Animals of Oz native Australian animal incursions are educational, interactive and fun. Our live animal presentations are designed to integrate with key learning areas within the F-10 and VCE Victorian Curriculum. The students will explore biological characteristics of different animal groups, appreciate the vast biodiversity of our fabulous country and understand the importance of conservation. In addition to our standard presentations, Animals of Oz can tailor presentations towards specific classroom education programs.
Animals of Oz offers three distinct environmental education programs that can be presented separate or combined to suit the key learning outcomes in the classroom
Lee Webley is an educator and a qualified scientist. Lee has a Bachelor of Science with Honours majoring in Zoology from the University of Melbourne and a Doctor of Philosophy by research from Macquarie University.
Meet some of Australia’s wonderful and unique native fauna with the Animals of Oz ‘Animals Galore’ school program.
- Mammals
- Birds
- Reptiles
- Amphibians
Get up close to some amazing invertebrates with the Animals of Oz ‘Bugs Galore’ school program.
- 1 awesome vertebrate
- Lots of fascinating invertebrates
Linking native animals, plants, and our suburban backyards!
This program will introduce and highlight the links between native animals, plants and our suburban backyards (and other suburban areas).
The children will discover the animals that call suburban Melbourne home, the plants these animals need, the hiding places they require and what we can do in our backyards to protect and encourage native animals.
The animals include:
- Possum
- Bird
- Grey Headed Flying Fox
- Lizard, Frog
- Spider
- and Snake.
