Upon request, Whitehorse City Council Environmental Education Programs operate at Yarran Dheran Nature Reserve.

Yarran Dheran Nature Reserve is a 7-hectare bushland park in Mitcham. Yarran Dheran adjoins the Mullum Mullum Creek which forms an important habitat corridor for a wide variety of plants and animals. Visitors often observe wildflowers, rosellas, kookaburras and other wildlife.

Yarran Dheran Nature Reserve has accessible toilets, drinking water taps, picnic tables and lawn area. The Information Centre is available for Environmental Education bookings by arrangement. 

Why visit Yarran Dheran for your next excursion?

Yarran Dheran Nature Reserve has ponds, small creeks, a 'waterfall' and the beautiful Mullum Mullum Creek. These features make learning about water quality, the water cycle and Riparian corridors meaningful and memorable. 

The Environmental Education Program can support schools in conducting Habitat assessments at Yarran Dheran and can share insights into the fascinating history and geography of the area.

The lawn and adjacent bushland are favourite spaces for younger groups who enjoy Nature Play. ELC/Kindergarten visitors find this part of Yarran Dheran easily accessible from the car park and close to toilet facilities. 

How to get there

The 370 Mitcham-Ringwood bus route stops on Edgerton Rd at Highland Ave. From here it is a 7-minute walk along Ashburton Drive to Yarran Dheran Nature Reserve and the Information Centre.

Car parking is available at the end of Ashburton Drive.

Private buses can turn at the roundabout at the end of Ashburton Drive

Please contact Enviro.Ed@Whitehorse.vic.gov.au for further enquiries regarding Environmental Education Programs delivered at Yarran Dheran.

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