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Billabong Sanctuary

Locality: Nome, Queensland, Australia

Phone: +61 7 4778 8344

Address: Bruce Highway 4816 Nome, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.billabongsanctuary.com.au/

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25.01.2022 Magic Moments: Under the watchful eye of Ranger Alex, Taya was game to let Ritchie perch on her arm: A big bird for a little girl! Ritchie is a blue and gold macaw, native to South America. He was hand-raised and donated to Billabong Sanctuary. Watch for him on his perch by the echidnas, or strolling around the park with Roving Rangers. He’s a real character, and never fails to entertain! Have you heard him say Hello to you yet? #goodtogo #thesemomentsmatter #townsvilleshines

25.01.2022 MAGIC MOMENTS: Brothers Jack and Henry join our dingo sisters Allira and Kalari on their daily walkabout. Each morning at 11:30 you can meet our friendly dingoes as they stroll among visitors, pausing for pats and photos. Club Billabong members Jack and Henry love Billabong and come here all the time. Has your family joined the Club yet? It’s great value! https://www.billabongsanctuary.com.au/club-billabong/

25.01.2022 Need for Speed: A Big Billabong welcome to all the racing fans in town for the Supercars NTI Townsville SuperSprint 2020! If you’re staying in town to catch both events of this double-header, why not visit Billabong Sanctuary, and meet some of our speedy natives. You wouldn’t know it to look at her, but the chunky little wombat is actually among the fastest mammals on earth! They have been clocked at 40 km/hour and could outrun Usain Bolt in a sprint! Learn more funky facts about wombats and all our amazing animals every day from 9 till 2. See you soon! #goodtogo #townsvilleshines #supersprint #supercars

25.01.2022 Roving Rangers continue to delight visitors, bringing a variety of birds, mammals and reptiles to family groups, stopping for chats and pats. Young Amelia gently pats Skwimm, our tawny frogmouth. Watch for our other friendly natives each morning from 10:00 till the croc feeding show at 12:30. Great photo opportunities!

24.01.2022 John Rocks the Croc!! #townsvilleshines

24.01.2022 Meet the Dingoes! Every morning at 11:30 our rangers take Allira, King and Kalari for a stroll round the billabong, pausing along the way for pats and photos. As the park closes now at 2:00, we no longer present Dingo Experience, but rangers are happy to stop and chat and answer all your questions about these misunderstood apex predators. What would you like to know? #goodtogo #thesemomentsmatter #townsvilleshines #visitqueensland

24.01.2022 VOLUNTEER SNAPSHOT: Maddie is a chemistry major at JCU, who started volunteering with us about three months ago. She has since realized that her true passion is working with animals! Maddie now spends three days a week here, helping rangers with everything from cleaning enclosures to food prep. Watch for her during Roving Rangers or the croc feeding show, presenting reptiles for photo opportunities. We thank you Maddie, for the gift of your time. https://www.billabongsanctuary.com.au/volunteer-opportunit/

23.01.2022 Remembrance Day 2020

23.01.2022 Ranger Elyse is Taking Off!!

22.01.2022 Happy Hallowe’en from DownUnder to all the little spooks and gremlins out there. Have fun, and please Stay Sssafe! #happyhalloween

21.01.2022 Vale Caesar: We are sad to report that one of our oldest crocodiles, Caesar, has died aged 42

21.01.2022 He’s growing up fast! Look at this little fella sampling gum leaves-- he’s even giving the bark a try! He’ll soon learn to munch on only the tender green tips, just like his mum. Yes, it’s official-- Ruby’s joey is a little boy! We’re so excited that he’s spending more time out of the pouch these days. Watch for Puzzle’s little girl to come clambering out more often as well. TWO joeys at once-- a thrilling first for Billabong Sanctuary! Video by Ranger Jess... #goodtogo #thesemomentsmatter #townsvilleshines

21.01.2022 Ranger Jess, Skwimm and Jacko would like to advise their friends that ,starting tomorrow, we will be back to our normal schedule of wildlife interaction. This means that Roving Rangers will feature mainly reptiles, and interaction with our friendly birds will be offered during the Free Flight Bird Show at 1:00. Be sure to join us for some memorable photo opportunities! The best way to stay up to date with programme changes, or new animals and staff members is to Follow this Facebook page! Details of current programme is on the website here: https://www.billabongsanctuary.com.au/show-times/

21.01.2022 We all Smile at a Crocodile! Claire was visiting on an outing with her learning centre class, and Jodie was treating herself to her first ever visit ahead of her birthday tomorrow. Did you know that at the end of every croc feeding show, YOU can hold one of our juvenile crocodiles and smile for a photo! (Kids too!) No charge for this special moment. Happy Birthday for tomorrow, Jodie! #goodtogo #thesemomentsmatter #townsvilleshines

19.01.2022 Handle With Care: Gathering Crocodile Eggs!

19.01.2022 Baby Blueys for Sale!! SORRY-- SOLD OUT! Please scroll through the photos for details.......

19.01.2022 Happy Australian Fathers’ Day to all you hard-working dads and carers out there! Our Featured Father this year is Big Daddy Maluka. You’ll be hearing all about his very special offspring as we approach the school holidays. Watch this space! Meantime, why not treat dad to a picnic on the wild side. We have plenty of shaded picnic areas, and free gas barbecues if you want to bring in the esky. Blinky Bill’s Café serves a range of yummy meals, including fish and chips and homemade lasagne. Won’t you join us?

17.01.2022 Announcing a new programme for the Queensland school holidays! Please click through the photos for the full schedule or see the website :https://www.billabongsanctuary.com.au/show-times/

16.01.2022 Moving On. (again) Ranger Pio is off next week to seek new adventures

16.01.2022 We just passed another milestone: 14 000 Followers on our Facebook page! Thank you to all for keeping in touch with us. Following this page is the best way to stay up to date with everything that’s happening at Billabong Sanctuary. Always something new to see and do!

16.01.2022 Hunter celebrates his 12th birthday on the WILD SIDE! Does this look like fun? Click through the photos for more info..... http://bit.ly/childparty

16.01.2022 Krakatoa was spotted basking on the bank. Check him out!

14.01.2022 Still searching for the perfect gift for a special family? Annual membership in Club Billabong is the gift that keeps giving all year! Gift vouchers may be purchased at the front desk or by phoning 47 788 344. Check out all the benefits of Club membership here: https://www.billabongsanctuary.com.au/club-billabong/ Ho ho ho!!

13.01.2022 With the warmer weather, our estuarine crocs have more energy to pursue their food-- and they’re hungry! Snappy Tom lunges high out of the water to grab a chicken dinner from Ranger Damien. Don’t miss the spectacular croc feeding show, daily at 12:30 during the school holidays. Awesome!

13.01.2022 And she’s off..! Roxy the barking owl takes off during the afternoon free flight bird show, eager for her food reward when she reaches the ranger’s glove. Have you heard her give the characteristic ‘WOOP-woop’ cry, which gives this owl its name? Join us at 1:15, right after croc feeding, to meet Roxy as well as Freeze the curlew and Yasi the black kite. It’s an amazing show! #goodtogo #thesemomentsmatter #townsvilleshines #visitqueensland

13.01.2022 Thanks to our friends at ABC North Queensland for a further story about this year's croc nesting season.

11.01.2022 Throwback Thursday: The original site of Billabong Sanctuary was a bare cow paddock. Bob and Del Flemming planted thousands of trees and created the wildlife park you see today. To celebrate our 35th birthday, we've created a photo gallery in the shop, where you can trace the development of the park from the original ‘Field of Dreams’ to the award winning tourist attraction enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of visitors. Did you know? For 6 months the Flemmings lived in a tent on the banks of White’s Creek, with an outdoor shower and a dunny! Come see the pictures for yourself!

11.01.2022 Thank you to WIN News Townsville for posting news of such an exciting first for Billabong Sanctuary: two healthy koala joeys at the same time! As Tabatha mentioned, we will be holding a naming competition for these special little koalas-- it will be open to school-aged children during the holidays. Watch this page for details!

11.01.2022 Leapin’ Lizards! As you know, Sunday was the last day for our bird specialist Ranger Elyse. Just for fun, she ended the day with one final adventure: hand-feeding our magnificent perentie! One of the largest lizards on earth, the perentie is armed with long claws, sharp teeth, and a muscular whip-like tail. Not only that, they are mildly venomous! Elyse kept her cool and the perentie got a good feed. Good on ya, Elyse! We’ll miss you. Happy Trails.

10.01.2022 Some of the drivers in town for the Supercar races stopped by Billabong Sanctuary to meet some of our snappy natives. A big welcome to all the athletes and fans. Have a great weekend!

08.01.2022 It was wonderful to see so many families enjoying a day at Billabong Sanctuary over the weekend. During the school holidays we have expanded the popular Roving Rangers activity. Between 10 am and 12:30 pm you can get up close and personal with our friendly natives. Hunter gives Blossom the Possum a gentle pat. Her fur is so soft!

08.01.2022 Snakes Alive! Aryan is fascinated by Cornelius, one of the friendly reptiles featured during Roving Rangers at 12 noon. One of the few non-native animals here at Billabong, Cornelius is a corn snake, native to the southeastern United States. We keep him under a special permit. Rangers bring him out to show off his beautiful markings, but also as an opportunity to highlight the importance of maintaining strict controls over potentially invasive species in Australia.... #goodtogo #thesemomentsmatter #townsvilleshines

08.01.2022 Launching an Exciting New Daily Programme! We know how much you love our crocodiles, so we’re giving you even more opportunities to be amazed by the speed and power of these incredible reptiles. Every day we’ll feature your favourites in an hour-long show, starting with our newest resident: Krakatoa! Rangers have just started feeding him inside the enclosure, to lure him up onto the bank. At 5.1 metres, he’s the largest croc on mainland Queensland. Awesome! Moving on, we’ll invite up to 10 lucky visitors to have fun feeding the freshies (no charge) and we’ll be feeding our other enormous salties and maybe even the American alligators. Check out all the details on our website here: https://www.billabongsanctuary.com.au/show-times/ #townsvilleshines

07.01.2022 Come and check out our rapidly growing gators in their spacious new home. Thank you to our friends at 7NEWS Townsville for the great story!

07.01.2022 Welcome to all the boxing fans in town for the Horn vs Tszyu Superfight at Queensland Country Bank Stadium! After all that excitement, why not come down and chill out at Billabong Sanctuary. Meet some of our friendly natives including red and grey kangaroos, star pugilists of the animal world! Hand-feed kangaroos and pademelons in large walk-through enclosures. Get up close and personal with koalas, parrots, emus, dingoes, lizards, baby crocodiles and more....... Hope to see... you soon! #goodtogo #hornvstszyu #townsvilleshines

05.01.2022 September 26th is World Cassowary Day when we draw attention to the urgent need to protect this magnificent rainforest bird. Numbers are dwindling because of habitat loss, car strikes and dog attacks. Come visit our resident cassowaries, Yarrabah and Hope, to learn more. After the school holidays you’ll be able to hand-feed them once again! https://www.worldcassowaryday.org/

04.01.2022 What an a-MAZE-ing Competition Winner!!

03.01.2022 Magic Moments: Have you met our new scaly-breasted lorikeets- Ivy and Wattle? Bird Ranger Elyse Thomas has been bringing them out to meet families during Roving Rangers. They’re still a bit shy, but Wattle was happy to perch on Isaac’s shoulder. Tickles! #goodtogo #thesemomentsmatter #townsvilleshines

02.01.2022 Lizard Lounging: It’s not just our crocodiles out basking in the sun these days. Our magnificent perentie can be seen out sunning himself as soon as the air warms up. Did you Know? The perentie is the largest monitor lizard native to Australia-- it can grow up to 2.5 metres long and weigh up to 15 kg! This fella is getting close. Check him out in his enclosure, just past the echidnas-- glass viewing panels allow great photo opportunities! #goodtogo #thesemomentsmatter #townsvilleshines #visitqueensland

02.01.2022 Riding high! Tilda perches on Diglett, the bilby statue at the entrance to our Semi-Arid Desert display. We’re riding high his week: One of our young female bilbies has just been sent to Adelaide to be released into the wild in a predator-proof area--- another success in our captive breeding programme! #savethebilbies #goodtogo #thesemomentsmatter #townsvilleshines

02.01.2022 Thank you to 7NEWS Townsville sharing our wonderful news. We're so excited to have TWO koala joeys at the same time-- a first for us! The naming competition will be open to school-aged children during the holidays-- watch for details.

01.01.2022 Hi there! My name’s Buri. What’s yours? Tell you next week It’s been a bit of a wait to declare the winner of the competition to name our little girl joey-- because she lives in Toowoomba! But she’ll be coming up next week to claim her prize, and announce the winning name. Watch this space!

01.01.2022 MEDIA STARS: This little fella charmed the crew of 7NEWS Townsville , eager for a close-up shot! Watch for our adorable koala joeys in the local news media tonight and tomorrow. We are so excited to have TWO joeys for the first time ever! During the school holidays, we will be inviting kids to come up with names for them. Watch this space for details.

01.01.2022 FEATHERED FRIENDS: JCU graduate students Grace and Kathleen enjoyed meeting our scaly-breasted lorikeets, Ivy and Wattle. Every morning at 10:15 Roving Rangers showcase one of our friendly birds, pausing to greet visitors for a chat and a photo opportunity. It might also be a tawny frogmouth, an eclectus parrot or a blue and gold macaw. Have you met them all yet?