Featherdale Wildlife Park: Photo gallery of Doonside attraction

From locals to luminaries, it seems most of us have paid a visit to Featherdale Wildlife Park. See if you are featured in our massive photo gallery here.

Ted Mathews and Mark Savage at Featherdale Wildlife Park on April 27, 2000. Picture: Jason Lindsay

From locals to luminaries, it seems most of us have paid a visit to Featherdale Wildlife Park at Doonside. The western Sydney landmark opened its doors in 1972 and has been a favourite attraction with everyone from families to celebrities. See if you are in our photos.

Tilly and Barney Sheargold with their cousin Dominic Byrne at Featherdale Wildlife Park on January 17, 2006. Picture: Mike Szabath

Grant Skinner cradles wombat Buddy on February 9, 2000. Picture: Jason Lindsay

Japanese tourist Masami Takahashi with koala "Billy" in August 1995.

Melissa and Leonie of Luxfer Gas Cylinders on March 1, 2000. Picture: Darren Edwards

Featherdale’s creatures visit the Sydney Olympics’ athletes village on October 24, 2000. Margita Prokeinova from Slovakia meets a wallaby. Picture: john Appleyard

Lisa Christie with Snowy a rare albino Kookaburra which only takes place one in every 100,000 births Picture: Charlie Steell

Michael Randy Featherdale Wildlife Park with Odette on October 19, 2001.

Hannah and Ben West, 12 and 14, on January 21, 2003. Picture: Marc McCormack

Blacktown Mayor Alan Pendleton with a dingo at Featherdale Wildlife Park on January 17, 2003. Picture: Ann Moran

Andrew Krezevic, 12, with a furry friend on January 22, 2003. Picture: Marc McCormack

Work Experience student Lauren Elliott during work experience on June 5, 2003. Picture: Ann Moran

Robert Houlihan with Marg on September 7, 1994.

Youngsters get friendly with a kangaroo in June 2003.

Cherie Watkins and furry friend on July 15, 2003. Picture: Armen Deushian

Ian Gillespie with some young friends during a visit to Featherdale Wildlife Park on September 9, 2003.

Grant Denyer of Channel 7 Sunrise on December 18, 2003. Picture: Ann Moran

Bethany Buhagiar and her dad on Australia Day, 2004. Picture: Ann Moran

Mark Thomas getting ready for retirement from Featherdale on July 14, 2004. Picture: Ann Moran

Harley Gordon, 3, and Connor McColl, 3, at Featherdale Wildlife Park on September 23, 2004. Picture: Kristi Miller

Seven young people from African backgrounds got up close and personal with a koala on January 25, 2005.

Singer Kelly Osbourne meets Samson the koala and handler Renee at her hotel room in Sydney. Samson came from Featherdale Wildlife Park to visit Osbourne as one of her longstanding wishes.

Rebecca O`Connor of Bligh Park at Featherdale on April 12, 2005. Picture: Jeff Darmanin

Park keeper Josh Carter showing Nicholas Deahm, 2, an olive python on May 19, 2005. Picture: Rohan Kelly

Brent Deak, 2, from Cranebrook, on Australia Day, 2007. Picture: Isabella Lettini

Parys Lewis, 2, with her mum Shelby Ingram and Kelly the Kangaroo on May 19, 2005. Picture: Rohan Kelly

Paul Reynolds with son Reece, 4, pat a koala on May 19, 2005. Picture: Rohan Kelly

Singer Casey Donovan visits the park on June 27, 2005. Picture: Ann Moran

Blacktown resident Stephen Ridgeway with his wife Tatum and son Nevarda, six months, and baby dingo at Featherdale on September 2, 2005. Picture: Darren Edwards

Lars Hoerzer with kookaburra Cuddles on January 19, 2006. Picture: Ann Moran

Brionna, Kirsty, Tess, Aaron and Clayton enjoy Featherdale Wildlife Park in 2006.

Children feed an emu on Australia Day, 2007. Picture: Isabella Lettini

Hoxton Park six-month-old Daniel Perrin admiring a kangaroo on Australia Day, 2007. Picture. Isabella Lettini

Caitlin Lloyd, 3, from Kings Langley on Australia Day, 2007. Picture: Isabella Lettini

Andre Finch, 5, of Baulkham Hills on Australia Day 2007. Picture: Isabella Lettini

Australia Day at Featherdale Wildlife Park. Pictured is Gee Tika, 6, from Lalor Park, on Australia Day 2007. Picture: Isabella Lettini

Dancer Natalie Lowe on June 26, 2007.

Harley Gordon, 9, and a tawny frogmouth on January 20, 2011. Picture: David Marshall

Liam McEvoy, 2, from Quakers Hill on Australia Day 2007. Picture: Isabella Lettini

Harley Gordon, 5, and Bronte Gordon, 10, with a bilby.

Featherdale Wildlife keeper Jason Hawton with Robert DeNiro at the park on August 10, 2007.

Featherdale staff celebrate their 2003 Tourism Retailing in the NSW Tourism Awards with visitors.

Featherdale Wildlife Park proprietor Robert Heffernan with Jenny Heffernan. Picture: Jeff Herbert

Lalor Park Primary School celebrates 50 years with a koala visiting their school on September 7, 2009. Picture: Isabella Lettini

Featherdale comes to Lalor Park Public School on September 7, 2009. Picture: Isabella Lettini

Keeper Jake Webb lets Sophie Strauss, 4, Felix Strauss, 7, and Elize Strauss, 7, get up close and personal with an echidna on May 27, 2013. Picture: John Fotiadis

Riley Green, 6, Ashlee Kolkman, 5, and Chloe Crayton, 6, from Seven Hills West Public School at the Tasmanian devil enclosure on September 1, 2011. Picture: Carmela Roche

Featherdale Wildlife Park … Snake season. and general shots

Amy Morrison, 12, Daniel Smidmore, 8, Luke Smidmore, 10, and Lucy Morrison, 8 during school holidays on January 25, 2011. Picture: Isabella Lettini

School holiday activities with children at Featherdale Wildlife Park. Daniel Bewley from Featherdale, Ruby Fibbens, 4, patting a dingo.

School holiday activities with children at Featherdale Wildlife Park. Ruby Fibbens, 4, patting a koala.

Chloe Hickman, 6, from Seven Hills at Featherdale on March 1, 2011.

Handler Daniel Bewley with Timothy Fenech, 5, (left), in April 2011.

2013 Blacktown Showgirl entrants Caitlin Brigden, Maddison Parker and Jasmine Atkiss.

A family prepares for Blacktown Council's Wake Up with the Wildlife breakfast at Featherdale Wildlife Park on Australia Day 2014.

Stuart Lindsay and Isla, 1 ½, meet a koala in November 2014. Picture: Peter Kelly

The Houri family in November 2014. Picture: Peter Kelly

Twins Giselle and Dominic Percy 7, pat Archer the koala which senior keeper Chad Staples holds in March 2016. Picture: Toby Zerna

Natasha Ord, 2, pats Cuddles the olive python when Featherdale visited Hewitt House Neighbourhood Centre at Guildford in July 2013. Picture: John Appleyard

American actor and stand-up comedian, Brad Garrett in January 2014.

Levi and Tate Staples at Featherdale Wildlife Park hold a new litter of Dingo pups in August 2016. Picture: Adam Taylor

Noah Ang, 5, and Izzy Ang, 1, in August 2017. Picture: Tim Hunter

Featherdale education officer Louie Vassallo with Parramatta Public School students Raya 7, and Shreya 8, pat Bambi in October 2017. Picture: Justin Sanson

Levi, Aria and Tate Staples get into the Christmas spirit on December 13, 2018. Picture: Angelo Velardo

Jaton Cassar, 9, from St Clair on Australia Day 2019. Picture: Angelo Velardo

Lochana Madusanka, Renu Priyanthi, Dinuvi Dahamthi and Rukghani Cuoray on April 5, 2019. Picture: Angelo Velardo

Lachlan Holgate, 10, enjoys being a zookeeper for a day at Featherdale on January 8, 2018. Picture: Carmela Roche

Elwynn Longley, 3, from Campbelltown with zookeeper Tamara Welford and Scout the adult koala on November 22, 2017. Picture: David Swift