Australia Walkabout Wildlife Park


On Thursday 21st September, students and staff from the  Bligh Park and Kincumber Eagle Arts campuses met together for an excursion to the Australia Walkabout Wildlife Park at Calga on the Central Coast.

It was a very warm spring day and after a guided and very informative tour of native animal enclosures and then lunch, the Bligh Park group returned home while the Kincumber group stayed on for a while.

A good way for  students and staff from the two Eagle Arts campuses to meet... and finish the school term.









 

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