Fossick for Fossils

Sat Apr 26 2025 at 01:30 pm to 04:30 pm UTC+10:00

Coronation Park | Yass

Yass & District Historical Society Inc
Publisher/HostYass & District Historical Society Inc
Fossick for Fossils
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Update: This event is now SOLD OUT!
If you’d like to join the waitlist in case a spot opens up, you can register via the TryBooking link below.
✨A featured event in the 2025 Canberra & Region Heritage Festival
Step back 400 million years and uncover treasures in an ancient seabed!
Join us for Fossick for Fossils, a hands-on adventure perfect for families, explorers, and palaeontology enthusiasts.
Embark on a self-drive guided tour to two fossil beds on private property just 10km from Yass. These extraordinary sites, part of the Silurian period, date back 443–419 million years and were first recorded by explorer-geologist Paul Edmund de Strzelecki and made famous by Alfred Shearsby.
Explore, fossick, and chat with our knowledgeable guides about your discoveries.
Suitable for ages 5 years & up. Children must be supervised by a parent or adult guardian at all times.
Tours meet at Coronation Park on Comur Street, Yass, behind the Yass Valley Information Centre. From there, we’ll depart together, travelling in your own vehicle to the fossil sites.
For safety purposes, please note that this activity takes place on a working cattle farm with uneven, grassy, and rocky terrain and a moderate level of fitness is recommended.
Bookings are essential. These tours are popular and tend to sell out fast - secure your spot early!
2 dates available: Saturday, 26 April & Sunday, 11 May 2025
🎟️ Book online: https://www.trybooking.com/1335522
Image: Courtesy of ACT Government
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Coronation Park, 259 Comur St,Yass,NSW,Australia

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