Hope you had fun exploring Swansea. Need some help with the scavenger hunt or want to check your answer? Scroll down to the question to see the answer.
Question 1
Find the Welcome to Thomas Humphreys Reserve sign. What is the street listed on the back of this sign?
Answer: Wallarah
Question 2
Walk west along this street and locate the nearby exercise equipment. This is Swansea’s outdoor fitness trail which has five fitness stations spanning from Swansea Swim Centre along Channel Street to Thomas Humphreys Reserve. You can combine both strength and what type of training along this trail?
Answer: cardio
Question 3
Turn right on to Dobinson Drive and you’ll see a popular Lake Mac Holiday Park with a splash park and large waterslides. What is the name of this holiday park?
Answer: Swansea Lakeside
Question 4
Cross over the little white bridge and keep walking until you locate the Welcome to Pirrita Island sign. The back of this sign describes how the name Miners Point celebrates the local mining families who once called the area home. Permanent European settlement on this island began in 1915 and Herbert Greta Heaney is said to the first person to live permanently on the island. Who was the last resident who left in 1994?
Answer: Mrs Green
Question 5
Walk near to the lake’s edge and you’ll see another sign called Pirrita Island and Miners Point. In the Pirrita Island section, you’ll learn about the indigenous connection to this area and how the word Pirrita refers to an oyster found at the base of a mangrove tree. What was uncovered nearby which revealed nearly 8000 years of Aboriginal history?
Answer: Midden
Question 6
Follow the path and locate the Wetlands at Work sign. There are three wetlands habitat on Pirrita Island. These are saltmarsh, mangroves and…
Answer: Swamp oak forest
Question 7
Keep going along the trail and keep a look out for the small rock pool as you walk through the Pirrita Island Nature Reserve. Did you spot it?
Answer: (No answer)
Question 8
As you approach the start of the boardwalk, find the What Bird is That? sign. Pirrita Island is a wonderful place for bird-watching. In late spring, migratory shorebirds reach the lake after epic journeys from where?
Answer: The Arctic Circle
Question 9
Walk along the boardwalk which winds through the mangroves and offers spectacular views of Lake Macquarie. Stop here and look down at the water. How many fish can you see?
Answer: (No answer)
Question 10
At the end of the boardwalk, you’ll come to the Pirrita Island foreshore area. Locate the Aboriginal Heritage sign which features a stunning artwork by Jodie Reynolds called the Rock Women of Swansea Head. Pirrita Island is the land of which people?
Answer: Awabakal
Mystery Question
With so many of these birds calling Lake Macquarie home, it’s no surprise Swansea was once named….
Answer: Pelican Flat