School holiday fun at Osprey House

Are you looking for a bunch of free hands-on activities these school holidays? Join us at Osprey House to have fun learning about aquatic macroinvertebrates, creating osprey-inspired crafts and more. 

Once you’re finished, check out the Osprey House grounds. Take a stroll along our boardwalk through the mangroves and across the lagoon.

You can also borrow a pair of binoculars to help you spot some wildlife, you might be lucky enough to spot a black-necked stork! You may see whistling kites, white bellied sea eagles, spoonbills and a large range of wader birds. 

The resident ospreys and their eggs

Our ospreys, Hope and George, have laid three eggs! With the incubation period being around 4 to 5 weeks, we should expect them to hatch during the school holidays.  

We also had a juvenile osprey on the nest for the first time, keeping Hope and George company. This is most likely last year’s chick, Marina, and she’s sharing incubating duties with Hope. 

You can witness this exciting time and unusual nesting habits with our live CCTV footage from our centre. 

Explore macroinvertebrates

We’ll be exploring aquatic macroinvertebrates and using specimens to learn what they are, their role in the environment and how they’re affected by environmental health. Nature lovers ages 8 and up will enjoy this fun, learning event.

This will be a popular event so make sure to secure your spot!

School holiday activities

• 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM Saturday 28 June: Crafting event - create a bird nest. 
• 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM Friday 4 July: Explore macroinvertebrates. 
• 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM Saturday 5 July: Crafting event - help disguise an egg with colour theory. 
• 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM Wednesday 9 July: Explore Osprey House with Agents of Discovery. 
• 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM Friday 11 July: Explore macroinvertebrates. 
• 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM Saturday 12 July: Crafting event – create your own water bird.