Hi Guys
I dont think the Marine Centre will mind if I cut and paste from their email that came out today about up coming holiday events, no copyright intended.
Central Coast Marine Discovery Centre
Wild About Whales Exhibition & Flyer
The Central Coast Marine Discovery Centre (CCMDC) is celebrating the annual whale migration with a new exhibition on whales. The exhibition includes, whale bones, displays, posters showing whale migration and life cycles together with memorabillia and information on whale rescues.
Included in the items on display is a skull and jawbone from humpback whales taken by harpoon at Eden, NSW prior to 1930. The skull is 1200 mm long while the jawbone if 3300mm long, they are from different whales. The donation of the whale bones enables local people to see the size of these creatures up close.
The CCMDC will host the display on whales during the school holidays and throughout winter. The Marine Centre is open on Weekends and school holidays from 10am to 4 pm. Admission is $4 Adult, $2 Child / concession, $10 family (2A, 2C)
The Marine Centre is also promoting the many whale related activities over the school holidays including talks, whale watching, how to rescue whales and everything a kid needs to know about whales. Most activities are free or the cost of entry to the Marine Discovery Centre at Terrigal. Please find attached a flyer with a list of activities.
In particular, the following activities are being held at the Marine Discovery Centre and require bookings ph: 4349 4756 or email:
admin@ccmdc.org.au
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Sat, 10 July - Whale Discovery Talk by Macquarie University
11am to 12 noon
Venue: Marine Discovery Centre, Terrigal
Cost: Entry to CCMDC
· Maryrose Gulessarian - An introduction about whales and the different orders, a bit about their biology and behaviour, whale watching in Sydney and a few slides on the research I did for my master's degree on the impacts on vessels on migrating humpback whale behaviour. Is this ok with you? It will be titled:
· Andre Steckenreuter - Research on a resident population of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins and the impact of the local dolphin-watching industry in the Port Stephens - Great Lakes Marine Park.
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Mon, 12 July - Rescuing whales and other marine mammals
6-30-8pm
CCMDC, Terrigal
Cost: $5 per person
Presenter: Ronny Ling, President of ORRCA
General look at marine mammals anatomy why they strand and what is a stranding, look at seals, dugongs, disentanglement
Bookings essential phone: 4349 4756 or email:
admin@ccmdc.org.au. Light refreshments (tea / coffee / biscuits)
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Wed, 14 July - Discovery Talk on Whales
3pm to 3:45pm
Venue: Marine Discovery Centre, Terrigal
Cost: Entry to CCMDC
Whale Talk by local whale expert, Jeannie Lawson, will give a presentation on the Humpback whales that are currently passing our coastline.
Bookings essential. Phone: 4349 4756 Email:
admin@ccmdc.org.au. Cost is entry to Marine Discovery Centre
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Sat, 17 July - Everything a Kid needs to know about Whales
3 to 4pm
Venue: Marine Discovery Centre, Terrigal
Shona Lonigan from ORRCA will look at cetaceans describing these animals, their behaviours and ways of protecting them
Bookings essential: ph: 4349 4756 or email:
admin@ccmdc.org.au
Children must be accompanied by an adult. Cost is entry to the Marine Discovery Centre
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Central Coast Marine Discovery Centre
PO Box 82
Terrigal 2260
Ph: 4349 4756
Fax: 4349 4755
Email:
admin@ccmdc.org.au
Web:
Central Coast Marine Discovery Centre - News
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Visit the Central Coast Marine Discovery Centre
11 Terrigal Dr, Terrigal (Rotary Park, opp Terrigal Pacific Motel)
10am-4pm weekends and school holidays
Cost: Adult - $4, Child / concession - $2, Family - $10
