WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY > 5 JUNE, HUNTER WETLANDS CENTRE
KIDS, GET YOUR SKATES ON & CELEBRATE!
The 2022 theme for World Environment Day is Only One Earth. “In the universe are billions of galaxies. In our galaxy are billions of planets. But there is Only One Earth.” Hunter Wetlands Centre is celebrating World Environment Day with talks and tours to help visitors appreciate the wonderful slice of that one earth that is their wetland environment. On the day you can enjoy the following activities: • Join a guide from the Hunter Bird Observers Club for Breakfast with the Birds • Take a buggy tour and rainforest walk to see the restored East Coast Native rainforest that was once common in this area • Enjoy the wildlife and see the history of the wetlands revealed as you paddle along the canoe channel on a guided tour • Guided walks • Discover the Bush Tucker Garden • For the kids there’s craft, dip-netting and the chance to get up close to some of our friendly reptiles. Entry $5 for the day. For more information and to book a tour go to www.wetlands.org.au/events/world-environment-day-2022/
Newcastle-born Kailani Craine found her love for skating after attending a Hunter Ice Skating Stadium birthday party. “I was eight years old when I went along to a birthday party at Hunter Ice Skating Stadium, and I liked it so much that I kept going. One thing led to another. From attending a birthday party, I have now skated in two Olympics. It’s amazing how one small decision to go skating has led to this,” says Kailani. Kailani has represented Australia in the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympic figure skating competitions and has recently begun coaching at the Warners Bay rink around her training schedule, giving aspiring Olympians the chance to learn from the best. Hunter Ice Skating Stadium offers birthday party rooms and open skating sessions for all ages to grow their skating dreams with birthday party packages that are guaranteed to make your child’s birthday the coolest
place to be in Newcastle. And without the stress, mess, and cleaning-up! With four dedicated party rooms that can be booked for 8+ children to attend, prices include skate hire, decorations, food, drinks, and an ice cream birthday cake – all starting from $34pp. Parties can be booked to take place during the public ice-skating sessions on Friday afternoons and evenings and Saturdays and Sundays. Even if you’re not having a birthday party, public skating sessions will allow you and your family to hone your skating skills. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday sessions are ideal for families and skaters of all ages, and skating frames are available to help beginners get comfortable on the ice. If you don’t own skates, there are skates available to hire for all public skate sessions so you can get along and practice! For session times or more information on birthday parties, visit www.hiss.com.au
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