The Australian Reptile Park is set to recommence its highly sought-after zookeeper volunteer program. The opportunity is designed to serve as a stepping stone for passionate TAFE students currently enrolled…
The Australian Reptile Park is gearing up for a Wild Aussie Weekend in celebration of Australia Day from Friday, January 26, to Sunday, January 28. To kick off the festivities…
In an action-packed morning on January 16, keepers at the Australian Reptile Park undertook the deadly and mammoth task of catching their three largest, and most dangerous male alligators for…
Tasmanian Devils Vegemite and Toast have left the Australian Reptile Park to go to their new home at Aussie Ark, where they will join the breeding program. The 21-month-old sisters…
In mid-2023 four adorable Tasmanian devil joeys joined the Australian Reptile Park family and have now taken their place in the Park’s Tasmanian Devil exhibit. Bred at the Park’s sister…
The Australian Reptile Park has recorded its millionth snake milking since the inception of its lifesaving venom program. Since the 1950s, venom keepers have risked their lives daily to handle…
The Australian Reptile Park has received the biggest male funnel web spider ever donated to its antivenom program as rainy humid weather sees a spike in sightings of the dangerous…
Perhaps the world’s most famous reptile, Elvis the crocodile celebrated his 58th birthday at the Australian Reptile Park on January 2. Visitors were amazed at the reptile’s strength when keepers…
An unexpected bond has blossomed between the Australian Reptile Park’s two newest joeys, Albert the koala joey and Wilbur the wombat joey. Despite being different species, the adorable animals have…
Keepers at the Australian Reptile Park undertook a highly dangerous alligator nest raid in the alligator lagoon on Christmas Day. Home to over 40 adult American alligators, the process is…
While Santa’s little helpers back at the North Pole are kept busy building toys and wrapping presents for the big day, Santa has flown across the world to take on…
Aussie Ark’s Conservation Ark facility, located on the grounds of the Australian Reptile Park at Somersby, has announced the successful laying of a batch endangered Manning River Turtles. The facility…
The dinosaurs will be back at the Australian Reptile Park from Boxing Day to January 28. Back by popular demand, the dinosaur stars of Jurassic Zoo, the Park’s beloved event,…
Visitors can now see a King Cobra in the Lost World of Reptiles at the Australian Reptile Park. He is one of a mating pair of King Cobras to arrive…
Australian Reptile Park Mammals and Birds Keeper, Seleena de Gelder, has had her hands full as the surrogate mother to an eight-month-old wombat joey. Caring for a wombat joey for…
With an early summer heatwave sweeping through the Greater Sydney region, keepers at the Australian Reptile Park are working hard to ensure their animals stay cool. With temperatures soaring to…
For six months Australian Reptile Park’s Mammals Keeper Seleena De Gelder had her hands full hand-raising a tiny yellow-footed rock-wallaby, affectionately named Matilda. Now the Park is excited to announce…
Three months ago, the Australian Reptile Park’s own “koala whisperer”, Life Sciences Manager Hayley Shute, took on the role of surrogate mother to the tiniest koala joey ever hand-raised at…
Three Central Coast businesses have taken gold in their categories at the prestigious NSW Tourism Awards for 2023. Held on November 8 at the White Bay Cruise Terminal Sydney, the…
In a video not for the fainthearted, the Australian Reptile Park has released extraordinarily rare footage capturing the opening of an egg sac, containing more than 100 Sydney funnel-web spiderlings…