Animals

If you love the idea of raising chooks or already have your own flock, come along! There will be something for everyone.

Learn all about our feathery lady friends, how to keep them happy and healthy, and the yummy eggs they lay for us

People are becoming increasingly aware of the important role honey bees play in our environment and society. But what about all the other bee species? Australia is home to over 1,500 species of native bees and has the highest diversity of bee species in the world.

People are becoming increasingly aware of the important role honey bees play in our environment and society. But what about all the other bee species? Australia is home to over 1,500 species of native bees and has the highest diversity of bee species in the world.

People are becoming increasingly aware of the important role honey bees play in our environment and society. But what about all the other bee species? Australia is home to over 1,500 species of native bees and has the highest diversity of bee species in the world.

The world needs bees. They are vital for pollinating flowers and crops (as well as providing us with delicious honey), but today they face a number of threats.

Meet the bees, learn about them and their behaviour, and explore what is involved in keeping bees in suburban Melbourne.

There’s nothing like a bit of monkey business to put a smile on your face! Come to this class and you’ll walk away with a complete – or well on its way to being complete – sock monkey of your very own, and the know-how to make many more.

If you love the idea of raising chooks or already have your own flock, come along! There will be something for everyone.

Learn all about our feathery lady friends, how to keep them happy and healthy, and the yummy eggs they lay for us

You would have seen taxidermy animals at museums, and maybe even at a friend’s house. The techniques involved, from skinning to stuffing to mounting, takes years of practice to perfect; capturing the fearsome roar of a tiger or the graceful flight of an eagle. If you want to see how it’s done, then this is the class for you.

The world needs bees. They are vital for pollinating flowers and crops (as well as providing us with delicious honey), but today they face a number of threats.

Meet the bees, learn about them and their behaviour, and explore what is involved in keeping bees in suburban Melbourne.

Australian animals are known for their unusual nature and eccentricity, but few people know that this extends to reproduction. Recent research has revealed just how extraordinary the sex lives of many Australian species are. Come along and you’ll never look at an echidna the same way.