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This year has been big! Let’s take a look at some of the numbers… At the Sanctuary Conservation Eastern Bristlebird Conservation 2024 has been a great success for our Eastern Bristlebird breed for release program. We welcomed the construction of 6 new pre-release aviaries and one more breeding aviary to help provide more space to increase our breeding…
10 years ago, we decided to take the lead on conserving a tiny, very special native bird: The Eastern Bristlebird. Since then, our avian conservation team and partner, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, made it their mission to save the most contracted population found on the QLD/NSW border from extinction. Today, we’re…
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…
A contemporary, new wedding and events venue, ‘The Homestead’, is now taking bookings. Nestled amongst the scenic backdrop of the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, the venue forms the signature feature of the award-winning attractions’ newest precinct. Designed in collaboration with global leisure and entertainment company Pico Play, the 841sqm property draws inspiration from the famed ‘Queenslander’, complete…
November 16th 2023 marks one year since ‘The Frog Lab’ 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 Koala Specialist Sarah Eccleston has been nominated in this year’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 children’s book of ‘Have…
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…
For the second year in a row Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary has won the title of Queensland’s Best Major Tourism attraction, at the annual Queensland Tourism Industry Council awards. The Queensland Tourism Awards recognise the outstanding achievements of the State’s tourism industry, including individuals, businesses and events. The awards were presented at a gala dinner held on the…
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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