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Only 15 minutes from the heart of Brisbane City, Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary is a popular destination for primary, high school and vacation care excursions. Come and experience the unique opportunity of getting up close and personal with Australia’s amazing wildlife.
Lone Pine's qualified education staff will guide your school students through our two hour comprehensive program learning all about adaptations, food webs, ecology and conservation of our native species. Older students will have the opportunity to explore and discuss the impacts and threats’ facing the future conservation of Australia’s endangered species.
Students have the opportunity to explore the rest of the sanctuary at no extra cost after your education program.
Complimentary kangaroo food is provided for each student.
How to
book
For enquiries or to make a booking please contact our friendly education team at, education@koala.net or call 07 3378 1366.
A resource pack including teacher’s notes and a student workbook will be sent once the booking date and program has been confirmed to assist with your excursion preparation. Our school resource material includes workbooks for kindergarten to grade 9. Health and safety information for risk assessments are also included in the resource pack.
Note: A minimum number of students are required for each program booking. Please download a copy of our program for rates and student number requirements.
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We offer a variety of programs designed to meet the kindergarten, primary and high school core learning outcomes for the Queensland curriculum.
We also offer a special needs and ESL program where students can experience touching our reptiles, koalas and kangaroos.
Programs to suit your specific needs can be arranged upon request.
Australian
Native Animals
Year 1 to 7
Experience the excitement of close encounters with our native animals while learning about their unique adaptations to the Australian environment. Choose 3 presentations from:
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Koala (inc. patting)
Bird of prey flight show (for year 1 or older students)
Southern
cassowary (an endangered species)
Reptile residents (inc.
touching)
Kangaroo (inc. feeding)
Dingo
Carnivorous birds of the night
Guided
tour
Tasmanian devil talk (discussion on the facial tumour disease)
Wild
life / Farm life
Kindergarten to
Year
2
Discover the similarities and differences between farm animals and Australian wildlife. Activities include:
Farm life:
an introduction to the farm animals in Lone Pine's barn
Life in the wild:
a hands-on experience involving a variety of native wildlife
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Kangaroo
feeding: each student receives a free bag of food
Ask about our daily sheep dog show presentations that compliment this program perfectly!
Threatened Wildlife
Year 4 to 7
An introduction to some of Australia's threatened species and the challenges that they face in the wild. Activities include:
Guided tour of Lone Pine's threatened species
Koala
presentation (inc. patting)
Endangered encounters: explore the threats facing native wildlife
Kangaroo feeding:
each student receives a free bag of food
For a print friendly version detailing our primary school programs, please click on the PDF file below.
High school
programs
Our high school program is currently expanding.
We offer the opportunity for students to directly engage with Australian wildlife through education sessions. Your students will experience a close encounter with reptiles, mammals and birds while discussing the ecology and conservation of these species.
Australian Conservation Ecology
Year 8 to 12
Choose up to three presentations from the following:
Backyard Ecology – exploring wildlife living in urban environments; case study
discussion with three species exploring the species ecology and
ability/inability to adapt to the modified landscape. Discussion focuses on
threats and steps we can take for conservation. (45 mins)
**Incorporated into your itinerary is a kangaroo feeding timeslot, giving students the opportunity to interact with over 130 macropods. (30 to 45 mins)
**Content of presentations is altered to suit your year level requirements and specific program requests.
Foreign Language Tours
Year 8 to 12
An introduction to Australia’s wildlife spoken in a foreign language. This program is suited to students studying languages as part of their secondary school curriculum. Availability of languages offered is subject to change; please contact the education department for enquiries. Commonly available languages are Japanese, German and French.
Activities include:
Koala encounter (15 mins)
Kangaroo introduction & feeding (30 mins)
For a print friendly version detailing our high school programs, please click on the PDF file below.
Vacation care
program
Why not bring your outside school hours care group to Lone Pine
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fact-filled day! Our education team will introduce you to
a variety of different animals and provide students with a greater appreciation of
native wildlife.
The program includes:
Kangaroo feeding: hand feed kangaroos and wallabies. An
all time favourite activity!
Koala presentation: learn about and meet one of the koalas that
calls Lone Pine home.
Discovery session: an interactive activity with native fauna,
skulls, feathers, skin and more.
Treasure hunt: explore the sanctuary while scavenging and
searching for hidden treasures!
For a print friendly version detailing our vacation care programs, please click on the PDF file below.
Our motto: "The earth is not only for humans"
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