The Stanwell Park Children’s Centre in the Stanwell Avenue Reserve has been involved in Banksia Bushcare’s work since its formation in 2017.

We invited the Children’s Centre to have their pupils paint some of the eggs for the nests we created from the invasive Lantana, Senna and Ochna sticks. The children’s enthusiasm for egg painting was such that we ended up with too many painted eggs.

We then made a special giant nest to house the children’s eggs outside the centre fence. It stands at the back of the centre. We have put the artists’ names on signs so that they can see them from the centre. Some of the early childcare artists would now be going to high school.

Surprisingly, there has been little vandalism with the painted eggs within the reserve, partly because we don’t draw attention to the bush tracks with signs in the picnic area, and partly because of the involvement of local children in Art in the Park.

The Children’s Centre staff take the children for walks along the bush tracks a couple of times a week where they can learn about the tree species and about the 20 species of dinosaur hatchlings in some of the nests. They also have the opportunity to swing on the giant Wonga vines that climb up into the rainforest trees. 

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