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  • Your Guide To a Day Out at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary

    Ready to come on a wild adventure? There are so many things to see and do at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary! From seeing incredible animals to meeting them up close, from entertaining conservation shows to learning about our amazing Conservation Programs that we run to protect the future of native wildlife. If you’re looking to make the most…

  • Dino-Mite Things To Do These Winter School Holidays

    The Winter School Holidays are going to be ROAR-some at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary! Check out the Dino themed craft at the Wild Burgers stage, before joining the ALL NEW Dino-Mite Explorers on an exciting journey through the prehistoric world of dinosaurs! Dive into the fascinating realm of paleontology as we sing, dance, and discover alongside our adorable baby dinosaur friends,…

  • Significance of Seasonal Patterns to the Worimi Nation

    Learn from our First Nations Education Officer, James Rogers, about the unique methods the Worimi people use to predict resource availability, cultural activities and harvest times. Aboriginal Seasonal Calendars Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nations did not have an established calendar like the Gregorian Calendar, that is used in Australia and abroad. Instead, indigenous nations would observe the elements that coincide with resource presence. Utilising the wind, sea temperature, animal lifecycles, and even the…

  • 8 More Eastern Bristlebirds Join The Wild Ones

    To help protect one of Australia’s rarest birds, eight captive-bred eastern bristlebirds were released into the wild to join the critically endangered northern population this year. This brings the number of captive-bred birds released in the past year to 23. Eastern bristlebirds were once a common sight in southeast Queensland, eastern NSW and Victoria, but…

  • 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…

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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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