The Carronia you will want to get!
Monday, 12 July 2021
There is a plant out there hidden amongst South East Queensland’s 4,000 plus species of native flora that you may not have heard of. It’s called Carronia (not Carona!) multisepalea, or the Carronia Vine. This unusual plant is a rainforest specialist growing in primary rainforest and sometimes on disturbed rainforest edges. While it’s indistinct little
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VIDEO: Kids learning from close encounters
Wednesday, 14 March 2018
Here at Natura we are big believers in the incredible learning value of experiences that children get from venturing outside. In this video we get to share in some of the wonder that little Jackson experiences during some close encounters with some of our wonderful Aussie wildlife… By simply getting young children outside to explore
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VIDEO: Inspiring Schools – A beautiful permaculture garden at a local school
Monday, 19 June 2017
So many schools, both big and small, undertake some wonderfully inspiring programs for their students and community. Here at Natura we love having the opportunity to share some of the things we are lucky enough to see while visiting these great inspiring schools on our travels. Take a look at the beautiful permaculture garden at
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Joining in at the Nature Play Qld Symposium 2017
Monday, 15 May 2017
Our Early Childhood Coordinator Tracey Mayhew was delighted to represent Natura Education at the Nature Play Qld Symposium 2017 held at Palm Beach recently. Here Tracey shares with us her account of the day: And what a great day it was! Nearly 300 childcare educators and primary school teachers all gathered together to share inspiration
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VIDEO: Back to basics – Getting children outside
Thursday, 11 May 2017
Tracey is Natura Education’s early childhood specialist and she is just brimming with wonderful and simple ideas for getting our children outside in the fresh air and engaged in imaginative and active play. Take a look at this video where Tracey shares some great ideas! To find out more about what we do take a
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Holiday fun in Logan – Natura delivers KRANK school holiday programs
Thursday, 02 February 2017
During the heat of the recent summer school holidays it was fantastic to see the amazing array of activites and workshops that are on offer to interest and entertain children of all ages. To the north of us in Logan, the KRANK School Holiday Program is provided by Logan City Council to its residents either
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VIDEO: Outdoor play – simple and valuable
Thursday, 08 December 2016
In our modern times it is an unfortunate fact that many children are missing out on the benefits of outdoor play. As time moves on researchers are increasingly finding that children benefit in so many ways by getting back outside and into nature as they develop, learn and grow (click here to read an interesting
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Reaping the benefits – Veggie gardening with children
Thursday, 10 November 2016
It always sounds like such an old fashioned idea – a veggie patch! And for anyone who’s not even into veggie gardening nor has the time, space or inclination, why do we keep hearing that we should get one – make one – buy one? If the benefits of veggie gardening are so fantastic so
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VIDEO: Soothing children’s behaviour with the wonders of nature
Thursday, 06 October 2016
Our natural world is filled with so many wonders! But did you ever stop to think about how much of an impact being out in nature can have on how we feel or how it may influence a child’s behaviour? Children can be so very sensitive to all that is going on around them, and
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Outdoor Education – 6 activity ideas to get you started
Sunday, 25 September 2016
Kids learn best when they’re having fun and what could be more enjoyable than getting outdoors and close to nature? There’s an emerging concern that children are missing out on the benefits of outdoor activities because parents may be anxious that their children will be hurt at play and that it’s safer to stay indoors.
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