Time to go full throttle

Wattle Range Council unveils school holiday program

A day of adventure at the picturesque Lake Leake features in Wattle Range Council’s popular program for kids, with the school holidays beginning next week.

Families across the region are encouraged to come out and explore, challenge, craft, kayak and more with events in the Spring edition of the Full Throttle in Wattle School holiday program.

Wattle Range Council director development services Emma Clay was pleased to announce another full program of fun.

“Close collaboration between hardworking volunteers, community minded local businesses and Wattle Range Council again makes it possible to deliver such a vibrant and diverse school holiday program,” she said.

“As a highlight event we are very excited to be able offer an exploration of Lake Leake and its creatures facilitated by the Limestone Coast Landscape Board, which will be followed by a kayaking session with Lake Leake Kayaks.

“In other opportunities, kids are invited to come and create pet rocks and fairy or dinosaur gardens that glow in the dark at Millicent Mitre 10, try out our Virtual Reality headsets at the Beachport Visitor Information Centre, and in Penola you can head on into Penola Home Hardware to add a pet rock to your family or learn how to make bird seed ornaments for your feathered friends.”

Millicent Library manager Janice Nitschke was also looking forward to the atmosphere the holidays bring to the library.

“The library will again be buzzing with innovative craft, wooden dioramas and flower planters, jigsaw making, superhero face masks, dinosaur pull-a-longs and magnets,” Mrs Nitschke said. “Of course, there is always the very popular digital technology, VR headsets and gaming on X-Box and Switch. The two-weeks of library activities of will be capped off with a session creating a painted pebble Mandala in the Art Gallery.”

The entire Full Throttle in Wattle Spring School Holidays Program is available at www.wattlerange.sa.gov.au/tourism/all-events/school-holiday-activities-in-wattlerange

Bookings are essential and can be made through Humanitix at events.humanitix.com/tours/fullthrottle-in-wattle or by contacting the Millicent Public Library on (08)8733 0903.