May 6th, 2010 by Cindy
Toodyay, one of Western Australia’s oldest towns, is nestled in the heart of the beautiful Avon Valley. As Toodyay is only about 1 hour drive from Perth, it is a great destination for a day trip for tourists and motorcyclists.
Photos courtesy of Toodyay Wikipedia
Check out Toodyay for its various museums and historic buildings, arts and crafts, farms, and many more. Don’t forget to stop by the Toodyay Visitor Centre, where the friendly staff can provide you with further details on what to see.
If you need accommodation in the area, Boshack Outback is only 30 minutes away from Toodyay. Take your family to experience a true Australian outback adventure.
For more on Toodyay and its history, check out the Shire of Toodyay website.
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May 1st, 2010 by Cindy
So what can parents do to prevent Nature Deficit Disorder? The following tips can help you.
Be a Role Model
Remember, children will get excited about something when you are genuinely excited about it, too! Model the behavior you want your children to emulate. Demonstrate your own curiosity about nature sharing what you love to do in the outdoors with your kids. You can model respect for nature through simple everyday activities like recycling and not littering. Sharing your natural interests is the best motivation a child can have to participate.
Plan a monthly or weekly surprise outdoor adventure
Every Sunday, or once a month, plan a surprise outdoor trip with your kids. You could go to your local river, beach, forest, nature preserve, or city park! Planning surprise family fun time builds kids’ excitement for the next adventure, and helps demonstrate how you value your time with them.
Organize a monthly outing with your child’s school.
Be the parent who plans the monthly outing with families in your child’s class. Exploring the great outdoors can be easier and closer than you think. Trips can include Pebble Beach, the Everglades, Blue Ridge Mountains, swamps, state parks, or fly fishing. Do some research on beautiful areas near your school. Build community with your child’s class and instill in them a love of nature.
Source: Education.com
Categories: Children, Nature Deficit Disorder
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April 29th, 2010 by Cindy
Richard Louv, renowned author of Last Children and chairman and co-founder of the Children & Nature Network, came to the Perth Concert Hall last Wednesday to talk more on Nature Deficit Disorder. He was invited by Western Australia’s Department of Sport and Recreation.
“Last Child in the Woods is the first book to bring together a new and growing body of research indicating that direct exposure to nature is essential for healthy childhood development and for the physical and emotional health of children and adults. More than just raising an alarm, Louv offers practical solutions and simple ways to heal the broken bond—and many are right in our own backyard.”
Extracted from richardlouv.com
After listening to him, with 1500 other people at Concert Hall, on Nature Deficit Disorder we are pleased to say “Boshack has the right environment“.
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February 17th, 2009 by Chrissy
90 minutes from Perth you can experience a 2 to 3 day Australian adventure. The farm animals are waiting to be fed & the stars and moon are so bright. A unique outback location by a cooling freshwater lake, so even in summer Boshack Eco Springs has much family fun.
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December 14th, 2008 by Chrissy
Boshack Sustainable Eco Adventure for all the Family. Get close to nature by Lake Serene only 90 minutes from Perth city.
Categories: Farm Stay, Farm Tour, Outback Australia
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August 16th, 2008 by Chrissy
Experience the life our pioneers had. No electricity, no phones and Nature at its best.
Overseas schools visit and stay to reap the rewards of peace ,quiet and what Nature has to offer.
An Overseas Government study has established that the aggression and stress which is rising in the class room has been described as Nature deficiency syndrome and their children will be spending 3-4 days at Boshack to get back to Nature and what it has to offer.
Play stations are left in the bags , more fun is had exploring the bush, canoeing, feeding the animals, preparing for evening supper and cooking marshmallows over the nightly campfire.
In season assistance can be given in burning up the rubbish trees or catching yabbies for supper.
Hot water showers are available all the time by means of the old fashioned “Donkey” and all you need to do is put an extra log on after your shower. Watch the satellites or shooting stars or just the stars as you shower.
The worm Farm is in full swing in preparing the soil for the organic garden and the worms for the fish feed which in turn create the valuable fertilizer for the hydroponic garden which is getting close to completion.
Tours can be experienced of Aboriginal Dreamtime and didgeridoo playing with bush chocolates and witchetty grubs for morning tea, bushtucker of kangaroo, emu and crocodile can be tasted with bush sauces.
The animals are fed daily and if required you can go on a special animal feeding safari where you are in the cage looking out from within as the animals are fed their daily rations.
Bush walks take place to areas very seldom been to by man. We visit a filter lake that removes the salt from the water that then goes into a freshwater lake.
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August 15th, 2008 by Chrissy
Boshack is fast becoming recognized as the fuel saver all year round holiday destination for families that can now experience the outback within 100k of Perth as the crow flies.
Camping within 5 metres of Lake Serene and being a part of the daily animal feeding gives the family the opportunity to give their children the “Back to the Farm” experience that many parents used to often do.
The lake is only 1.5 metres deep in the centre and about .5 metre deep at about 20 metres from shore.
You have the opportunity to do the tours if you have the time or the inclination.
Marshmellows over the fire at night and Pizza’s in the bush Pizza oven are a speciality. All meals are by means of BBQ or if you wish to cook something the Pizza oven and 20 banksia nuts is all you need to cook a 2 pound roast of lamb pork or chicken.
See the Worm Farm grow as it gets ready to feed the fish which will then supply the ingredients for a hydroponic veggie garden.
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August 15th, 2008 by Chrissy
Boshack has a typical scene in reality of what Australian Bushfires can do. As of 14/8/08 everything was normal within one hour of midday 1% of Boshack area which surrounds the aboriginal dreamtime area was a blackened charred burnout.
This is a classic of the damage that can happen in such a short time with the Australian bushfire.The interesting development will be how the burnt area of paperbark trees or Melalucca bark or protection covering ( old time white baby diapers, used for cooking, used by aboriginals for painting on/ as protection on Mia Mia buildings/wrapping wounds for antiseptic use) is so resilient it will come back to life in a very short time with new shoots and growth happening.
The tour path hasnt changed and dreamtime still becomes the area for Outback stories, australian chocolates, didgeridoo playing. The story of the curlew bird and its bush mobile phone qualities with the bird still holding prime position in dreamtime.
Anyone who wishes to be a real Aussie can do so with consuming a witchetty grub in dreamtime as per normal. The worms are fresher than ever.
You also have the opportunity to see if you can get a didgeridoo tune or create other strange noises.
This is the area (once the greenery returns,soon) where relaxation starts to takeover the individual. With all the surrouding water and the greenery fresh air is being made and these areas in some countries become a health retreat because of the healing qualities of fresh air.Many comment how their body has slowed down after Dreamtime and the bushwalk.
This is nature at its best.
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July 5th, 2008 by Deryck
The journey to Boshack can include all the following (more detailed) and is all within 100k of Perth as the crow flies.
Once a booking has been confirmed we supply a google map and allowing two full days and 2 nights in the country we can give you a map of locations inspected by Boshack that we can recommend you visit. This is a new tour area and has just been used for group tours and is becoming very popular for Self Drive as well as groups especially with the price of fuel.
The journey covers the oldest to the newest wineries, lavender and Olive farms, wildlife parks, small animal parks, boutique breweries , organic wineries, free candy shop , pick your own oranges in season, Pinnacles ,Beaches , Tree Top Walk , El Caballo Blanco (Andulusian dancing horses ) and some amazing drives all within 100k as the crow flies from Perth. Hopefully coming on soon Wild Kangaroo feeding.
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July 5th, 2008 by Deryck
Boshack is situated in one of the most suitable locations in Western Australia for all year round visitors.
Winter –with only one third the rainfall Perth has Boshack is mostly sunshine, so if it is raining in Perth and you want some sunshine and a nice country drive head to Boshack. 95% of the days are 23 degrees , sunshine.
Summer– we have about 10 really hot days a year , however one day i remember we had 45 children on 45 degrees this was one of our hottest tour days and with the water at Boshack regular sprays when travellling from one location to another and bottles of water spray turned the day into a fun day without a complaint about the hot day at Boshack.
Location– is such that we are not to far North for the summer hot and not to far South for the winter cold. So to see how the old timers lived their lifestyle without power and mod cons makes Boshack and ideal all weather and all year round location.
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