A few special Coast visitors to Parliament
It’s not often that a snake and two Tasmanian Devil joeys descend on Federal Parliament, but that’s what happened recently when a few visitors from the Australian Reptile Park decided…
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Ploddy decked out to honour fallen police
Commuters on the M1 will notice the Australian Reptile Park’s dinosaur mascot Ploddy sporting a new paint job in the lead-up to National Police Remembrance Day on September 29. Officers…
Faulkner home is the Devils’ playground
The Australian Reptile Park has joined forces with sister organisation Aussie Ark to foster two Tasmanian Devil joeys being cared for by Managing Director Tim Faulkner and his family. Brother-and…
Australian Reptile Park turns 75
The Australian Reptile Park is gearing up to celebrate its 75th birthday during the September school holidays from September 23 to October 8. The Park first opened in 1958 at…
Four new joeys make an appearance
The Australian Reptile Park’s koala conservation breeding program has had another big year, with four new bundles of joy making an appearance. Affectionately known as the Fluffy Foursome, the four…
Mild weather sees early start to snake season
The Australian Reptile Park has issued an urgent warning for residents to be on the lookout for venomous snakes with temperatures rising after recent rainfall – the perfect environment for…
On the run to fight Motor Neurone Disease
A group of Central Coast friends is set to embark on a massive 200km run to help raise awareness and $50,000 for Motor Neurone Disease. It will be the second…
Health all-clear for Jockey the python
Transporting a three-metre long snake is no easy feat, but the staff at the Australian Reptile Park managed it when they took the park’s massive male Burmese python, Jockey, to…
Passion for snakes dictates Dylan’s career path
Most kids dream of becoming firefighters or doctors, but for Dylan Wallis, his passion lies with snakes. From a young age, Wallis has been captivated by the slithering creatures and…
That’s a lot of venom!
School holiday visitors were surprised to witness a deadly and dangerous event at The Australian Reptile Park when the Venom Milk Off was held recently to coincide with World Snake…
Playdate with a difference
It was a playdate with a difference when two adopted wallaby joeys from the Australian Reptile Park and Aussie Ark met up recently. The meeting was engineered by Reptile Park…
Stunning new exhibit houses unique reptile
The Australian Reptile Park has unveiled its latest-new exhibit, housing the world’s most unique reptile – the Tuatara. In August last year, three female Tuatara, considered living dinosaurs, arrived in…
Dive into croc pool yields unexpected bounty
Operations Manager Billy Collett is used to facing unexpected duties at the Australian Reptile Park. But a deep dive into the saltwater crocodile enclosure wasn’t quite what he was expecting…
Collett sets high benchmark in snake milking
The Australian Reptile Park has just smashed the record of the most venomous terrestrial snakes milked in one day, since the inception of the venom program. Park staff dedicate their…
Tay-Tay and Swifty make an entrance
The Australian Reptile Park has had a bumper year of new arrivals this year, with two eastern grey kangaroo joeys, named TayTay and Swifty, being the latest bouncing bundles of…
A salute to Hayley on World Ranger Day
The Australian Reptile Park shone a light on its koala whisperer Hayley Shute on World Female Ranger Day on June 23. Shute, who is Life Sciences Manager at the Park…
Deadly and dangerous at the reptile park
Visitors to the Australian Reptile Park at Somersby during the July school holidays can experience some of Australia’s scariest creatures with the Deadly and Dangerous series. The popular series will…
100th koala born at reptile park
This year’s breeding season at the Australian Reptile Park has produced the Park’s 100th koala. The male koala emerged from the pouch of mum Ash to say hello to the…
Little Matilda thriving at reptile park
After a rocky start to life, the Australian Reptile Park’s newest little addition, Matilda the yellow-footed rock wallaby joey, has grown in leaps and bounds over the past month. Matilda…
Gator health checks a daunting task
Doing health checks on more than 40 alligators is not a job for the faint-hearted, but keepers at the Australian Reptile Park recently undertook the dangerous and mammoth task of…