Year 4
Essex Heights Primary School
Blackburn Lake Sanctuary Excursion
Year 4 students will have an excursion to Blackburn Lake Sanctuary on Thursday 26 November.
The Blackburn Lake Sanctuary is a special place that sits at the origins of the Kooyong Koot tributary.
This Country, its creatures, lands, skies and waterways, has been continuously loved and cared for by the Wurundjeri peoples for over 60,000 years. We hope to walk with the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung in caring for this place.
The Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung are acknowledged as the First Peoples of this area and we pay our respects to their spirits, ancestors and elders.
Our guided walk will cover an Acknowledgment of Country and some time to explore the Visitor Centre. The walk focus is on bushland habitat, wetlands habitat, using our senses to enjoy nature, caring for Country and how Country cares for us.
Here is some more information about Blackburn Lake Sanctuary:
- What can you do at the Visitor Centre?
- Meet some of the creatures who call the Sanctuary home.
- Learn about the local Indigenous history and culture.
- Find out about the history and development of the Sanctuary.
- Pick up a guide to the plants and animals of the Sanctuary and local area.
- Working Bees – EHPS families are invited to support this highly valued area on an upcoming working bee: https://blackburnlakesanctuary.org/working-bees