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Longneck Lagoon Environmental Education Centre
Longneck Lagoon EEC is located in Scheyville National Park, 12 km north of Windsor. It is a Department of Education school which plays a major role in the delivery of sustainability education and fieldwork programs for schools in Western Sydney. It is one of the 24 Environmental and Zoo Education Centres (EZEC) across NSW. The lagoon and surrounding woodland provide opportunities for students from Kindergarten to Year 12, TAFE, universities as well as community groups to study freshwater and woodland ecosystems.
Longneck Lagoon and Scheyville National Park
Longneck Lagoon is a 17 hectare permanent freshwater wetland within the national park. Over 140 species of birds have been recorded on or around the water. The lagoon is within 952 hectares of remnant Cumberland Plain Woodland which provides a range of sites for studying the physical, cultural and historical features of the area.
Scheyville National Park has a significant Aboriginal and European heritage. There are several Aboriginal sites located around the lagoon including middens and camp sites. European history dates back to 1794 when the area formed part of the Nelson Common. The impact of this land use can be observed around the Longneck Lagoon catchment.
The Hawkesbury River
The Hawkesbury River is part of a larger more complex river system known as the Hawkesbury-Nepean Catchment, which is one of the largest coastal basins in NSW. The catchment area is approximately 21,400 square kilometres and it includes a number of major rivers and tributaries including the Hawkesbury-Nepean, Colo, Cox, Grose, McDonald, Wollondilly and Warragamba rivers. Major towns found within the catchment include Penrith, Gosford, Goulburn, Camden, Katoomba, Lithgow, Richmond, Windsor, Mittagong and Bowral.
The Hawkesbury River, estuary and its tributaries support a diverse ecosystem including rainforests, woodlands, grasslands, mangroves, saltmarshes, tidal mudflats and sand bars which provide habitat for a diverse array of flora and fauna. It's used for a variety of recreational pursuits, including fishing, boating, swimming and canoeing/kayaking. The rivers and dams within the catchment provide the majority of Greater Sydney's drinking water and the system supports a 259 million dollar agriculture industry. Other commercial activities occurring within the river system include boat hire and charters, short term holiday rental properties, oyster farming and commercial fishing.
Sources: Brewongle Environmental Education Centrehttps://sites.google.com/d/19xVvPVbR7oHez6P4mXDGLivTOMwMQdUH/p/1McJxl33F7us5zrBzlZ1p1Zi4Z6N62aVl/edit https://www.hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au/_resources/media-releases/2023/september/have-your-say-on-reducing-the-impacts-of-hawkesbury-river-flooding2
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