A GROWLING GRASS FROG AND A CRACKLE OF COCKATOOS Draw a frog, make a frog finger puppet, create frog conversations… then head out to the wetlands to investigate our very own frog pond! Join author and frog scientist Teisha Sloane-Lay and scientist and illustrator Katie Howard for a fun, hands-on morning inspired by their book […]
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NAIDOC Week 2026: Welcome to Country & Smoking Ceremony
NAIDOC Week at the Yea Wetlands was a truly special celebration. The wetlands became a place of gathering as we came together to listen, learn, connect and share, guided by Taungurung elder Aunty Angela ten Buuren. Surrounded by flowing water, abundant birdlife and the beauty of the wetlands, it was an inspiring and memorable experience […]
NAIDOC Week: 50 Years Deadly 5-12 July 2026
NAIDOC (National Aboriginal and Islander Day of Observation Committee) has become known across Australia as a festival celebrating Aboriginal culture, history and achievements. In spite of current turmoils near and far, NAIDOC Week is a proud week for us all. To me, NAIDOC is an opportunity to learn about where we have come from and […]
Save the Date: NAIDOC Week 5-12 July 2026
Join us at Yea Wetlands Discovery Centre as we celebrate NAIDOC Week 2026. 📅 Sunday 5 July 🕙 10am 🔥 Welcome to Country & Smoking Ceremony We’ll also be hosting a range of activities, including bush toy weaving for children and plant ink painting for adults. More details coming soon… stay tuned!
Breakfast with the birds
The very popular Breakfast with the Birds is back on again. Join us for a breakfast and a walk through the wonderful Wetlands on Saturday 28th of March.
Yea Wetlands Flood Recovery Concert
Sunday 30 July, 1pm & 3pm The Yea Wetlands were substantially damaged in the October 2022 floods. The Royal Australian Navy Band has generously offered to perform two fundraising concerts to assist with repair and recovery of the Wetlands. You are invited to attend one or both of these concerts on 30 July at the […]
NAIDOC WEEK 2023
NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia each July to celebrate the history, culture, and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This year’s NAIDOC Week theme is ‘For our Elders’. The Yea Wetlands Discovery Centre is proudly hosting a wonderful program of events to celebrate NAIDOC 2023. Activities will commence on Sunday July […]
Celebrating NAIDOC WEEK
The NAIDOC 2022 theme calls on all of us to make a genuine commitment to Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up! and support and secure institutional, structural, collaborative, and cooperative reforms Whether it’s seeking proper environmental, cultural and heritage protections, Constitutional change, a comprehensive process of truth-telling, working towards treaties, or calling out racism – […]
Adaptation to Climate Change Challenges
Promoting community awareness and adaptation to climate change challenges. The Yea Wetlands Discovery Centre and 2030Yea were proud to present a series of three public information sessions promoting community awareness and adaptation to climate change challenges. To view the recordings of the sessions click the links below.
School Holiday Fun
School holiday fun at the Yea Wetlands Discovery Centre Wednesday 20 April, 10am – 11.30am Bring the kids along to the Yea Wetlands Discovery Centre for fun and educational school holiday activities. Bookings essential and places are limited. Session runs from 10:00am to 11:30am. Please call 5797 2663 or drop in to the Centre. $4.00 […]