Yea Wetlands Discovery Centre

06/12/2024

Take the less travelled path and discover amazing hidden gems at the Yea Wetlands Discovery Centre. See instore for unique Christmas gifts or step outside and immerse yourself in the wonders of nature. Open Daily except Christmas Day and Good Friday. Every day is a great day at the YWDC. 2 Hood St Yea. Open 10-4pm.

04/12/2024

Glorious sounds of Summer at the Yea Wetlands Frog Pond. Take a walk on the wild side.

22/11/2024

15/11/2024

Fabulous news for Yea Wetlands… .Yea Wetlands continues to be open.

🚶 KAYIGAI TRAIL PROJECT AT YEA WETLANDS COMMENCES THIS WEEK 🚶

📆 Council, together with the Yea Wetlands Discovery Centre, is pleased to announce that works commenced on a new walking trail project at the Yea Wetlands on Monday 11 November.

✅ The Yea Wetlands Discovery Centre Inc. has been successful in receiving funding from the Victorian Government’s Regional Tourism Investment Fund to complete the Kayigai Trail Project and has engaged Council to manage and oversee the construction of the Trail.

🔭 The Kayigai Trail includes the construction of approximately 200 metres of timber boardwalk, providing pedestrian access to the north and northwestern end of the Wetlands. Four new viewing platforms will also be installed, creating prime locations for nature observation.

🏞️ The new trail will follow the Yea River, offering visitors closer access to the natural waterway environment. The viewing platforms are positioned in ideal spots for observing birds and wildlife, enhancing visitor experience by offering dedicated observation points in the wetlands.

🚧 While impacts to visitors will be minimal, please be aware that during the construction phase, some parts of the wetlands will be fenced off for safety, as machinery will be in use.

💰 To reduce contractor engagement costs and minimise heavy machinery presence in this ecologically sensitive area, construction of the Kayigai Trail has been coordinated to coincide with preliminary flood recovery works. Council acknowledges the joint funding support for flood recovery from the Victorian and Commonwealth Governments under the Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangement.

🙏 We appreciate your understanding and cooperation while we complete this project, and we look forward to the enriched natural experience this trail will provide.

🌐 Visit our website to learn more: www.murrindindi.vic.gov.au/Council/News-and-Media/Council-News/Commencement-of-Kayigai-Trail-Project-at-Yea-Wetlands

08/11/2024

All loaded up and ready for your local Christmas shopping. Whether you are passing through or taking a walk on the wild side, the YWDC has got you covered. Open daily 10-4pm.

01/11/2024

YWDC are very proud to be supporters of this fabulous webinar all about the importance of frogs in our environment. See below for more details.

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27/10/2024

So glad you loved our wonderful Yea Wetlands Costa Georgiadis Official! 🥰 We are very proud of the amazing work our volunteers do to run and maintain the Yea Wetlands Discovery Centre and Wetlands. Come back soon and we will show you around the Centre and the displays we have inside!

18/10/2024

Fabulous!!!

17/10/2024

A fabulous visit this week thank you for visiting & sharing our beautiful Yea Wetlands & Yea Wetlands Discovery Centre with your gorgeous children.

Look who came out to check on the Home-schooled kids yesterday - Common Ringtail Possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus).

10/10/2024

Exciting news at the wetlands this week…🤗🤗

They're back. High above Cummins Lagoon a White-faced Heron chick (Egretta novaehollandiae) surveys the world.

04/10/2024

A fabulous environmental solution for the w**ds in our beautiful Wetlands.

26/09/2024

Yea Wetlands Discovery Centre open these school holidays 10-4pm daily, 2 Hood St Yea, something for everyone. Featuring our fabulous new Interpretive Centre, maps & guides of our beautiful Shire, walks in the wetlands & in-store colouring in.

20/09/2024

Spring has sprung and this weekend visitors to the area can enjoy both a walk in the Wetlands or the Yea Garden Expo on at the Yea Saleyards this Sat -Sun Sept 21-22nd. Drop into the Kiosk for soup or scones & jam, gluten free options available, money raised goes towards w**d management at the Wetlands. Provided by fabulous volunteers.

11/09/2024

Our YWDC Indigenous Garden working bee Saturday the 7th had a wonderful turnout with many hands w**ding and planting, and a lovely BBQ lunch provided. For those who don't know, this garden leads visitors from our lovely Discovery Centre out to the beautiful Wetlands beyond. A shout out to all who attended including the Garden Centre Yea for their donation of mulch. Financial assistance for this project was provided by Murrindindi Shire Council through funding from the Victorian Government and Commonwealth Government under the Commonwealth State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).

02/09/2024

Another 10 year milestone celebrated at YWDC by volunteers, Committee members & Murrindindi Shire Council staff in honor of Pauline Roberts who has worked for the Centre since its inception. Congratulations Pauline & husband Peter who has also spent many hours volunteering at the YWDC, they are looking forward to their sea change.

14/08/2024

This month marks 10 years since the opening of the Yea Wetlands Discovery Centre and this evening we celebrated this wonderful milestone with a big birthday bash! 🎉 😍 We were joined by the many, many people who helped realise this vision and those who continue to support and help us to grow. Congratulations and thank you one and all - here's to another successful 10 years 🍾🥂

11/08/2024

📣We have some exciting news! The new installations in our Interpretive Centre are now complete and they are fabulous! 😍🙌
Shout out to the amazing team of volunteers who have managed this project as well as the talented team from Megafun who created these incredible installations, Ron Litjens for his stunning photography and Taungurung artist Sammy Trist for her beautiful artwork. 👏🫶
Visit us between 10am and 4pm daily to check these out firsthand!