Learn what it takes to save Australia’s wildlife!
Wildlife Heroes Day at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary is your chance to celebrate, meet and honour the people who dedicate their lives to protecting Australia’s wildlife.
From the tireless vets and vet nurses at Currumbin Wildlife Hospital, to the conservation specialists working to save endangered species, and to the Sanctuary’s founder Alex Griffiths – the original Wildlife Hero – this day honours their passion, dedication, and lasting impact.
On Saturday October 4th, Alex Griffiths’ birthday weekend, Wildlife Heroes Day is a celebration of the legacy of care he began more than 75 years ago and shines a light on the vital work that continues at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary today. It is a day to meet the heroes, learn their stories, and be inspired to become wildlife heroes ourselves.
For this day only – add a VIP hospital tour for just $50 per person. This is a behind-the-scenes VIP tour of Currumbin Wildlife Hospital – one of the busiest Wildlife Hospitals in the world. There are limited tours available, each group will have a maximum of 8 people. Hospital tours must be pre booked, limited spots available.
About The Event
Celebrate the original Wildlife Hero, our founder Alex Griffiths, on his birthday weekend and meet the modern-day heroes carrying on his legacy.
The day will be filled with family-friendly activities, live conservation talks, book readings, and wildlife demonstrations – all included with your General Admission ticket. Guests will also have the rare opportunity to step inside the Wildlife Hospital’s Rehabilitation facilities, which will be open for guests to explore.
For those wanting to take their experience even further, behind-the-scenes VIP Wildlife Hospital tours can be booked online in advance (additional cost).
General Admission tickets also gives you access to enjoy the rest of the Sanctuary for the day.
When:
Saturday 4th October 2025
Where
Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary & Hospital
Ages
All Ages
Time
10am – 2pm
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A 1.75% transaction fee applies to online bookings.
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FAQ’s
Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary is open from 9am to 4pm every day, except ANZAC Day (April 25) and Christmas Day (December 25). Last admissions at 3.30pm daily.
Astra Lumina is open from Wednesday to Saturday with the first sessions starting after dark, which depends on the season.
The Lorikeet feeding is held daily at 8am and 4pm.
The Sanctuary will remain open in light rain. In case of severe weather events, a decision may be made to close the Sanctuary in the interest of guest, animal and staff safety. Our team closely monitors weather and you will be informed if you have purchased a ticket and we have to close due to unsafe weather.
Some activities and/or presentations may be delayed or cancelled in wet weather.
Hospital Tour Terms & Conditions
- Children must be accompanied by a paying adult.
- For child and animal safety, no child should be left unaccompanied at any time.
- You will be going into areas of the Sanctuary that are not normally accessed by guests; as such, you must stay with your guide and obey all instructions as given. Failure to do so may result in the tour being suspended.
- As you are going into operational areas, there will be no access for strollers. Wheelchairs or walkers can be accommodated with advance notice.
- Secure, comfortable, enclosed footwear is required (no thongs, heels or sandals).
- The tour may be cancelled due to reasons beyond Currumbin Wildlife Hospital’s control to ensure the safety of guests and animals. Tour refunds will be available in this case.
- A person may not physically touch or place any objects, items or animals inside the hospital area, unless invited and supervised by a qualified Currumbin Wildlife Hospital staff member.
- People with heart conditions, nervous disorders or persons subject to sickness due to the sight of blood, bleeding or medical operational procedures are restricted from participating on this tour.
- Persons requiring the assistance of a guide/companion animal will not be permitted to participate in the tour, unless the guide/companion animal has been approved by head veterinarian Michael Pyne or can be held outside of the hospital for the duration of the tour.
- Personal photography is not permitted when inside the hospital. Tour staff will inform guests when and where images may be taken.
- For guests with a disability, a carer is free of charge, but please call guest services to reserve a space for your carer immediately after booking, as spots are limited.
- Please be aware that the hospital is a 10+ minute walk from the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary entrance.
- If you are late for your tour, we may have to cut the tour short due to hospital resources.
- As part of our Biosecurity Management Plan, all participating guests will be issued with an Animal Encounter Authorisation lanyard for the duration of any encounter by the hosting keeper. This is to be worn and displayed for the duration of the encounter.
- To be eligible to participate, you must fulfil all criteria set out in our animal encounter guidelines.
- Notify us of any health issues you may have that could affect the health of our animals and keepers.
- Your behaviour affects the behaviour of our animals – please be respectful and follow all directions from the keeper hosting your encounter at all times.
- Please wash your hands upon entering and exiting the hospital.
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We respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the greater Yugambeh language region, the Country on which Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary and Hospital are situated today. We recognise their continuing connections to the land, sky, waters (waterways), and wildlife. We thank them for caring for this Country and its ecosystems.
We celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, and we pay our respect to Elders past and present.
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