Category: Updates

We are pleased to advise that the Yea Wetlands has now reopened and that repairs to the sections of the pathways that were damaged in the January 2024 floods have been completed. We thank you for your patience while these works were carried out. Image: January 2024 Floods

Great news – the Yea Wetlands have reopened! A huge amount of work has been undertaken to repair the significant damage from the floods of October 2022. While most of the wetlands have been reopened, a section of damaged boardwalk remains closed. Over the coming weeks works will continue in the wetlands to resurface the […]

July Update – We’re working hard on exciting new attractions at the Yea Wetlands  A year ago, Yea Wetlands achieved significant recognition when it received a grant of $375,000 from the State Government’s Regional Tourism Investment Fund, the result of a very compelling application by members of the Yea Wetlands Discovery Centre Association and the […]

The Yea Wetlands Discovery Centre has been successful in receiving funding from the Victorian Government’s Regional Tourism Investment Fund. Steve Dimopoulos MP, Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events, visited the Yea Wetlands Discovery Centre to announce a $375,000 contribution towards a $500,000 upgrade of the Yea Wetlands precinct that will benefit both tourists and […]

An exciting new development at the Yea Wetlands Discovery Centre is the recent installation of the Gurrong dharrang, Scarred Tree, artwork by Taungurung artist Sammy Trist. Located at the entrance to the Centre, the sculpture of a Eucalyptus tree features Indigenous line art and the Taungurung totems, Bundjil the wedge-tailed Eagle and Waang the Crow. […]

We are excited to announce our change of name from the Y Water Discovery Centre to the Yea Wetlands Discovery Centre! We’ve got some fabulous new signage up on the building and this great new website to help us let you know what’s on offer in the Centre and out in the Wetlands. Don’t forget […]