Taronga Zoo
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
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‘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
Hands off our trees
In the northern suburbs, residents need to be vigilant and stop illegal tree removals, as councils cannot police illegal tree removal on their own.
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
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?
Vet nurses are playing a key role in caring for our native wildlife – great and small.
- by Sue White
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
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
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
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
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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