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MEERKAT MONDAY!! It’s finally here!  The Official Opening of our brand new Meerkat Exhibit:   Monday morning at 11:30 on the new Exotic Animals Boardwalk. We’re so excited to welcome these adorable young meerkats: Dobby, Ron, Niffler and Moody. They’ll win your hearts as they scamper around, digging for bugs, exploring their hollow logs, scrambling up […]

On October 4th we pay tribute to all those who work to improve and save the lives of animals.   With so many species in decline across the globe, wildlife parks such as Billabong Sanctuary play a vital role in conservation, breeding programmes and education.   We thank each member of our team, not only […]

Did you catch the Venomous Snake Show during the school holidays? How amazing to see the most venomous snakes on the planet up close from the safety of our special snake pit! We are excited to announce that we’ll be bringing you this show every weekend from now on. At the start of the morning […]

YES! We are open all day as usual from 9 to 4 on the public holiday, Monday October 2nd. It’s the last day of our special holiday show times, featuring Roving Rangers and the 11:00 Venomous Snake Show. We’ve sure had fun meeting so many new families over the past two weeks– hope you’ve had […]

Cleo has spent the past 6 weeks as an enthusiastic, hard-working volunteer. As Ranger Liam says: “Cleo has been an amazing volunteer, who was always happy to help all the Rangers on their daily tasks around Billabong.” Today is her last day here, as she’s moving on to other Australian adventures before returning to Germany. […]

MAGIC MOMENTS: Thomas is fascinated by the impressive array of spikes on OuchOuch the echidna. As part of the special holiday Roving Ranger programme, some of our lesser-known animals are brought out to meet family groups for a personal encounter. Watch for them every morning during the rest of the school holidays, through Monday October  […]

Honorary Ranger Jules, our resident dingo expert, was an invited delegate to this groundbreaking forum in Cairns organised by the Girringun Aboriginal Corporation. Following two days of presentations and discussions, First Nations representatives from across Australia signed a declaration to government, asserting their right as traditional custodians to be involved in legislation and management of […]

We’ve been having so much fun with more groups of Junior Rangers this week. They’ve been meeting friendly native animals, learning how to keep them healthy and happy, and helping rangers with their zookeeping tasks (even hosing down an emu!).There’s still another week to go in the school holidays, and we hope to meet heaps […]

It was a jam-packed morning full of fun for the first Junior Rangers session of the school holidays. Rangers Mick and Lachie led a lively group of 5-8 year old animal lovers as they explored behind the scenes and enjoyed exclusive interactions with our friendly native animals. We’re looking forward to the next session with […]

  The popular Roving Rangers return today! Daily from 10 am till 12:30 pm, Rangers will circulate with some friendly animals, stopping to greet family groups for a chat and photo opportunities. Watch for a few surprises, as some new animals make their debut! There will also be a special morning Turtle Feed, so the […]