The role of the Birds Australia Discovery Centre is to connect Australians with their birds. The Discovery Centre will engage the Australian community and tell them about the value of birds, the threats they face, and the part every Australian can play to ensure them a bright future.

The Discovery Centre will be a focal point for residents and visitors alike to learn about Australian birds and their habitats; for school groups to study birds and biodiversity conservation; for researchers wanting access to specialist avian literature in the Centre's library; and for overseas bird enthusiasts coming to Australia through Sydney to use as a starting point to their explorations.

Mid-year Appeal

As Australia becomes one of the most urbanised countries in the world many of us are growing up with no appreciation of the beauty and importance of birds and the natural world that supports them. What you don't appreciate, you don’t value, and we could face a future where the majority of Australians know little and care less about their natural heritage. Please give us a Flying Start at the Discovery Centre, and donate to the Australian Bird Fund to help us get this important message out to the community.

Location

Activities at the Centre

• Bird education events (workshops, bird walks, seminars, visits by school groups),
• Provision of expertise on birds to SOPA whenever the Newington Armory is open to the general public,
• Research and conservation projects, including Birds in Backyards, a joint project with the Australian Museum; the Cowra Woodland Birds Program, now in its seventh year; the Regent Honeyeater Recovery Project; the North Head Bird Survey; Engaging Ethnic Communities in Urban Bird Conservation; the Port Botany Extension Project; and Bird Surveys of the Botany Wetlands, funded by Sydney Water

Opening Hours

  Discovery Centre © Jen Sutfin

Journeys Room at the Discovery Centre © Jen Sutfin

Education Room at the Discovery Centre © Jen Sutfin

 

Library at the Discovery Centre © Jen Sutfin