Moreton Bay Environmental Education Centre

Curiosity and questioning were the lead themes for the Year 4 Greenbank SS historians as they explored the life and times on St. Helena Island NP with us this week.

The Quandamooka people called the place: Nogoon - Place of Flying Fox. Through the mid 1800s the place was marked as an ideal place to establish a Quarantine Station. By 1865 a decision was made to make it a maximum security prison.

We loved your noticing and wondering as you walked through the islands history with us!

Our Habitat Heroes program at Moreton Bay EEC gives students a real-world science adventure out on Moreton Bay (Quandamooka).

The inquisitive Year 1 students from Lota SS, Wynnum West SS and Kedron SS delighted in discovering where animals live and how they grow and survive in different marine habitats. They especially loved doing real science on a boat!

Thank you for championing the bay Habitat Heroes as you carefully walked and cared for livings things on Quandamooka country.

Year 4 Junior Ecologists from St. Mary MacKillop collecting and analysing the organisms found in the marine and mangrove communities yesterday.

Recognising the importance of these interrelationships helps to better understand how we can care for these environments.

Thank you for your curiosity and engagement students. Champions for the bay!

Stepping back in time during the Connect with Heritage program at Newstead House this week were Year one and two students from Marshall Road, Holland Park and Wilston State Schools.

Exploring how people lived, worked and learned in the past. Through hands-on experiences and storytelling, students developed an understanding of continuity and change, discovering how lifestyles has evolved over time.

The Connect with Heritage program encourages students to investigate the past, compare family and community life across generations, and appreciate the significance of places, people and objects that help tell the story of our history.

A wonderful day of curiosity, connection and historical discovery!
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Do crabs and mangroves depend on each other to survive?
That was the question explored by the Year 4 students from Calamvale Community College during their Mangroves and the Environment program.
From searching for different stages of the crab life cycle amongst the mangrove roots (Pneumatophores) to spotting tiny Zoea larvae in the open ocean aboard the Inspiration research vessel, students uncovered just how closely connected these unique ecosystems really are.
By the end of the day, our young ecologists had gathered evidence, shared discoveries, and gained a deeper understanding of the important role mangroves play in supporting life throughout Moreton Bay.

Recognising National Reconciliation Week here at Moreton Bay EEC means sharing in truth telling stories. To start the day Quandamooka Cultural Officer Matt Burns shared in his knowledge, tools and ways of life with the Year 4 students from Gumdale SS.

They drew on their new knowledge to apply themselves to spear throwing, fire making and shelter building. They also created delightful stories of their own in the yarning circle.

National Reconciliation Week 2026 runs from May 27th to 3rd June. We are All In here at Moreton Bay EEC