HOLLYBANK TREETOPS ADVENTURE

Activity 1 – Hollybank Treetops Adventure Introduction

Everwantedtoflylikeabirdorglidelikeabatfromtreetotree?Well,nowyoucan…andrightinthemiddleofabeautifulAustralianforest!

AtHollybankTreetopsAdventureinTasmania,youcanspendhourszippingaroundaforestcanopy.Butfirstyou’llhavetostraponaharness,walkintotheforestandbeclippedontoacable,andthen?

Well,thenyou’reflying…orgliding–dependingonwhetheryouconsideryourselfabirdorabat!

Withatotalofonekilometreofcablestozipalong,HollybankTreetopsAdventureislikeonegiantflyingfox.Thecablesrangeinlength:from10metresto400metres,withthehighestonehoveringacool50metresabovetheground!

Launchingplatforms,called'cloudstations',arebuiltaroundthetrunksoflargetrees,withinthemidcanopyleveloftheforest–withsomeashighas30mabovetheforestfloor.

Thescariestpartistakingyourfirststepofftheedge–inyourharnessofcourse–butstill,whenyoulookdown,theforestfloorseemstobealongwayaway.

Scary,yes,butthefunyou’llhaveasyouscreamyourwayalongthecablemakesitwellworthit.

WatchthevideoGoingBush2episode3–HollybankTreetopsAdventuretolearnmoreaboutHollybankTreetopsAdventureandthenanswerthefollowingquestions:

1. WhichmemberoftheNick’sfamilyflewthroughHollybanktreetopsafewmonthsbefore?_________________________

2. HowmanycloudstationsarethereatHollybankTreetopsAdventure?________________________________________________

3. Thecentreusesalmosthowmanymetresofcable?_____________________________________________________________________

4. ThenarratorsayseveryoneshouldexperienceWHATatleastonce?__________________________________________________

5. Ifyouweighlessthansomeoneelse,doyoumovemorequicklyormoreslowlyalongthecablethanthatperson?

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6. Asasafetymeasure,whatdoyouhavetodoatthestartoftheride?__________________________________________________

7. TheinstructortellsNickthatonthe‘Cannon-balling’runhe’llbeabletogoasfastashowmanykilometresanhour

alongthecable?_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

8. Howoldwerethegroupofwomenthattriedoutthecableride,afterwatchingthefootballteamdoit?__________

9. AsNickcriesout‘Help!’hecompareshimselftowhichanimal?_______________________________________________________

10. HowlongdoesanormaltourlastatHollybankTreetopAdventure?__________________________________________________

11. Howmanyminutes’driveisthecentrefromLaunceston?_____________________________________________________________

12. Attheendofthevideo,Nicksaystheyflewthroughthetreeslikewhichextinctbird?______________________________

Activity 2 – What Else You Can Do In Hollybank Forest

HollybankforestisoneofTasmania’smostexcitingandpopularforestsinAustralia–andnotjustbecauseofitsTreetopsAdventurecentre!TherearelotsofotherfunthingstodoinHollybankforest:

1. Youcan,forexample,grabaSegwayandgoona2-hourguidedtour,zoomingyourwayaroundtheforesttracks,whilelearningaboutthehistoryandsightsintheforest.

2. Oryoumightprefertohoponamountainbikeandziparoundtheforestthatway.Theforesthas20kilometresofmountainbiketrailswithshortandlongloops.Therearegreentrailsforbeginners,bluetrailsforintermdiates,andevensomeblacktracksforveryexperiencedriders.

3. Butifyoudon’tfeellikemovingandjustfeellikesittingunderatreeandeating,therearealsosomeverybeautifulpicnicareas…

Outofthefouractivities–theflyingfox,Segway,mountainbikingorpicnicking–whichtwowouldyoumostliketodoinHollybankforestandwhy?_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Activity 3 – A Brief History of Hollybank Forest...

YoucanfindtheHollybankforestinnorth-easternTasmania,around21kilometresfromthecentreofLaunceston.Theforestcoversanareaof140hectaresandisnowmanagedbyForestryTasmaniaasarecreationalreserve.

Butbackinthe1850s,theforestfirstbelongedtotwoEuropeansettlers:WilliamTyson,acarpenter,andWilliamDawsonGrubb,alawyer.

WilliamDawsonGrubb(1817-1879)

WhatdidTysonandGrubbdowiththeforest?

Atthetime,therewasabigdemandfortimberinAustraliabecauseoftheVictoriangoldrush.SoTysonandGrubbbuiltawater-poweredsawmillonthebanksofthenearbyPipersriver.TysonandGrubb’stimbermillwasthefirstpower-drivenmillinnorthernTasmania.Theychoppeddownalargeareaofnativegumtreesasasourceoffinetimberandreplantedthosetreeswithpines.

Whoworkedinthemill?

Thefreesettlerslistfor1854showsJamesCrabtree,hiswifeEllen,hisuncleWilliamCrabtreeandwife,Jane,arrivedin‘VanDiemen’sLand’(whatwenowknowasTasmania)ontheshipcalled‘Juno’fromEngland.Bothmenwere‘millsawyermen’andWilliamCrabtreewouldbecomethefirstmillmanager.TheCrabtreesbroughttheAmericanmachineryforGrubbandTyson’smillontheshipwiththem,alongwith20workmen.

Howdidtheytransportthetimberlogs?

Themillprosperedandin1855GrubbandTysonbuilta‘horsedrawntramway’13kilometreslongfromPipersRivertoMowbray,anearbytown.Thewoodentrackhassincedisappearedbutevidencecanstillbeseenofthetramwayandthestonewalls.Thetramtookthetimbertomarketandbroughtbacksuppliesformillworkersandsettlersinthearea.

Ashtrees

Muchlater,inthe1930s,ashtreeswereplantedtosupplywoodtocreatecricketbatsandtennisracquets!Sonowadays,Hollybankforestismadeupofnativeandintroducedtrees:amixtureofnativebush,ashandpineplantations.

WhicheverwayyouchoosetotravelthroughHollybankforest(whetheronfoot,Segwayorbike,orflyingthroughthetreetops),you’llnoticetheplantlifesuddenlychanging:classicTasmanianbushwithpaperbarks,fernsandwildgrasses,andthenthesmellofpineshits,withtheforestfloorcoveredwithneedlesandcones.

Now,usingadictionary,canyoufindthemeaningofthewordsinboldfromtheaboveparagraphs?

Recreational _____________________________

Demand _____________________________

Goldrush _____________________________

Prospered _____________________________

Evidence _____________________________

Native _____________________________

Introduced _____________________________

Usingtheinformationintheaboveparagraphs,drawapicturestoryofHollybankforest’shistory:

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