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Old 08-12-2007, 10:20 PM   #1
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wonderin if anyone has ever been to australia zoo, otherwise known as the crocodile hunters zoo. went there 2 weeks back on my honeymoon, bloody awesome, best wildlife/zoo/animal park i have seen.

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Old 08-12-2007, 10:21 PM   #2
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Always wanted to go but felt so bad when Steve died...hope to go there next year when we travel for 12months! Congrats on the wedding!!
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Old 08-12-2007, 10:27 PM   #3
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went a few months ago was awesome great experience before going thought was a bit expensive but after going thought was totally worth it.
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Old 08-12-2007, 10:37 PM   #4
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It's good so long as you stay away from the food and tacky merchandise area.
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Old 08-12-2007, 10:48 PM   #5
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Old 08-12-2007, 10:53 PM   #6
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went a few months ago was awesome great experience before going thought was a bit expensive but after going thought was totally worth it.
It's a much cheaper day than getting into the theme parks on the south coast (well, it was 2 yrs ago!)

Well worth it, in my opinion...
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Old 08-12-2007, 10:55 PM   #7
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Old 08-12-2007, 11:02 PM   #8
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Awesome place, , been there 2 times, and every time its better. Spotless and clean, and the animals are good.

Not cheap to get in, but the company I work for is a major sponsor so we get a few tickets now and then.

I was really impressed.

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EH? What happened to your 'room service' job at Twinnies?
lol, I felt like knocking out the Front Office Manager, was a good time to leave, then went up the road to Surfair, and I felt like knocking out every drunken idiot I saw, now its the Zoo for me. Good hours, great place to work, and its pretty damn cool!
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Well if you work there...how about a free pass in April!!

lol, can only get them for myself at the moment, only been there 3 weeks!
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Old 08-12-2007, 11:21 PM   #12
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lol, can only get them for myself at the moment, only been there 3 weeks!
Well in April...It would have been close to 6 months....
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Old 08-12-2007, 11:36 PM   #13
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My SO and son had a pic taken with the constrictor, had asked for it one size, when my SO went up to collect it from the counter, and some dude raced past to get his first. The lady behind the counter watched it but said nothing. He had ordered the larger pic, he got our size, we got his.

Yeah, I like the place....
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Old 08-12-2007, 11:44 PM   #14
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i visited the zoo about 3 or 4 years ago and it was great then. we spent a full day there easy.
i know that they have added a whole lot of stuff since then.when we were there they were just building the wombat house,
must get back for another look.
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Old 09-12-2007, 12:31 AM   #15
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My sis went there today, or is goin there tomorrow.

Hopefully she will enjoy herself
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Old 09-12-2007, 12:45 AM   #16
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I go there heaps... I kinda take it for granted, and you guys are stoked about it, funny really :P
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Old 09-12-2007, 12:53 AM   #17
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I go there heaps... I kinda take it for granted, and you guys are stoked about it, funny really :P
Why do you go there really?? You provide pet food??
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Old 09-12-2007, 03:12 AM   #18
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I live not far away, the price has put me off... A friend who worked there was going to get me tickets, but it never eventuated before she left.
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Old 09-12-2007, 07:01 AM   #19
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I was on holidays a while back, and went to theme parks, whale watching, deep sea fishing, a heap of stuff, and my favourite thing was Australia Zoo. I could not believe how well maintained everything was, there was barely a leaf out of place, and all the animals looked happy to be there,
The staff were also all smiling, whatever they were doing.
I thought the price was a little steep, but when you think there are over 500 employees there, and the amount of animals, it seemed like a quite appropriate price.
They are also Sunny coasts largest employer if I remember correctly.
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Old 09-12-2007, 10:58 AM   #20
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Went there couple years ago, i loved it and so did the missus and eldest. Gotta go again now so the new bub can experience it.

Barge, do they still let defence force members in for free and discount for their family? I was blown away by that when i got there, fantastic.
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Old 09-12-2007, 11:13 AM   #21
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Old 09-12-2007, 11:43 AM   #22
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Yes go there for sure .I ve been there 2 times saw Steve both times,it is the cleanest, neatest, most well planed park in this country,the only place in australia that could compare in quality to american parks like disney world or busch gardens.
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Old 09-12-2007, 11:54 AM   #23
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Awesome Zoo went there back in September this year, was well looked after due to working for Virgin Blue, very well set out family freindly plenety to see and do, would go back anytime.
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Old 09-12-2007, 12:20 PM   #24
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It's the best I've been to. Missus got to hold a Koala, so she was stoked!
Didn't get to see Steve, he was filming a show.

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Old 09-12-2007, 12:45 PM   #25
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Well if you work there...how about a free pass in April!!
You dont need a free pass, just go in the back way...

Take no notice of the TIGERS sign they're just big pussycats
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Old 09-12-2007, 04:20 PM   #26
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Yeah i went there about 3 wks ago, i moved to QLD about 3mths ago. Its not bad, i loved the tigers they had a couple of handlers swimming with them it was awesome, they were only young too which was even better (the tigers that is). Everywhere you walk there are little lizards walking everywhere there was even some kind of making a nest on the foot path. It take a fair while as there is a lot of walking although you can use the shuttle thing
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You dont need a free pass, just go in the back way...

Take no notice of the TIGERS sign they're just big pussycats
same with the croc's!!
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got a good friend from school, works in the tiger merchandise area, her names claire, tell her thommo said gday.
looks like an awesome place to earn a crust
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Old 09-12-2007, 05:34 PM   #29
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same with the croc's!!
Thats silly... Crocks dont look like pussycats.

They look like (big) Lizards

Anyway 84RGE I would have thought the wildlife would be enough security there :
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Anyway 84RGE I would have thought the wildlife would be enough security there :
haha so true, and i thought it was bad enough, now i have to deal with This Lot Coming through the gates!

BFYOOT, I dont get too see regular staff all the time, but ill be in there with family soon so ill hunt her down ;)
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