Go wild these school holidays and join our Keeper Club!
Our school holiday program runs in January and is a great hands-on program for young wildlife lovers.
Gift Vouchers
A great gift for animal lovers big and small.
Come and visit Melbourne’s award-winning wildlife park and get an up-close look at Australia’s amazing animals.
Explore our bush-land while feeding kangaroos and wallabies, petting friendly koalas and enjoying encounters with colourful birds, reptiles, dingoes and many other animals including endangered species.
More than 70 Australian species are waiting to meet you.
Be a Keeper for a Day! (Or half a day)
Experience the day-to-day operations of a wildlife park.
Come behind the scenes and get hands-on experience of what it’s like to work as a wildlife keeper as you join them in their day-to-day duties. Your day, or half day, includes making animal enrichment, feeding and preparing meals for the animals and exhibit maintenance.
You will get to see our animals up close, learn from our keepers about their jobs and see the secret life of our Sanctuary.
What’s On Today
Keeper Talks and Conservation in Action Show
10:00am - 4:00pm - Touch Table ActivityOur younger guests can take part in some hands-on activities including matching feathers, eggs and poos to their animals.
10:30am - Wombat Keeper TalkWe have two species of wombat at Moonlit Sanctuary; the common wombat and the southern hairy-nosed wombat. Their keeper will explain the differences and some surprising facts about these unusual animals.
11:00am - Python PresentationDon’t miss the snake presentation to learn about the life and habits of Moonlit Sanctuary’s friendly pythons. See these impressive reptiles up close safely, with an experienced and knowledgeable keeper to answer all your questions.
11:00am - Enrichment WorkshopLearn what enrichment is and how you can make it at home for your pets and backyard wildlife.
11:30am - Animal Training SessionJoin our animal trainers at the Show Arena and discover their clever techniques to train our animals for the Conservation in Action show.
12:00pm - Koala Keeper TalkGet to know more about these furry little eucalyptus munchers in this keeper talk. You can’t help but be fascinated by the amazing habits of our lovable Aussie icons.
12:30pm - Dingo Keeper TalkMeet our keepers at the dingo enclosure and learn the story of the dingo in Australia.
1:00pm - Kookaburra PresentationHave a laugh with our kookaburras and discover some interesting facts about these Aussie icons.
1:00pm - Enrichment WorkshopLearn what enrichment is and how you can make it at home for your pets and backyard wildlife.
- 1:30pm - Python PresentationDon’t miss the snake presentation to learn about the life and habits of Moonlit Sanctuary’s friendly pythons. See these impressive reptiles up close safely, with an experienced and knowledgeable keeper to answer all your questions.
- 2:00pm- Koala Keeper TalkGet to know more about these furry little eucalyptus munchers in this keeper talk. You can’t help but be fascinated by the amazing habits of our lovable Aussie icons.
2:20pm - Conservation in Action ShowLearn about how you can help conserve our native wildlife as you watch their clever antics in this 20 minute display.Don’t be late for this insightful and entertaining wildlife show, as the gates shut promptly at 2:30pm.
2:30pm - Meet the KeeperA unique opportunity to get to chat to the staff and meet some cute critters.
3:00pm - Cockatoo Keeper TalkGet an insight into the lives of our clever and very cheeky cockatoos in this keeper talk.
3:30pm - Tasmanian Devil Keeper TalkTasmanian Devils are critically endangered in the wild. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet our Tasmanian devil to learn more about their plight and what is being done to help them.
- 3:30pm - Enrichment WorkshopLearn what enrichment is and how you can make it at home for your pets and backyard wildlife.
4:00pm - Wombat TrainingDiscover how our keepers train Mary the wombat to follow their directions, which helps them keep her in the best of health.
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