Learning & Discovery
Learn and discover the unique wildlife and environments within Sydney Olympic Park, whether you’re a student, teacher or a family looking for new and fun discoveries. From curriculum-based school programs as virtual excursion, to virtual tours of the Park, mini park ranger sessions, wildlife snapshots and more that everyone can enjoy.
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Self Guided Tour App
Discover the many stories and experiences at Sydney Olympic Park, by visiting them yourself or explore from wherever you might be. Whether you are visiting the Park, are a resident or just curious to see what’s here, use the self-guided tours app to discover the Park at your own pace and in your own space.
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Discover the Badu Mangroves
Have you explored one of our favourite areas in the Park - the Badu Mangroves? Ever wanted to know more? This unique wetland forms the largest contiguous stand of Mangroves (Protected Marine Vegetation) along the Parramatta River and features the vulnerable Coastal Saltmarsh (an Endangered Ecological Community). Our environment team are here to teach you all about it.
Explore the Park with Ranger Tom
Ranger Tom is back for a special school holiday episode, exploring Sydney Olympic Park. Join him in the Badu Mangroves, as he takes a deeper look into the Wildlife and Food Web in the Parklands.
Virtual Brickpit Tour
Virtually get out of the house with our guided tour of the Brickpit! Venture to the bottom of the Brickpit and learn about the history of this unique environment, which is home to the Parks famous resident, the Green and Golden Bell Frog.
Games Legacy Tour
Relive the magic of Sydney 2000 with our Games Legacy tour. Here's a little sneak peek exploring the stories and moments that defined the games and our Park today
Habitats with Ranger Tom
Explore the hiddent habitats in Sydney Olympic Park with Ranger Tom this week. You never know what you could discover..
Birdlife with Ranger Tom
Join Ranger Tom as he takes a look at the birdlife here at Sydney Olympic PArk
Up Close with Ranger Tom
Join Ranger Tom as he gets up close with Beatrice his Golden Orb Weaver Spider.
What's in Your Backyard?
Everyone’s backyard is different. Our backyard, at Sydney Olympic Park has many different species of birds, plants, trees, bugs and more! Try our fun backyard hunt to see what's hiding in your local area.
Behind the Scenes with The Pasta House
Calling all pasta lovers! Our beloved Abattoir Blues have launched The Pasta House an authentic Italian experience for locals to enjoy from home. We go behind the scenes with them to explore their pasta making process.
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Explore the Badu Mangroves with Ranger Tom
Calling all nature lovers and outdoor explorers! Discover the Badu Mangroves with Ranger Tom, one of our education officers in Sydney Olympic Park. In this video you'll learn more about the unique wetland and the Scientific techniques used to understand and take care of the ecosystem.
Virtual Tour: Brickpit Ring Walk
Take a quick lap around our Brickpit Ring Walk. Get a birds eye view of our brickpit, the walk is 550m long and 18m off the ground.
Stay tuned for our exclusive Virtual tour to the bottom of the Brickpit next week!
Virtual Learning
We are offering the full suite of curriculum-based school programs as virtual lessons.
Excursions will be available from Kindergarten to Year 12 focused on Geography, Science, History and cross-curriculum priorities of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History and Cultures and Sustainability.
Schools can now choose from different Sydney Olympic Park Education packages to access resources best suited to each class or year’s needs.
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Sea Eagle Cam Live
Keep an eye on the Parks resident white bellied sea eagles with our live web cam. Our 24-hour access to the lives of nesting sea-eagles, allows us to investigate their habitat, behaviour and how we can help them survive long term.
Explore our Hidden Mangroves
From our backyard to yours, take a walk with us as we explore the beautiful Badu Mangroves precinct. This unique wetland forms the largest contiguous stand of Mangroves (Protected Marine Vegetation) along the Parramatta River and features the vulnerable Coastal Saltmarsh (an Endangered Ecological Community).
Cute little pet or dreaded invasive species?
Cute little pet or dreaded invasive species? The Red-eared Slider Turtle fits both bills.
Discover how the Red-eared Slider Turtle can now be found in freshwater urban wetlands across the world, where they have the ‘honour’ of being listed as one of the world’s worst invasive alien species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).