School Holiday Programs

UPCOMING PROGRAMS:

JOIN US for our WANTED! Pesky Pests program!

Feral animals have taken over the library!

Who are they? What damage do they cause? And most importantly: how do we find them?

Complete your first day of training as a junior biosecurity officer in this fascinating workshop with the Peel Harvey Biosecurity Group. Learn how to track feral animals and create your own WANTED poster. (Ages 6 to 10)

@ Lakelands Library: 09/07 10.30 - 11.30*

@ Mandurah Library: 09/07 13.30 - 14.30*

@ SJ Shire Library: 14/07 13.00 - 14.00* 

JOIN US for our BUZZ OFF! Biosecurity, Bugs and Bees program!

Buzz the blue-banded bee is off on an adventure, but her day is full of pesky surprises! Join us as we follow Buzz and meet the invasive pests she encounters, like fruit flies, polyphagous shot-hole borer (PSHB), and feral honey bees. Learn how to spot these biosecurity threats and discover ways to help protect our environment. Plus, each child will get to build their very own native bee hotel to take home! (Ages 8-12) 

@ Murray Library: 16/07 10.00 - 11.00*

*Bookings are essential. Please see library or your local council website for more information. 

Are you looking for programs to run at your organisation during the winter school holidays?

Look no further!

Community organisations of the Peel Harvey region have the opportunity to book one of our informative, fun and interactive programs and give children in their community the chance to learn about introduced plants and animals that affect their region. 

Program duration: 45min to 1 hour.

FREE OF CHARGE for organisations in the Peel Harvey region (all locations within the following LGAs: City of Mandurah, Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale, Shire of Harvey, Shire of Waroona, Shire of Murray).

For more information or to make a booking register your interest via the link at the top of the page or contact schools@phbg.org. 

Testimonials:

'A brilliant, informative session. Engaging for a lot of age groups and very well explained to younger ones. Great choice of engaging activities!'

'Fabulous program, my reluctant participant was engaged the whole time! '

'We did the Pesky Pests program. I found it to be thoroughly engaging for my children, and the perfect mix of education and activities.'