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Imagine
the magical underwater world of Bondi Bay accessible
to all - a cross between an aquarium, a museum
and an educational video game arcade – this
will be an exciting new Edu-tainment facility
for southern Sydney.
With beachfront space in the iconic Bondi Pavilion,
we are creating a ‘total immersion experience’,
giving a fishes’ eye-view of our temperate
marine environments; and what it ‘feels’
like to be impacted upon by humans. A fun and
educational experience, the Centre is set to deliver
genuine conservation outcomes for our marine environment
– sustainable living is the key to maintaining
our famous coastal lifestyle!
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The
educational ethos of the Centre will be based on
the very successful Marine Discovery Centre in Queenscliff,
Victoria, set up in 1983, together with the best
marine educational programs available. Ease of access
and contributions from specialist partners will
create a ‘community hub’ from which delivery
of high quality action-based school & community
education can occur.
Sydney’s
coastal environments are under intensive pressures
(according to the Sydney Regional Coastal Management
Strategy), however; “there are insufficient
marine nature conservation education programs”.
Whilst there is a clear need for effective marine
and coastal environmental education, there are
sadly no dedicated field centres in the southern
Sydney Metro region for school groups or the wider
community.
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This
project is being proposed by the Marine Discovery
Centre, Bondi Beach, Organising Group, which is
made up of a wide variety of community conservation
groups, including; The Australian Marine Conservation
Society and Surfrider Foundation; in conjunction
with Waverley Council and many other groups: Fisheries
NSW, EPA NSW, Sydney Coastal Councils Group, The
Nature Conservation Council, The Australian Gould
League, La Perouse Aboriginal Lands Council etc.
The
Centre will be run as a non-profit eco-business
and plans to be self-funding after 18 months.
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