Environmental Protection & Destruction- School Program

Watercolour image showing First Nations individuals in a canoe on a waterway. 4 are sitting down, one is standing with a spear or pole and behind them another is squatting down and appears to be sorting through something. The bank behind them shows a collection of tree trunks among reeds. There is a fallen log with 3 more figures standing on it in postures which suggest hunting. The image is coloured in blues, greens and browns.

Available from term 4, 2025

When Europeans arrived in Melbourne they found a pristine landscape, untouched by human hands, or so they thought. Local First Nations people had lived on and cared for the land for thousands of years, shaping it to their needs.

This cross-curriculum program looks at geography from a historic perspective, using Victoria to illustrate global ideas on a local scale. Learn how the location of Melbourne was decided and the actions taken when the Yarra River flooded the city. Discover how a rush for precious metal in the 1850s accelerated deforestation and habitat loss.

Levels 3 to 6
Geography
History

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Tours are charged at $10 per student. The minimum group size is 10 students, the maximum group size per session is 50 for Primary or Secondary students.
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