Marine education
Activities
The Solitary Islands Marine Park is valued for primary, secondary, tertiary and community education programs:
- The National Marine Science Centre's Solitary Islands Aquarium and the Coffs Coast Wildlife Sanctuary in Coffs Harbour provide interactive school and community marine education experiences, with a focus on local marine park species.
- The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service runs Discovery Program education activities including canoe tours in the estuaries, walks along the coast and Aboriginal cultural education.
- Southern Cross University (SCU) delivers tertiary education in marine science from its campus at the National Marine Science Centre in Coffs Harbour and routinely studies marine park species and habitats in field and laboratory education.
- Primary and secondary schools from the local area and across northern NSW include a visit to the Solitary Islands Marine Park for marine science education. Tailored school education resources are available at the links below.
School education resources
The Solitary Islands Marine Estate Agent Passport is a workbook of fun activities to help children learn more about the Solitary Islands Marine Park.
The Solitary Islands Marine Park Education Kit was developed in 2010 to incorporate marine parks, conservation, rocky shores, estuaries and cultural heritage topics into the NSW Department of Education primary school curriculum. The kit includes fact sheets, identification guides, risk assessments and activity plans to complement teaching programs.
Introduction (PDF, 1282.49 KB)
Module 1: Marine Parks (PDF, 2370.07 KB)
Stage 1 Video - titled (WMV, 1830.94 KB)
Stage 1 Video - non-titled (WMV, 1784.09 KB)
Stage 2 PowerPoint (PPT, 2150.5 KB)
Stage 3 Zoning map (PDF, 2124.92 KB)
Module 2: Rocky Shores (PDF, 4083.13 KB)
Stage 1 PowerPoint (PPT, 3920.5 KB)
Module 3: Estuaries (PDF, 2608.22 KB)
Module 4: Sea Country (PDF, 2749.34 KB)
The 2023 NSW Marine Estate Agents Program includes teaching materials for the NSW marine estate.
Rules
Any organised education or training activities or events in the marine park require a marine park permit. For more information, download a marine park permit application form or email solitary.islands@dpird.nsw.gov.au.
