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Taronga Zoo wants to revive its cable car. Locals say it will ‘scar’ harbour views

Taronga Zoo wants to revive its cable car. Locals say it will ‘scar’ harbour views

The Mosman zoo wants to build a new “Sky Safari” to replace the original cable car, which was retired last year.

  • by Megan Gorrey

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Her parents are two of our most famous actors, but Charlotte’s career wasn’t a given

Her parents are two of our most famous actors, but Charlotte’s career wasn’t a given

“I was such a shy child and acting was the last thing I thought I would do,” says the 27-year-old daughter of Judy Davis and Colin Friels.

  • by Jane Rocca
‘Words can’t describe’: Puggle magic in Royal National Park after 50 years

‘Words can’t describe’: Puggle magic in Royal National Park after 50 years

Ten platypuses were released into Australia’s oldest national park, just south of Sydney, last May. The animals are thriving and at least one puggle was born last spring.

  • by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Chocolate boxes, chip tubes and birthday gifts with an illegal animal twist

Chocolate boxes, chip tubes and birthday gifts with an illegal animal twist

It might look like an innocent postal package containing a birthday card and a can of potato chips. But inside the tube, stuffed in a sock, is a native Australian lizard.

  • by Laura Chung
Free harbour vantage points for New Year’s fireworks released

Free harbour vantage points for New Year’s fireworks released

Minns government says it has brought an end to user fee charges for Sydney’s world-famous fireworks’ display.

  • by Linda Morris
Fancy looking after a five-tonne elephant?

Fancy looking after a five-tonne elephant?

Vet nurses are playing a key role in caring for our native wildlife – great and small.

  • by Sue White
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Cardboard ‘rocketships’: How NSW plans to prevent another billion wildlife deaths

Cardboard ‘rocketships’: How NSW plans to prevent another billion wildlife deaths

Ten thousand habitat pods, 80,000 firefighters and 5000 trained vets are part of NSW’s plan to save wildlife ahead of the next bushfire season.

  • by Laura Chung and Angus Dalton
How a feisty turtle named Seven Hook is revealing the secrets of Sydney’s underwater nurseries

How a feisty turtle named Seven Hook is revealing the secrets of Sydney’s underwater nurseries

Young turtles are feasting on delicacies in the city’s waterways and spending a surprising amount of time alongside humans.

  • by Angus Dalton
Your A-Z guide to Vivid, plus the best of winter in Sydney

Your A-Z guide to Vivid, plus the best of winter in Sydney

From the White Lotus’ Jennifer Coolidge to John Olsen on the Opera House sails, plus cabaret, moonlight kayaking and 12 nights of music, this is Vivid 2023.

  • by Lenny Ann Low
Taronga Zoo CCTV footage reveals details of lion escape

Taronga Zoo CCTV footage reveals details of lion escape

Two lions can be seen skirting the fence of their enclosure just metres from a back-of-house access road at Taronga Zoo in new footage that details how five lions escaped on November 2.

  • by Catherine Naylor
‘Together they make a fantastic pair’: Dingo pups take up residence at Taronga

‘Together they make a fantastic pair’: Dingo pups take up residence at Taronga

Two five-month-old dingo pups, Kep Kep and Warada, are the newest residents at Taronga Zoo - and their keepers say they are as friendly as they look.

  • by James Lemon

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