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Regent Honeyeater Conservation

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Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo Conservation

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Red Panda Conservation

Cotton-top Tamarin Conservation

Why You Should Celebrate Bilbies (Not Bunnies) This Easter

How locals will be doing the Games

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A Train Ride Down Memory Lane

The ultimate day out in Currumbin, Gold Coast

5 Endangered Australian Species You May Never Have Heard Of

The Gold Coast’s best activities for the winter school holidays

10 Facts About Capybaras: The World’s Largest Rodents

Cotton-top Tamarin Encounter

Injured Wildlife Gold Coast: Here’s What To Do In An Emergency

Hospital Bequests

10 Facts About Cotton-top Tamarins

Wildlife Hospital Tour

Fun, fabulous and FREE things to do with kids on the Gold Coast

Capybara Encounter

Celebrating Dad's that call Currumbin home

National Koala Month

Corporate Partners

Come face-to-face with Lost Valley

Tick off Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary’s bucket list of unique and exciting encounters - Part 1

Give the Gift of Giving Back this Christmas

Currumbin Wildlife Hospital Supporters

Tick off Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary’s bucket list of unique and exciting encounters - Part 2

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Conservation Plan

The disease that is killing koalas

A Day in the Life of a Koala Specialist at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary

Things to pop on your southern Gold Coast to-do list

Meet Pooh Bear, our new echidna puggle at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary

A Day in the Life of a Reptile Specialist

Queensland’s First Commercial Containers Refund Reverse Vending Machine now at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary

Walkways for Wildlife (Paver)

Endangered species in the spotlight

10 Facts about Echidnas!

A Day in the Life of our Exotic Wildlife Officer

Native Stingless Bees

Celebrate Koala month with Koala Karnival

Wild Island Adventure Splash Zone

How to make the most of your visit these school holidays

Koalas are ‘Functionally Extinct’ Hope for Koalas?

Splash into Wild Island these School Holidays

Fundraising Volunteer

How the fires and drought are continuing to impact our native wildlife

10 Facts About Red Pandas: The Elusive Bushy-tailed Mammal

Our Sanctuary Café has now re-opened to the public!

Cuteness Overload with a Baby Boom

A Day In The Life Of A Wildlife Keeper

Top 10 Facts About The Lovable Lemur

Blinky Bill's Christmas Wish

Wildlife Hospital Presentations

The Tasmanian Devil: Australia’s Cheekiest Carnivorous Marsupial

Tortoise Encounter

Tree Kangaroo Encounter

Gift Responsibly: Unique and Conscious Presents for All Ages

The best of 2020: Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary’s conservation wins

Travel to prehistoric Lost Valley with epic new augmented reality game

An exciting update on our conservation work around the Kroombit Tinkerfrog

10 Surprising Facts About Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary

Gold Coast Family Weekend

Breakfast with Koalas

Horticulture Volunteer

Every Day is World Wildlife Day at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary

Blinky Bill Show

Orange-bellied Parrot Conservation

Are you a Citizen Conservationist?

Corporate Event Guide

Dine Under the Stars or Wander with Wildlife

Tinkerfrog Bred in Captivity

Koala Chlamydia Vaccine Research Program

Resilience and Strength

Future of A Species

Ember Spotted with Joey

Meet Poseidon the Powerful Owl

Gold Coast's Most Unique Wedding Venue

Vaccine Milestone Marks Save the Koala Day

Grazy Arvo with Koalas

Happy 90th Birthday to Volunteer John Walker!

Meet Our Bees This Pollinators Week

National Recycle Week

Meet Leela the Stick Insect

Collaborative Effort

Extinction Trail

Koala Breakfast and Wild Photo

Rescuer or Kidnapper?

Koala Chlamydia Vaccine Research Trial

Charity of Choice

Koala Vaccine Research Trial Update: Elanora

Eight Admitted Barn Owls

Sunday Sessions

Something ROARsome is Coming

DJ Cory Hotline

Nathan Lindsay and Jason Ryan

Nurse Stephanie

Take Care On The Road

Sanctuary Maintenance

Aboriginal Culture Show

Increased Protection for Koalas

School Holiday Programs

FLOODS DEVASTATE SOUTH EAST QLD AND NORTHERN NSW

CELEBRATING INSPIRING WOMEN

YEAR 1 of our 5 YEAR Vaccine Research Program!

Sanctuary - 75 Years

Our Junior Ambassador Leads The Way

Cassidy the Koala is having a baby boy!

Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary Celebrates 75th Anniversary

About - 75 Years

Celebrating Our Volunteers

Community Spirit Offers Hope for Koalas

Save Lives This Tax Time!

Introducing Kate Yock

Quinnie the Pelican

NAIDOC Week - Koala Naming Competition

Molly Wright Returns for Currumbin Wildlife Hospital Open Day!

Koala Vaccine Update (July 2022)

Watch Out For Echidnas This Winter

Currumbin Wildlife Hospital Open Day 2022

10 Surprising Facts About Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary

Influencers Lead the Way this Currumbin Wildlife Hospital Open Day!

Ten New Wild Joeys!

Row for Wildlife

Vet Talk: Natasha Graham

Currumbin Wildlife Hospital Open Day 2022 – A Huge Success!

75th Anniversary Charity Gala Raises Almost $200,000 for Wildlife!

Wish List Items Save Lives Every Day

Vet Profile: Rhiannon Traish-Walker

Save the Koala Day

Get Involved in Some ‘Koala-ty’ Fun to Celebrate ‘Save the Koala Month’

2:15 PM - WildSkies Free Flight Bird Show

10:45 AM - WildSkies Free Flight Bird Show

10:15 AM - Blinky Bill Show

12:30 PM - Blinky Bill Show

10:00 AM - Pelican & Eel Feeding

8:00 AM - Lorikeet Feeding

4:00 PM - Lorikeet Feeding

11:30 AM - Wildlife Hospital Presentation

12:00 PM - Tasmanian Devil Keeper Talk

11:45 AM - Koala Nursery Keeper Talk

12:15 PM - Frog Lab Tinkerfrog Talk

Save The Koala Month

Save Wildlife This Trauma Season

Community Spirit in Currumbin Valley

Vet Profile: Fumie Tokonami

Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary celebrates National Bird Week!

National Bird Week!

Save Our Wildlife from Hooks & Plastic

75 days for 75 years of Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary

Conservation & Research - Appeal

Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary named Queensland’s Best Major Tourist attraction for 2022!

Frog Lab Opening

Save Koalas at Currumbin this Christmas

We Live for the Release!

Vet Profile: Jasmine Pereira

Introducing Michael Vella

Currumbin Wildlife Hospital needs Christmas wrapping elves!

Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary's History

Walkways for Wildlife

Currumbin Wildlife Hospital's Christmas Wish List

International Volunteer Day

75th Exhibition Blog

Lemur Encounter

75th Cocktail Party Wrap Up

Merry Christmas from Currumbin Wildlife Hospital

International Students

Flora Spotted in the Wild with a Bub of her Own!

Conservation Projects

Love Into Action!

Eastern Bristlebird Wishlist

Koala Jordan is now a Dad to 3 new joeys!

Sneaky Possum hitches a ride from Sydney to the Gold Coast!

First Koala to receive Currumbin Wildlife Hospital chlamydia vaccine doing better than ever – with a joey in her pouch!

Kroombit Tinkerfrog Wishlist

Protect Wildlife in our Waterways!

First captive bred, critically endangered Kroombit tinkerfrogs released into the wild – just in time for World Frog Day!

Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary - saving the Eastern Bristlebird!

Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary Conservation

Save Mother Nature This Mother's Day

More than 20 disorientated Shearwater birds admitted to Currumbin Wildlife Hospital!

An extra special Mother’s Day for Koala Cassidy!

National Volunteer Week 2023

Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary celebrates World Tree Kangaroo Day!

Conservation Wishlists

Currumbin Wildlife Hospital’s Dr Michael Pyne announced as Order of Australia Medal recipient!

Unique wild rescue Koala ‘Bear’ – will now call Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary home!

National Tree Day

Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary Koala Specialist nominated for Women of the Year award!

Gold Coast City Council installs new Koala speed signs!

Currumbin Wildlife Hospital 2023 Open Day – Tickets now on sale!

The Matildas Have Scored a Cuddly 24th Teammate

Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary celebrates International Owl Awareness Day!

‘Outback Springs’ is coming to Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary!

FOUR STAFF MEMBERS NOMINATED FOR WOMEN OF THE YEAR AWARDS!

Save the Koala Month is Almost Here!

Currumbin Wildlife Hospital’s annual Open Day - a huge success!

September School Holidays at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary!

Hope for Snickers to Soar this Spring!

Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary unveils statue of Dr Alex Griffiths!

Vet Nurse Day 2023

1 year of The Frog Lab!

Tough Time for Koalas!

Merry Christmas from Currumbin Wildlife Hospital!

We Love Avocado!

Daniel the Koala Joey

Conservation Bequests

We Weathered the Storm!

What's On At The Sanctuary

Koala Admissions Surge at Currumbin Wildlife Hospital

Iconic New Venue ‘The Homestead’ Coming to the Gold Coast

Wild Adventurers (9-12 years old)

One of the Busiest Wildlife Hospitals in the World

Excitement as 8 More Eastern bristlebirds join the wild ones

Get to know the residents of The Lost Valley!

Significance of Seasonal Patterns to the Worimi Nation

Save Mother Earth this Mother’s Day

Something ROAR-some is coming

Dino-mite Things to Do With the Kids These Winter School Holidays

Top three sustainable alternatives to single-use plastics

11:30 AM - Dino-Mite Explorer Show

Steam Train Turns 60

Celebrating 60 years of iconic red steam train

Our First Celebrates her Third

Your Guide for a Day Out at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary

How Match Making Looks Like for Birds

What to Do When You Find Injured Wildlife

Increase in Koala Trauma Cases at Currumbin Wildlife Hospital

Hospital & Conservation Day 2024 – Working with Wildlife

Save the Koala Day 2024

National Bilby Day 2024

8 Ways to Show Your Support for Save the Koala Month

Un-BEE-lievable Bees

Wild Lives: EPISODE 1

Billy Tea Presentation

9:30 AM - Billy Tea Presentation

Dinosaur Meet and Greet

Lost Valley Rainforest talk

1:15 PM - Lost Valley Rainforest Talk

Lost Valley Boardwalk Talk

1:30 PM - Lost Valley Boardwalk Talk

Wildlife Trauma Season

International Vet Nurse Day

Wild Lives: EPISODE 2

7 more Eastern Bristlebirds join the wild population

Kids Koala Krafting

Australia’s most spooky animals!

Pink Underwing Moth – best dressed for Halloween!

The Stars Came Out at Level 18

Wild Lives: Episode 3

Walk with Llamas

5 Ways to Help Wildlife This Summer

Top 10 Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary Gifts for Christmas

Wild Lives: Episode 4

10 Tiny Turtle Hatchlings Released

2024 – A wild year for wildlife

3:00 PM - Ngari-bah Aboriginal Culture Show

Astra Lumina Ticketing

Go Behind the Scenes With Us

Astra Lumina Volunteer

Current Vacancies

A Hospital at Bursting Point

A special update from the Eastern Bristlebird Team

Turn Love Into Action

Meet the latest Group of Eastern Bristlebirds ready to help save their species

The Aftermath of Cyclone Alfred & Recent Storms

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STORIES OF SURVIVAL DURING CYCLONE ALFRED

Saving Wildlife with a fabulous Friday lunch at Cora!

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28 Tomewin St, Currumbin QLD 4223

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Currumbin Wildlife Hospital
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Please note we are closed 5th-10th March 2025 due to cyclone.

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