Ballarat Wildlife Park : Up Close With Australian Animals

One of the first things I taught my children when we started visiting my parent’s farm, which backs on to the Wombat State Forest, was to admire the native animals from a distance. I warned them not to walk up to the kangaroos that feed in the top paddock every afternoon. I said no to sticking their heads in the …

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Australia Zoo : Queensland Adventures + A Chance Meeting With Bindi & Robert Irwin

Australia Zoo : Queensland Adventures + A Chance Meeting With Bindi & Robert Irwin

When thinking of a true blue Australian celebrity many of you will instantly think of Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter. His TV shows were an international phenomenon and we loved watching his adventures right up to his tragic death back in 2006. Wife Terri and his children Bindi and Robert have taken the helm of …

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Featherdale Wildlife Park : Hands On Learning With Australian Wildlife

Featherdale Wildlife Park : Hands On Learning With Australian Wildlife

Whilst I grew up in the country where kangaroos fed in our top paddock, wombats dug their burrows under our fence line and koala fed in eucalyptus tree right next to my bedroom, my children are growing up in the suburbs where the only native wildlife they see are the birds that feed from our …

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