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Victoria's Marine National Parks & Sanctuaries
The marine environment of Southern Australia is unique. The Marine Discovery Centre celebrates this unique diversity by allowing people to see these amazing habitats and their animals and plants for themselves.
The Centre and its activities, stimulates visitors to learn more - we want people to leave the Centre asking more questions than when they arrived. The real aim of the centre's programs are that they inspire and enable people to explore and understand the sea and the coast first hand.
Visitors to the Marine Discovery Centre can gently handle marine animals in our touch tank
Laboratory investigations
Snorkelling
Canoeing
The Marine Discovery Centre Team:
Our staff are qualified teachers and trainers with extensive experience
in marine biology, outdoor and environmental education along with community
focussed environmental project management.
Our team consists of specialist educators in early childhood, primary, secondary and tertiary education. We are committed to promoting and conserving our unique marine and coastal environment.
Services and facilities of the Marine Discovery Centre:
- Interpretation Centre representing cool water wonders of Southern Australia including habitat specific aquarium, interactive touch tank and marine classroom
- ESSO-Mobil Marine Science Laboratory
- Guided field and indoor activities providing hands-on experiences
- Programs for early childhood, primary, secondary and tertiary students
- All activities meet the requirements of the CSFII and VCE and can also be tailored to your needs
- Accredited training can be designed and delivered from a variety of National Training packages for industry and adult programs.
- School holiday and specific interest group programs
- Our shop stocks a range of educational publications and marine text books
Mudflat and seagrass community investigations
Boat cruises
Marine Discovery Centre- Alcoa Outreach program
Our marine outreach program visits pre-schools and primary schools in
Geelong and Werribee (and then further afield) It is an exciting extension
to the quality marine education programs already offered by the centre
in Queenscliff. Please contact the centre for more information.
The Marine Discovery Centre
Department of Primary Industries (DPI)
2A Bellarine Hwy, Quuenscliff VIC 3225
PO Box 114 Queenscliff
Victoria 3225
Telephone: 03 52583344 Fax: 03 52581435
Email: seastuff@dpi.vic.gov.au
Location: Bellarine Hwy, Queenscliff
Web: www.dpi.vic.gov.au/mafri/discovery
Rockpool rambles and rocky shore studies
Sand dune and zonation studies