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Animals - Ballarat Wildlife Park

Set in 16 acres of beautiful peppermint gum woodland, you can experience close contact with koalas, kangaroos, emus and other native animals in an atmosphere
of contentment and tranquility.

Location
Address:  Cnr York & Fussell St, Ballarat VIC  3350   Phone: (03) 5333 5933 Fax: (03) 5333 4025
email: info@wildlifepark.com.au

Admission
Adults - $14.50  Conc  - $12.50   Children - $7.90  per child (5 - 15 yrs inc) 4 and under free of charge
Family $41.00 (2 adults and 4 children)  Group rates available on request.

Opening Times
Open 9.00 am to 5.30 pm everyday except Christmas Day

Visitor's Services
Visitors are welcome to Picnic and BBQ. BBQ function in the Bushman's Hut. Experience the unique atmosphere and tastes of an authentic 1840's style bush hut. barbeque or Spit Roast. Bushman's Hut is available for breakfast, lunch or dinner, for groups by prior arrangement.

Healesville Sanctuary

Opened in 1934, Healesville Sanctuary features Australian wildlife with more than 200 species of native birds, mammals and reptiles, displayed in a beautiful bushland setting.

Location
Healesville Sanctuary is 65 kilometres (41 miles) from Melbourne. If you are driving from Melbourne, head east along Maroondah Highway through Ringwood, Lilydale and Coldstream. Follow the signs to Healesville. Once in the township of Healesville, turn right into Badger Creek Road and travel 4 kilometres (2.5 miles). Signs at a roundabout will direct you to Healesville Sanctuary.

Admission Prices
All prices are in Australian Dollars.

Adults (16 years and over) $17.50, Children (4 to 15 years, children under 4 years free) $8.50, Children with disabilities
(under 16 years of age) $4.00, Adult or Tertiary Students $13.00, Family Pass (2 Adults & 2 Children) $43.50, (2 Adults & 3 Children) $48.50, (2 Adults & 4 Children) $53.50, (2 Adults & 5 Children) $58.50, Concession (including pensioners and health care cardholders) $13.00, Group Discounts (10% on adult rate is available for pre-arranged tours of 20 or more people.) $15.80.

Note: The three zoos do not charge GST on gate admission prices.

Group Bookings
Healesville Sanctuary is a popular attraction for group outings and tour groups. The Sanctuary has a team of trained voluntary guides who provide fascinating guided tours. (Bookings are essential).

Visitor Services

Guided Tours
The Sanctuary has a voluntary guide service available to all visitors. To Book Guided Tours:
Telephone: 61 3 5957 2826 Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm  Telephone: 61 3 5957 2816 on weekends/public holidays
Fax: 61 3 5957 2870 Monday to Friday  Fax: 61 3 5957 2872 on weekends/public holidays.

Bistro Meals
The Bistro features an excellent range of wines produced locally in the Yarra Valley. Open weekdays - 11.00 noon to 3.30pm. Open weekends/public holidays - 11.00 noon to 4.00pm

Take Away Food
Fast food and healthy snacks, drinks, ice-cream and confectionery. Open weekdays - 10.00am to 4.30pm. Open weekends/public holidays - 10.00am to 5.00pm

BBQ & Picnic Facilities
Visitors are welcome to bring picnic and barbecue food into the Sanctuary. Picnic tables and shelters are provided along with a number of undercover gas and wood-burning barbecues.

The Sanctuary Shop
The Sanctuary Shop is a great place to purchase quality Australian-made and environmentally friendly gifts and souvenirs. All profits contribute to the care and upkeep of the animals and plants.

Umbrellas, Wheelchairs & Pushers
The Sanctuary has an easy-to-follow pathway system with access for people using wheelchairs and pushers. Wheelchairs, pushers and umbrellas are available for hire.
Pushers: $11.00 hire with $8.80 refundable deposit. Wheelchairs: $22.00 refundable deposit.
Umbrellas: $22.00 hire with $19.80 refundable deposit.

Note: All prices are GST inclusive.

Healesville Sanctuary - Animal Exhibits

Animals Of The Night - Leadbeater's Possum, Long-Footed Potoroo, Yellow-Bellied Glider.

Billabong - Brolga, Magpie Goose, Swamp Wallaby.

Flooded Forest - Helmeted Honeyeater.

Flying Fox Exhibit - Black-Winged Stilt, Grey-Headed Flying Fox, Tawny Frogmouth.

Frog Bog - Brown Tree Frog, Tiger Snake.

Grasslands - Eastern Grey Kangaroo, Kangaroo Island Kangaroo.

Lyrebird Forest - Australian King Parrot, Emerald Dove, Laughing Kookaburra, Superb Lyrebird.

Other Exhibits - Dingo, Emu, Koala, Tasmanian Devil.

Rainbows Of The Canopy - Rainbow Lorikeet, Scaly-Breasted Lorikeet.

Reptile Encounter - Inland Bearded Dragon, Lowland Copperhead.

Wallaby Exhibit - Brush-Tailed Rock Wallaby, Parma Wallaby.

Wetlands - Australian Pelican, Black Swan, Freckled Duck, Pied Cormorant.

Where Eagles Fly - Barn Owl, Peregrine Falcon, Wedge-Tailed Eagle.

Wombat Gully - Common Wombat, Echidna.

Woodlands - Lace Monitor.

Woodlands Bird Aviary - Eastern Rosella, Red-Tailed Black Cockatoo, Sulpher-Crested Cockatoo.

World Of The Platypus - Platypus, Water Rat.

Melbourne Aquarium

Location
Cnr Queenswharf Rd & King St, Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Australia

Information Line
Phone: (03) 9620 0999          Administration (03) 9923 5999

Accessing the Melbourne Aquarium
Centrally located on the Yarra River opposite Crown Entertainment Complex.
Located on free City Circle Tram route.
Minutes from Spencer St and Flinders St stations.
Walking distance from central hotels.
Public car parking nearby.
Coach parking also available.
Visit www.victrip.com.au on how to get to the Melbourne Aquarium

Admission
Adult: $22.00   Child: $12.00   Concession $14.00  Family (2 adults & up to 3 children): $55.00 Single Family (1 adult & up to 3 children): $38.00 Extra Child: $7.50
All prices inclusive of GST.  Group discounts apply with 48 hours advance booking.
All rides are free. Tickets also available from Ticketmaster phone (Australia only) 136 166 or Book online at Ticketmaster or RACV holiday line 131 329 or your nearst RACV outlet.

Feeding & Presentations
General presentations and diver presentations from inside the tank are held in the "Ocean Theatre". During January there will be additional presentations held due to extended opening hours . Content of presentations vary depending on who is making the presentation, animals in the tank and the audience.

Holidays & Weekends - Rock Pools - General 10.30 am, Billabong Feed - 11.30 am, Mangrove Feed - 2.30 pm, Fish Bowl - Dive Feed - 12 noon or 3.00 pm, Ocean Theatre - Diver Talk - 10.30am or 2.00 pm, Ocean Theatre - General Presentation 11.30 am or 1.00 pm & 4.00 pm.

Weekdays - Rock Pools - General 3.30 pm, Billabong Feed - 11.30 am, Mangrove Feed - 2.30 pm, Fish Bowl - Dive Feed - 10.30 am or 2.00 pm, Ocean Theatre - Diver Talk - 11.30am, Ocean Theatre - General Presentation 12.30 am or 3.00 pm & 4.00 pm.

NEW "Glass Bottom Boat Tours"
Take a behind the scenes tour and a glass bottom boat ride over our 2.2 million litre Oceanarium. Get up close to sharks, stingrays, turtles and over 3,000 fish of the Southern Ocean. You will get an in depth educational tour of the 'behind the scenes' action at the Melbourne Aquarium and a chance to talk to the divers and marine biologists.

Tours on Sat & Sun: 11.00am, 12.30pm, 1.15pm, 2.00pm Mon- Fri: 11.00am, 12.00pm, 1.00pm, 2.15pm

Maximum of 7 people per tour. Minimum of 2 people must be registered for the tour to operate. Bookings taken at Information Desk

Cost (Additional to general admission) Adult: $12.50, Child: $6.50 (4 - 16 yrs).

Dive With Sharks
There is no thrill on earth like coming face to face with a shark. It is an experience that will live with you forever. Now you can feel the rush for yourself at the Melbourne Aquarium. Dive with fully qualified instructors, suitable for everyone, all equipment supplied.

Certified Divers (with own equipment) $124.00, Certified Divers (without own equipment) $184.00, Non-Divers (includes pre-dive briefing practical dive) $264.00

Bookings essential with Diving Headquarters on : +61 3 9510 9081   Website: www.divingheadquarters.com.au

Melbourne Aquarium - Exhibits

Big-Bellied Seahorse
Giant Southern Crab Giant Southern Crab, Giant Deep Water Crab and Giant Tasmanian Crab.
Grey Nurse Shark Grey Nurse Shark, Sand Tiger Shark.
Leafy Sea Dragon
Weedy Sea Dragon Weedy Sea Dragon, Common Sea Dragon.
Humpheaded Maori Wrasse
Malabar Groper
Octopus
Common Lionfish Common Lionfish, Devilfish, Firefish and Butterfly Cod.
Green Moray Eel
Green sea turtle

Melbourne Zoo

More than 350 animal species from Australia and around the world are on view just 4 km from the centre of Melbourne, in a botanic garden setting of 55 acres / 22 hectares.

Contact
Elliott Avenue, Parkville, Vic. 3052  Tel: 61-3-9285 9300 Fax: 61-3-9285 9350 Email: mz@zoo.org.au

Location
Melbourne Zoo is located only minutes from the city centre, within Royal Park. Car parking is available or visitors can take the tram or train to reach the Zoo. Tram 55 from William Street Monday-Saturday and Tram 68 from Elizabeth Street run on Sundays. Trains run from historic Flinders Street Station on the Upfield or Gowrie lines Monday through Sunday, stopping at Melbourne Zoo's own Royal Park Station.

Visitor Services

Guided Tours
Friends of the Zoos volunteer guides offer free tours and answer visitors' questions at the information office near the Elliott Avenue entrance, 10.00am-3.00pm weekdays and 10.00am - 4.00pm weekends. For large groups it is preferable to pre-book tours on:
Telephone: 61-3-9285 9493 (Mon-Sun)
Fax: 61-3-9285 9390.
At least two weeks notice is requested when booking tours.

Licensed Bistro & Take Away Foods
The Lakeside Bistro is open for lunch and afternoon tea daily. Take-away outlets are open 9.30am-4.30pm daily. The Zoo also offers conference facilities for large and small meetings and seminars, as well as special after-hours functions in the grounds of the Zoo, which can incorporate tours of all or part of the Zoo.

Zoo Shop
Visit our Zoo Shops, located near the Main and Rail exits and discover the extensive range of unique gifts and souvenirs such as t-shirts, handmade jewellery, toys, CDs, ties, books, etc. A shop is also located at the Lakeside Bistro. All profits contribute to the care and upkeep of the animals.  All our paths are suitable for both wheelchairs and pushers.
Umbrellas: $2.20 hire. Wheelchairs: free hire with $20 deposit (refundable), Bookings Essential. Pushers: $3.00 hire with $10.00 deposit (refundable). Lockers: are available for hire at both entrances. $2.00 hire with $5.00 deposit (refundable.) Note: All prices are GST inclusive. First Aid room and facilities are available.

Picnic Facilities
The Zoo’s picturesque lawns and undercover pavilions are available for hire providing an ambient setting for outdoor events and picnics. Undercover pavilions provide the perfect shelter for family and social picnics. The Zoo's expansive lawn areas are ideal for family picnics and large social parties. Depending on the needs of your group, marquees may also be set up. More formal functions are also possible through the assistance and expertise of our on-site caterers 'artistic'. artistic can be contacted via email: enquiries_mz@artisticfood.com.au

Admission
Adults (16 years and over) $17.50, Children (4 to 15 years, children under 4 years free) $8.50, Children with disabilities
(under 16 years of age) $4.00, Adult or Tertiary Students $13.00, Family Pass (2 Adults & 2 Children) $43.50, (2 Adults & 3 Children) $48.50, (2 Adults & 4 Children) $53.50, (2 Adults & 5 Children) $58.50, Concession (including pensioners and health care cardholders) $13.00, Group Discounts (10% on adult rate is available for pre-arranged tours of 20 or more people.) $15.80.

Opening Hours
Melbourne Zoo is open every day of the year (including Christmas Day and all public holidays) 9.00am - 5.00pm, and on selected summer evenings we open late (to 9.30pm) for Zoo Twilights.

The average length of a visit is approximately 4 hours, however each of the different habitat zones, for example the Australian zone, can be experienced in approximately one to one and a half hours.

Visitors arriving after 3.00pm should plan their visit to most exhibits well before 4.30pm on weekdays and 5.00pm on weekends and holidays.

Melbourne Zoo - Exhibits

African Rainforest - Mandrill, Pygmy Hippopotamus, Western Lowland Gorilla.

Asian Rainforest Birds - Nicobar Pigeon, Red Lory, Sacred Kingfisher.

Australia - Australian Fur Seal, Little Penguin, Quokka.

Australian Bush - Red Kangaroo, Red-tailed Black Cockatoo, Wombat, Koala.

Big Cats - Jaguar, Lion, Puma, Snow Leopard.

Birds - Chattering Lory, Eclectus Parrot, Major Mitchell Cockatoo, Southern Cassowary.

Butterfly House - Australian Lurcher, Birdwing, Cruiser, Orchard, Red Lacewing, Ulysses.

Great Flight Aviary - Blue-faced Honeyeater, Pied Heron, Royal Spoonbill, White-headed Pigeon.

Other Animals - Asiatic Elephant, Brazilian Tapir, Brown Bear, Tree Kangaroo, Meerkat, Giraffe, Sumatran Orang-utan.

Platypus House - Platypus.

Reptile House - Black-headed Python, Carpet Python, Elongated Tortoise, Honduran Milk Snake, Jackson's Chameleon, Reticulated Gila Monster.

Small Cats - Asiatic Golden Cat, Bob Cat, Caracal, Fishing Cat, Leopard Cat, Ocelot, Serval.

Tree Top Apes and Monkeys Black and White Colobus, Black and White Ruffed Lemur, Common Squirrel Monkey, Golden Lion Tamarin, White-cheeked Gibbon.

World of Frogs - Poison Arrow Frog, Brown Tree Frog, Cane Toad, Green Tree Frog, Southern Bell Frog.