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Aussie Animal Adventures Map out your Thank you for visiting Enhance your Your visit today helps us continue our work fighting EDUCATION MAP students’ experience day’s pit stops wildlife extinction. To help us carry on protecting local and international wildlife and providing the Feature shows best care to the animals across our three Zoos, Your day at a glance visit zoo.org.au/donate Arrive at Healesville Sanctuary. Our education team will meet you on arrival, 10.15am help you check in and answer any #HealesvilleSanctuary questions you have about your day. Enjoy your introduction at Fighting Tales from Platypus Creek Spirits of the Sky @ZoosVictoria 11.15am 12.00pm & 2.30pm 10.30am Extinction Headquarters. Coffee is Sign up to our e-news to stay up-to-date with news, available further up this path! events and special offers at zoo.org.au/enews Need a good lunch spot? Explore the Sanctuary in small groups, 11.00am – visit Keeper Talks and meet educators 12.00pm along the way. 12.00 – Spirits of the Sky Show 12.20pm Koala Picnic Area Robert Eadie Pavillion Continue to explore the Sanctuary in 12.30 – small groups, visit Keeper Talks and meet 1.45pm educators along the way. 1.45 – An educator will meet you at the exit to 2.00pm celebrate your learning. Reptile Picnic Area Fighting Extinction Headquarters Need some support as you move Need some down time? around independently? Why not use our teacher and parent helper resources to assist your students’ investigations. See our website Aussie animal zoo.org.au/healesville or ask an educator. Relax at one of our nature play areas Big question Where are the toilets? adventures How can you be a hero to help save wildlife? Get the most out of your day at Healesville Sanctuary Got feedback? Let us know your thoughts at [email protected] Strike a pose! Visit zoo.org.au or call 1300 966 784 Wominjeka Look out for our Extinction Fighter Superheroes along the way. Perform the Wominjeka means ‘welcome‘ in the language of the action and take a photo as evidence. To the left of Harvest Café Reptile Picnic Ground Printed sustainably Wurundjeri people, the traditional owners of this land. Map Key Daily presentations Activations Toilet Australian Wildlife Land of Parrots Health Centre 10.30am – 3.30pm Baby change 11am & 1.45pm Future Vets Fighting Extinction Species Wombats Accessible toilet 9am – 4pm 11am Kooaburras elete Use this icon to visit some Inside the Australian oneeater of the 27 native threatened Meet at the Wombat exhibit Changing Places toilet Wobats Wildlife Health Centre. ri irs Tasanian species that we are helping near Tasmanian Devils. eils to save. Fighting Extinction Food & drink Tasmanian Devils Headquarters 11.30am 10am – 4pm BBQ area Pelicans rushtaile Kangaroos Pouch House ocallabies Fast Track Picnic area 11.30am 9am – 4.30pm eabeater’s Spirits o the S arn ls Meet at Red Kangaroos, Inside Kangaroo Country. Possus Birds of prey & inside Kangaroo Country. Sanctuary Shop parrot feature show Animals of oannas the Night ountain Lyrebirds Drinking water Pgpossus 11.30am Education areas key Corroboree Frog Inside the RACV Nature Play Eastern arre First aid Woolan Lyrebird Aviary. Reptile anicoot rebir Ecosystems / Alert a staff member if you irs Picnic Area Aiar require first aid. Platypus Habitats Area Spotte Tales ro Tree Frogs 11.15am Tank Talk Platpus ree Flight rena Lifecycles Area Eus Pavilion Meet in Tales from Main Track Reptile Administration Pavilion Café eptiles Platypus Creek. Approx. 1.2 kilometres Limited late entry. Indigenous Culture Area Worl uthega Woodlands Track 800 metres o the Platpus Sins Koalas Nature Play Area Coranderrk Dingo Country rolgas Dreaming 1.45pm k Under Cover Eating Area Heritage e Meet on the boardwalk re Wetlands Track 320 metres Shelter C in Koala Forest. Australian Wildlife an of rrk Large Gathering / de Fast Track to Flight Arena Health Centre Parrots an Wildlife Hospital or Wetlands Dingoes Lunch Area C Sans 3.30pm Wildlife Hospital Track e eabeater’s Mason’s Future Vets Possus Hut Plus, look out for dingoes Platypus Track ongnose angaroos Play Space Potoroo on their daily walk. Treeangaroos k c Wurundjeri Walk a oal angaroo r KOAL FEST ingoes T Spoonbills slan t Koala Forest– s angaroos Pouch a Kangaroo Country Para House F oerbir Feature show Echinas Wurundjeri Wallabies Walk KANGAROO OUTRY Fighting Extinction Wuruneri ulture Spirits of the Sky The Sanctuary is smoke-free. Robert Eadie Headquarters Visit Wurundjeri Walk and 12.00pm & 2.30pm Your ticket can be used as a pass-out. Pavilion learn about local Aboriginal Bunjil Koala history and culture. Please arrive early. Help us meet our zero waste to landfill Nature Play Picnic Area target by taking your rubbish home. Picnic Area Eus Safety at the Sanctuary In the interests of visitor and animal Fighting Extinction Aiar ool onservation Candlebark Café safety, please keep to the pathways, stay Brolga Room Sanctuary Public Transport behind the safety barriers Function Centre Harvest Café assoar Sanctuary Shop Bus 685: Lilydale – Healesville Admission and do not feed the animals or Parents via Lilydale Station, Coldstream, Yarra Glen & Tickets free-roaming birds. Room (Mon–Fri to Healesville, Sat–Sun extends to Echinas Healesville Sanctuary) Animals may be off display for short periods Echinas Bus 686: Healesville – Badger Creek so we can care for them and their exhibits. (Mon-Fri only) Some exhibits are closed from 4.30pm. Main Entr Please note: Information provided and times Koalas & Exit specified may be subject to change. To Healesville 685 686 Carpark & Buses.
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