Useful Plants & Bush Tucker: Learn about some of the many useful plants and bush tucker in the reserve. From rope and baskets to fire and food. There is a treasure of resources for the survivalist

Bring your pocket knives. We’ll be whittlin’ away the time by the creek honing our skills and making a super cool wooden dagger. We’ll cover the basics of safety and how to whittle. If you don’t have a knife don’t worry we’ll have spares for you to use. For ages 7 and up recommended.

A treasure hunt course with GPS coordinates for each hidden clue. Using a geo caching app the kids will use their smart phones to navigate to each clue all the way to the hidden treasure at the end. This super cool activity is about the most fun you can get out of a smart phone. Each child to bring a smart phone (don't bring your most expensive one as it could get broken!). If you don't have one, we'll bring a couple of extras to share.

Calling all young warriors! Test out and improve your ninja skills. As a group we'll design and build a bush ninja course using rope ladders, balance beams, rope swings, challenging and dangerous obstacles and more!

Family Canoe Adventure: We have changed one of our most popular activities to include mum's and dad's! On this canoeing adventure we spend the day on the beautiful Brunswick River catching the incoming tide up the wild reaches of Simpson’s Creek paddling deep into the Tyagarah Nature Reserve. We’ll be exploring rugged river banks and looking out for the myriad of bird life that lives in the area and having a picnic at our favourite riverside bush spot. Bring your own water craft or use one of ours (let us know if you decide to bring your own watercraft). 

In this workshop we explore the idea of Bush Survival. How do you find food, water, and shelter in the bush? We'll be looking at the tried and tested methods to keep you alive and thriving in the bush.

Strap on yer best peg leg and find a stuffed parrot to put on yer shoulder and come on down to construct a pirate raft. We’ll screw, saw, hammer and nail them together (the rafts not the kids!) and then have a battle to the death on the mighty Brunswick river.

Sling shots are a rite of passage for every bush kid. Today we will be whittling them from forked branches, add some rubber and voila! A toy that packs a punch giving hours of fun. Once we've whittled and sanded our sling shots we'll teach how to use them safely and practice our aim on targets. To be used with adult supervision.