Educational, amazing wildlife sanctuary that focuses on wellbeing and rehabilitation. The best kind of place you experience animals!

We had the private night experience for feeding time... which was informative, fun and fascinating. The sanctuary is respectful of the animals. The enclosures are as natural as possible, with tones of enrichment and hiding spaces so the animals are not "displayed" or "presented" to the human visitors.

The night experience times in with the wildlife's natural waking hours as most are nocturnal. So they come out of their own accord as the timing of this syncs in with their natural feeding time with their guardians in the sanctuary. As guests, we were given clear explanations on how to engage with each animal.

It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and for a great cause! Proceeds go to continuing the work of rescuing, not acquiring animals. And the focus is on rehabilitation, so the sanctuary acts as an animal hospital to return wildlife to the wild.

It's not a zoo where animals are on display or perform for humans. This is such a vital distinction and so important for that public to understand.

Our human guide, Mark, was a warm, knowledgeable and fantastic guide. You can tell the staff love and respect the animals here. They see themselves as guardians and custodians and I have such respect for their mandate.

Highlights include the 2 echidnas who were suprisingly, the most expressive and delightful animals. Madge, the gentle young wombat (yet hopeful of her personality change for "the turning" when she's older so she can be released). The oldest cockatoo, Fred, whose rambunctious and loud personality rivals any flamboyant diva. Kelly, the queenly Tasmanian Devil who lay, relaxed and unaffected on her lounge of native grass as we cooed to her and waved, clearly used to the attention of an adoring public. And Thor and Odin, the pair of Tassie Devil brothers, who true to form, demonstrated the full range of brotherly love by snuggling, arguing, fighting, and then shuffling together again peacefully all in the space of 8 minutes.

Meeting each animal, we realised how much personality each of them had, how unique each individual is.... And how we should protect and respect them.

Although we were up close with the animals, we were constantly giuded how to engage with them, taught their lifecycles, how to respect them, to maintain boundaries and to allow them to come to us only if they wanted to. An excellent lesson in wildlife, how to engage, care for and respect our animal friends.

Thoroughly recommend to any local, interstate or overseas visitors.