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  • Iconic New Venue โ€˜The Homesteadโ€™ Has Arrived on the Gold Coast

    A contemporary, new wedding and events venue, ‘The Homesteadโ€™, is now taking bookings. Nestled amongst the scenic backdrop of theย Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, the venue forms the signature feature of the award-winning attractionsโ€™ newest precinct. Designed in collaboration with global leisure and entertainment company Pico Play, the 841sqm property draws inspiration from the famed โ€˜Queenslanderโ€™, complete…

  • 1 Year of The Frog Lab

    November 16th 2023 marks one year since โ€˜The Frog Labโ€™ first opened at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, and what a year it has been! The state-of-the-art breeding facility, together with lead researcher Michael Vella and his team, has helped breed more than 150 frogs in the last year. 24 of those have since been released into…

  • Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary Unveils Statue of Dr Alex Griffiths

    Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, together with Jann Stuckey, are thrilled to unveil a one-of-a-kind, bronze statue of sanctuary founder Dr Alex Griffiths. It will be unveiled at a ceremony on the birthday of Alex Griffiths, October 5th. Conservationist Dr Alex Griffiths gifted the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, then known as the Currumbin Bird Sanctuary, to National Trust…

  • โ€˜Outback Springsโ€™ is Coming to Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary

    โ€œThe investment into this precinct is the most significant in the history ofย Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary.โ€ Travis Couch General Managerย Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary. You beauty!  A brand-new precinct is under construction at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary and will be open just in time for the Summer school holidays! โ€˜Outback Springsโ€™ will celebrate everything Australia! From food, to animals and traditional…

  • Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary Celebrates International Owl Awareness Day

    August 4 was International Owl Awareness Day! There are around 250 different Owl species found throughout the world and Australia is home to 11 of them. Owls can be found in every single state and territory across our vast nation. An owls hearing is one of its many exceptional adaptations.Did you know some have lopsided ears,…

  • The Matildas Have Scored a Cuddly 24th Teammate

    The Matildas have scored a cuddly 24th teammate with Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary naming the newest member of their growing Koala colony, โ€˜Matildaโ€™, in support of Australiaโ€™s most popular soccer team. The furry addition has been cheering on the team from a eucalyptus-filled enclosure on the Gold Coast.  Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary Koala Specialist Sarah Eccleston said Matilda, the Koala…

  • Koala Specialist Nominated For Women of the Year Award

    Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary Koala Specialist Sarah Eccleston has been nominated in this yearโ€™s Gold Coast Bulletin Women of the Year awards, in the Environmental Warriors category. Sarah has spent her whole adult life working with Koalas at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary and is an amazing advocate for this iconic species. Sarah is the published author childrenโ€™s book of โ€˜Have…

  • First Captive Bred Kroombit Tinkerfrogs Released Into The Wild

    This World Frog Day (March 20), the team at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary have plenty of reasons to celebrate, with the first group of captive bred Kroombit Tinkerfrogs released into the wild after years of research and dedication. This exciting update on efforts to recover this critically endangered frog species has been made possible thanks to the ongoing…

  • Rescue Koala ‘Bear’ To Call Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary Home

    A young Koala will join the family atย Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, after being found in the pouch of his deceased mother, who had been hit by a car. Koalas are not bears! But this one might be an exception, after being officially named โ€˜Bearโ€™. โ€˜Bearโ€™, who is now 5 years old, will be a very special…

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