Karawatha Forest Discovery Centre

Who knew learning about nature could be like a ghost train ride? The top drawcard of the Karawatha Forest Discovery Centre is a dark room where you can sit and experience a night sky, a thunderstorm and finally a glorious sunrise. Lights flash revealing possums, lizards, and owls around you. Sound effects complete the experience. It's part of a modern pavilion filled with interactive displays exploring the entire local ecosystem. Press buttons to hear the calls of local frogs. Lie flat on a couch looking down at a screen and feel what it's like to be a hawk in flight. Find the hidden cicadas, open the panels, and learn all you need to know about the natural environment. There are storybooks and toys too. This is a premium free experience for kids and it adjoins a Nature Play playground where all the equipment has been made from materials found in nature such as tree trunks, rocks, water and sand. You could easily spend a couple of hours here without even venturing into the bush, but if you do, there a several easy bushwalks to undertake.

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