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…
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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…
Ploddy pays homage to the Mariners
The first thing motorists see when approaching the Gosford turn-off on the M1 is the Australian Reptile Park’s Ploddy the dinosaur, looking out over the hillside to welcome visitors from…
Kevin the koala sets female hearts a-flutter
A charming and handsome new addition to the Australian Reptile Park’s koala population has sparked a flurry of excitement among the female koalas. Kevin brings new genetic diversity to the…
Exciting news on World Turtle Day
Aussie Ark and the Australian Reptile Park have announced the first ever mating within their population of critically endangered Manning River turtles. Appropriately, the announcement came on May 23, World…
Echidnas get the health all-clear
The Australian Reptile Park’s short-beaked echidnas have had their yearly health check-up at Somersby Animal Hospital, with the team from the Animal Eye Clinic also on hand to perform an…
Freshwater croc found in Umina backyard
A freshwater crocodile was found in the backyard of a Umina Beach home on Sunday afternoon, April 30. The homeowner immediately contacted the Australian Reptile Park and keepers were dispatched…
100th koala born at reptile park
The Australian Reptile Park is celebrating the birth of the 100th koala at the Park, with tiny flutters coming from the pouch of mumma koala Ash. The new arrival is…
Komodo dragons turn one
It was a big day at The Australian Reptile Park on April 6, when three baby Komodo dragons celebrated turning one, along with Head of Reptiles Jake Meney, who hand-raised…
Help name these baby gators
The crack of eggs was heard at the Australian Reptile Park early on Easter Monday, but they weren’t of the chocolate variety. The Easter surprise came in the form of…
Cheeky Tasmanian Devil joeys go on display
After becoming an internet sensation in October last year, the 11-month-old cheeky Tasmanian devil duo, Vegemite and Toast are set to be on display in the Tasmanian Devil exhibit at…
The Weekly News podcast 5@5
Central Coast Newspapers weekly news podcast 5@5. In the bulletin this week: Labor surfs a red wave across the coastCouncil lowers its sightsA good funnel web storyYoung Ninja off to…
Funnel-web bite survivor says thanks to reptile park team
When 19-year-old Ollie Kay of Hornsby was bitten by a funnel-web spider earlier this year, it was antivenom produced through the Australian Reptile Park’s milking program which saved his life….
New venom milking facility on its way
The Australian Reptile Park’s new venom milking facility is well and truly underway, with Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast Adam Crouch breaking ground for the start of construction. The…
Koala love in the air on Valentine’s Day
Love was truly in the air at the Australian Reptile Park on Valentine’s Day, February 14, as Elsa the world-famous koala discovered she had a secret admirer. Gundy the koala…