Conserving and Restoring Mangrove Forests – A Climate Change Mitigation
This program explores the importance of mangrove forests and their role in supporting marine biodiversity and coastal communities. Students investigate how mangroves store carbon, help mitigate climate change and can be conserved and restored.
Central Coast Marine Discovery Centre
Based in Terrigal, the Central Coast Marine Discovery Centre provides engaging marine and coastal education programs for primary and secondary students. Their hands-on fieldwork experiences allow students to investigate local ecosystems, collect scientific data, and develop a deeper understanding of marine environments. Curriculum-linked excursions are delivered by qualified educators and support learning in Science, Geography and environmental education through authentic, real-world investigations.
Marine Discovery Centre Hastings Point
Education programs combine interactive presentations with hands-on field studies in local coastal ecosystems, including rocky shores, mangroves, dunes and wetlands. Programs are tailored from early learning through to senior secondary, inspiring students to develop a deeper understanding of marine environments and ocean conservation.
Seagrass-Watch
This website is a teaching and learning resource that helps students and teachers understand seagrass ecosystems and why they are important. It provides educational materials such as videos, activity books, posters, and teacher guides that explain seagrass biology, its role in supporting marine life, and the threats it faces from human impacts and climate change.
Dhyum the Dugong
This educational story about a real dugong named Dhyum that was satellite-tagged in the Torres Strait. It follows Dhyum’s journey to teach readers about dugongs, their dependence on seagrass habitats, and the importance of protecting marine environments.
Animals in Danger: Overfishing
Explore ecosystems, human impact and sustainability, analysing data and perspectives to explain environmental change.
Beneath the Tides – Coastal Habitats & Rockpools
Explore how environmental conditions affect survival, adaptions, and ecosystem relationships.
Cauliflower Coral as a Threatened Species
Explore cauliflower coral and how scientists are helping restore it. Students learn about habitats, human impact and conservation through real examples.
A Trip Around the World
Explore and describe global habitats, comparing conditions and how environments meeting living things' needs through discussion and vocabulary-based activities.
Coral Reef or Open Ocean?
Compare coral reef and open ocean habitats, sorting animals and explaining adaptions, food chains an how environments meeting living things' needs.