At Rainforestation, we let you get pretty close to our animals (kangaroo selfie, anyone?) but the best way to learn about our wildlife is with a Behind the Scenes Wildlife Tour. You’ll have your very own Wildlife Guide escorting you around the park, answering your questions and showing you how we look after the range of animals that […]
03
Dec
Dec
A group of our Pamagirri Aboriginal Dancers welcomed the first Philippine Airlines flight into Cairns this morning. The passengers on the flight, including dignitaries from Philippine Airlines, joined the rest of the audience upon disembarking for the official welcome. Our dancers impressed the crowd as they demonstrated their traditional dances and weaponry. Philippine Airlines will be operating 4 […]
27
Nov
Nov
With the assistance of our Pamagirri guides, we have created the Aboriginal Bush Tucker Walk. We want to make your indigenous experience even more interactive and traditional. Enjoy bush tucker tasting treats and use your senses of touch, sight, smell and taste to appreciate the natural bushland and Aboriginal cultural landscape. You’ll learn all about […]
08
Sep
Sep
Spring has definitely arrived at Rainforestation Nature Park, as staff celebrate the emergence of the first of several koala joeys in their Koala nursery. Three of the park’s koalas, Kiah, Tim Tam and Clover, all have joeys, each at various stages of development. Kiah’s male joey, the oldest, was born on Christmas Day last year […]
01
Sep
Sep
Rainforestation Nature Park recently hosted the Farewell Celebration in the Rainforest for the 25th Meeting of the International Society for Neurochemistry, with almost 1000 international delegates in attendance. The major international meeting, based at the Cairns Convention Centre, was held jointly with the International Society for Neurochemistry (ISN), the Asian Pacific Society for Neurochemistry (APSN) […]