A dad at 71?
Staff at the Australian Reptile Park are excited at the thought of hearing the patter of tiny tortoise feet, with Hugo the Galapagos tortoise likely to become a dad at…
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Elsa the koala has her first joey
The Australian Reptile Park’s world famous koala, Elsa, has had her first joey emerge from the pouch. The fluffy bundle of joy is the first to emerge from the pouch…
Baby dragons given free bill of health
Daenerys the Komodo dragon is one proud mumma, after her three newly hatched babies passed their first health check with flying colours last week. The lizards hatched at the Australian…
Reptile Park goes deadly and dangerous
The Australian Reptile Park is bringing back its popular Deadly & Dangerous show series during the July school holidays (July 2-17), educating guests about Australia and the world’s most dangerous…
$580k pledge for Reptile Park venom production facility
The Federal Government has pledged $580,000 to help build a venom production facility at The Australian Reptile Park if re-elected on May 21. Federal Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, said…
Reptile Park’s April Fool’s Day joke
The Australian Reptile Park’s social media lit up on April 1 when an April Fool’s Day joke went viral. “In a dangerous and deadly world-first, the Australian Reptile Park is…
Funnel web sightings on the rise
Weather conditions on the Coast have led to an increase in sightings of funnel-webs.
Coast businesses shine at NSW Tourism Awards
Three Central Coast organisations have had major wins at the 2021 NSW Tourism Awards. The Australian Reptile Park took out the silver award for Major Tourist Attraction, IBIS Styles at…
Whiplash breaks his own venom record
Whiplash the coastal taipan has broken his own record for producing the most raw venom from a single yield at the Australian Reptile Park. The Park is renowned for its…
Reptile Park pulls ‘Koalas to your room’ offer after public campaign
The Australian Reptile Park at Somersby has withdrawn an exclusive ‘koalas to your room’ program that offered hotel guests a visit from a koala for a cool $2,200 an hour….
Dinosaurs return
The dinosaurs are back at The Australian Reptile Park – and this year the popular Jurassic Zoo school holiday promotion will be bigger and better than ever. A Tyrannosaurs Rex,…
Reptile Park named state ‘Business of the Year’
The Australian Reptile Park at Somersby has been named NSW Business of the Year by the state’s peak business organisation, Business NSW. Park Director, Liz Gabriel, said the announcement, made…
More mega spiders needed
Due to the recent wet and humid weather, funnel web spiders have been thriving, and the Australian Reptile Park is encouraging members of the community to safely catch them for…
The weekly news 5@5
This is CCN’s weekly news 5@5, November 5, 2021. The Central Coast is once again shaping up as a federal election battle ground, with Federal Environment Minister Susan Ley and…
$850,000 funding for new Conservation Ark
Giant Barred Frogs, Manning River Helmeted Turtles and Stuttering Frogs will be the first tenants at Conservation Ark, a new conservation and recovery facility for endangered wildlife which was officially…
Young Kanye sent to the naughty corner
You know your behaviour needs attention when you have to be removed from a lagoon of fellow alligators. Young rogue male alligator Kanye has been taken from the alligator enclosure…
Pay it forward scheme gives $500,000
The Australian Reptile Park’s Pay Discover Forward scheme is paving the way for kids in need and their families to enjoy a day at the facility now that COVID-19 restrictions…
$500,000 paid forward for children’s charities
Staff (and animals) at the Australian Reptile Park are celebrating reopening to visitors this week after a four-month COVID lockdown. During lockdown, staff were kept busy with tending to animals,…
Video of joey’s first steps goes viral
A video of one of the Australian Reptile Park’s newest arrivals has gone viral, attracting more than 250,000 views in two days. The first hops of Jumping Jack the eastern…
Alligator arrivals looking for love – loudly
If you happen to have heard loud bellows issuing forth from the Australian Reptile Park in recent weeks, don’t be alarmed. The Park’s contingent of 20 huge male American alligators…