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Discover 10 fun wombat facts, from cube-shaped poo and backwards-facing pouches to powerful digging skills, baby joeys and the three wombat species native to Australia. Learn about their diet, behaviour and conservation, then meet Southern Hairy-nosed Wombats at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary.
Birds of prey, also called raptors or raptor birds, are hunters built for the job: hooked beaks, sharp talons and eyesight far better than ours. Australia’s line-up includes powerful Eagles, swift Falcons, Hawks, Harriers and hovering Kites, spread across the outback, forests and coast.
A newborn Red Kangaroo weighs less than a gram. It’s about the size of a jelly bean, it has no fur, and its eyes and ears are still sealed shut. Within minutes of being born, it hauls itself up through its mum’s fur and into her pouch. No help, no map.
That tiny climb is the best answer to the question: what are marsupials?
It has been a busy few months for the conservation team at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary (CWS). Seven more CWS-bred Eastern Bristlebirds have been released into the Border Ranges of northern New South Wales, and the Sanctuary’s Macleay’s Fig-parrot breeding program has four healthy chicks in nests. Here is the latest from CWS’s avian conservation programs.
Meet some of Australiaโs most recognisable birds, from colourful Parrots and tiny Fairy-wrens to towering Emus and rainforest-dwelling Cassowaries. Discover where they live, what makes them unique and where to see native birds at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary.
A Quokka stands about as tall as a football on its end and has the powerful back legs of its bigger Kangaroo cousins. Its naturally upturned mouth has earned it the label โthe worldโs happiest animalโ, but there is much more to this little marsupial than the expression that made it famous. From climbing shrubs…
Wildlife, rainforest, beaches and a few good rainy-day plans. Your guide to the best school holiday activities the Gold Coast has to offer, whatever the weather and whatever the ages.
If you’re weighing up when to book your flights, here’s the short answer: the best time to visit the Gold Coast is during the shoulder seasons of autumn (March to May) and spring (September to November). These months hit that sweet spot of warm, sunny days, lower humidity, and noticeably fewer crowds than you’ll find…
When the sun goes down, the Gold Coast doesn’t slow down – it just gets more romantic. Between glittering skylines, quiet canal cruises, and hinterland glow worms, there’s no shortage of things to do in Gold Coast for couples at night.
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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