IPSWICH councillor Heather Morrow could not have picked a more ideal day to reopen the new- look Environmental Education Centre.
HARD WORK: Cr Heather Morrow and council volunteer Murray Kruger at the newly renovated Queens Park Environmental Centre. Rob Williams
Located in the heart of the Queens Park, the venue has served as a place for Ipswich residents to discover and learn about their natural environment.
After two weeks of being closed for maintenance and the upgrade of displays, the centre opened it doors again yesterday, in line with World Environment Day.
Cr Morrow, the Environment and Conservation Committee chairperson, said the objective of the new centre was to encourage a feeling of “bringing outdoors in and indoors out through engaging and interacting displays”.
She said the goal had been achieved through the use of recycled materials, beautiful picturesque displays and obscure household structures representing features typical of a Queensland home.
Cr Morrow said the display hoped to visually illustrate how we lived within the environment and our impact on it.
“The aim of this display to inspire visitors to do their best to live sustainably and to appreciate the natural environment Ipswich has to offer,” she said.
“Hopefully, residents can have a look at some of the things being done here and see if they can replicate that in their own lives.”
The new display was brought to life through the collaboration of local staff, tradesmen, suppliers and artists who worked tirelessly to complete the display.
“Projects of this magnitude are successful through the hard work of a number of individuals working together to reach a shared goal,” Cr Morrow said.
Cr Heather Morrow and Council volunteer Murray Kruger at the newly renovated Queen’s Park Environmental Centre. Rob Williams
Some of the features include a video microscope, instillation artwork, an aquarium display and interactive educational displays.
As well as coinciding with World Environment Day, the reopening also commemorated the fourth birthday of the centre.
The Environmental Education Centre is open seven days a week from 9.30am to 4pm.
For more information phone council on 3810 6666.
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