ferry to and from Penguin Island.

This activity is suitable for children 7-12 years of age. Tickets $35.00 online.

Dolphin Discovery

Did you know we have 24 resident dolphins living in the river all year round? Come along to Dolphin Discovery and get to know the dolphins that call the Swan Canning Riverpark home. Listen to the sounds dolphins make and learn how their bodies help them swim, jump and catch food, then play a game to show us your best dolphin impression! Have a go at identifying the Swan River dolphins using our FinBook guide, and then come for a walk along the Point Walter foreshore to see if you can spot them. Discover some of the things that can hurt our dolphins and what we can all do to keep them safe. Finish the morning by decorating your dolphin craft.

This activity is suitable for children 3-6 years of age. Tickets $5 online.

New Locations For This Season

We love visiting new locations and we have been listening to your feedback for more north locations. We are expanding to the City of Joondalup, exploring new locations in the City of Bayswater and City of Melville. We will also be returning to Rio Tinto Naturescape Kings Park.

In the City of Joondalup, we will be visiting Burns Beach for Eco Heroes on 17th April 9.30 -11am for ages 7-12 years.

In the City of Melville we will be visiting Point Walter for Dolphin Discovery (see details above).

In the City of Bayswater we will be visiting the Les Hansman Community Centre for Wildlife Monitoring on the 18th of April 1 - 3pm for ages 7 -12 years.

Also in the City of Bayswater we will be visiting Bardon Park for an Egg - cellent Adventure on the 11th of April 9.30 -11am for ages 4 - 7 years and Wetland Wildlife Investigators. This will be held on the same day at 12.30 - 2.30pm for ages 7 -12 years.

We will also be returning to Rio Tinto Naturescape Kings Park for Hide and Seek on Friday the 14th from 1 - 2.30pm and Tuesday the 18th of April from 9.30 -11am for ages 4 -7 years.

For more information about these programs and more head to the Know Your Patch bookings site here.

Covid-19 practices

With Covid-19 amongst the Western Australian community, we want to ensure the health and safety of our participants, staff and volunteers.

We will be keeping in line with the Department of Health and while the circumstances may be frequently changing, we appreciate your patience and understanding while we navigate through the Autumn school holidays to keep to program running as smoothly as possible.

We will be following the same cancellation policy as last season, which will provide an ease of mind if you are needing to cancel at the last minute due to a Covid-19 related reason. You can view the full policy here and it will also be sent as an attachment in your activity booking confirmation email.

If you, your children or another household member have been advised to isolate, are awaiting a Covid-19 test result or have a positive Covid-19 case, we ask that you do the right thing and not attend your activity/ies. Know Your Patch has the right to turn any participants away who may be displaying Covid-19 symptoms for the health and safety of the other participants, staff and volunteers.

Keep up to date with Covid-19 at Department of Health.

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