CaveWorks Eco Centre & ResearchCaveWorks is a world-class Eco Interpretative Centre designed to help you learn about the formation and history of caves within the region, throughout Australia and around the world.
In addition to the various educational displays, CaveWorks also provides interactive models of caves. The centre offers universal access, so all visitors can experience the life-like cave model and observe replicas of the delicate formations found in the caves on the Leeuwin Naturaliste Ridge. Children will love the “cave crawl” a life-like tunnel that enables them to safely experience tight spaces found in wild caves.
A free pass to CaveWorks is included in the price of a cave ticket (for Lake, Mammoth or Jewel caves).
The Caveworks centre is also home to an operational laboratory which is used for speleological (cave) research. Highly regarded academics and researchers regularly use
these facilities and can, on occasion, be viewed at work.
Click on the links below to find out more about research being conducted on the caves in the region.
A new interactive, educational tool has been launched which aims to enlighten WA students about the fascinating extinct Megafauna and natural environment of the South West.
Complemented by a variety of educational programmes at Caveworks and Lake Cave, the Megafauna website (found at www.megafauna.com.au) went live in early 2011 and is targeted at school groups throughout the state. The website provides an interactive and engaging forum which focuses on five central themes – Megafauna (literally meaning big animals), Biodiversity, Culture & Heritage, Climate Change and Geology.
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