Thanks a million to Australia Zoo Volunteers
15 May 2013This week celebrates National Volunteer Week, Australia's largest celebration of volunteering. Today there are over 6 million people volunteering annually in Australia, representing 36% of the adult population. National Volunteer Week aims to...
Never smile at a crocodile!
8 May 2013As the saying goes, never smile at a crocodile, especially when you're about to take on a whole team of them! The Wide Bay Crocs dropped in to Australia Zoo to see how tough they were when faced with our resident 8.23 metre croc, Cameron (a...
Dozer Dreaming
7 May 2013All animals at Australia Zoo are special but one wombat, Dozer, was like a very dear family member. We remember this special girl who passed away from old age in 2012. An orphaned joey, Dozer was born in 1995, taken into care and hand raised. She...
Steve inspires counter poachers
29 April 2013Former Australia Zoo volunteers Zach and Morgan Cooney make a dynamic duo as they fight rhino poaching in Africa. Morgan reports from the field on their journey to become Wildlife Warriors. Spreading the message For all our lives, my brother Zach...
Join the Irwins for an evening with the wildlife
23 April 2013This Thursday 25 April, ANZAC day, 175 lucky guests get chance to be part of our exclusive night time extravaganza, Dine With The Wildlife! But hurry, tickets for the opportunity to dine in the dark with the Irwin family and our amazing wildlife are...
An Awesome New Entrance for Australia Zoo
16 April 2013Check this out! After a decade of stirling service the Australia Zoo entrance has recently undergone total reconstruction. With tonnes of rusty steel, 450 metres of sustainably sourced timber and a 3 metre high cut-out of Steve, the new entrance...
Pandas and tigers and bearcats - A behind the scenes experience like never before!
2 April 2013Check out our new Zoo Crew Experience, a sensational wildlife encounter available these Easter school holidays. It's a behind-the-scenes experience like never before as you join our Asia section keepers on their morning rounds, helping to prepare...
Bindi returns to Nim's Island on the big screen
19 March 2013Bindi Irwin was joined by a host of stars, including surprise guest Russell Crowe, co-star Toby Wallace and Nim's Island author Wendy Orr at the national premiere of Return to Nim's Island last night at Australia Zoo's world-famous Crocoseum....
Meet Mango!
12 March 2013Wooo-hoo! We're excited to announce the name of our newest baby rhino: Mango. Terri, Bindi and Robert chose the name, suggested by Megan Wright via our Facebook naming competition, after reading about Megan's daughter who picked up a mango and said...
Introducing Robert Irwin - Dinosaur Hunter
5 March 2013At just 9 years of age, Robert Irwin is the spitting image of his dad. But whereas Steve gained notoriety as The Crocodile Hunter, Robert's moniker of choice is The Dinosaur Hunter, and his new book series, the first of which features Australia's...
