Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Greater bilby numbers soar through 'amazing' Taronga Western Plains Zoo rehabilitation program

The quest to save the greater bilby has been a runaway success at Taronga Western Plains Zoo where the population has jumped from 18 to 136 in four years. Bilby numbers grow from 18 to 136 in four ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Minister praises Dubbo zoo's economic contribution to New South Wales

The New South Wales Minister for Tourism, Stuart Ayres, says Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo is a huge economic contributor to the state. The zoo took out two awards at the Australian Tourism Awards last ...
Daily Mail

Adorable baby giraffe delights zoo visitors on his first public appearance for World Giraffe Day

A newborn giraffe calf has surprised guests during a behind-the-scenes morning walk at Taronga Western Plains Zoo. Guests at the Dubbo zoo were the first to spot the male calf in the long grass just ...
The Daily Telegraph

Taronga Western Plains Zoo: How Dubbo staff are making a difference

Take a rare look behind the scenes at Dubbo’s Taronga Western Plains Zoo through the eyes of the expert staff tasked with caring for more than 750 animals. Located on a 300ha site on the city’s ...
Daily Mail

Travel company that took three busloads of tourists including 76 Sydneysiders to a ZOO in regional NSW is fined for brazen lockdown breach

A travel company has been slapped with a $5000 fine after taking three busloads of people from Covid-addled Sydney to a zoo in regional New South Wales. The tour group arrived at Taronga Western ...
Sydney Morning Herald

Glamping at Taronga's Western Plains Zoo, Dubbo, New South Wales

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Enjoy an up-close experience with nature while staying at Zoofari Lodge. I've long since become accustomed to waking at dawn to the ...
Couriermail

Western Plains Zoo Dubbo: How to wake a sleepy lion

But this little rubber duck made her spring to her feet, pace backwards and forwards, sniffing the air and emitting a low growl. The duck belongs to my two-year-old daughter. For some reason, as ...
The Canberra Times

Make a platypus your playmate, wake up with giraffes or set out on safari these holidays

This is branded content for Taronga Western Plains Zoo Dubbo. Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo might just be the ticket to keep the kids entertained these school holidays. Parents get a look in too ...
The Daily Telegraph

Covid breach at Dubbo zoo, police called to deal with Sydney tourists

Police have issued fines to another two tourists from Sydney who visited a Dubbo zoo and travelled through various regional communities during lockdown. Deputy NSW Police Commissioner Gary Worboys ...
Domain

Dubbo is good enough for a royal visit, but could you live there?

When the Duke and Duchess of Sussex visited Dubbo this week, a lot of people wondered, “Why Dubbo?” The inland city, located on the Central Western Slopes, about 400 kilometres by road from Sydney, is ...
Couriermail

Travel company fined $5000 for sending three buses of tourists to Dubbo Zoo

A travel company has been fined after a bizarre lockdown breach in which police were called to Taronga Western Plains Zoo, where more than 100 people were waiting to enter. The travel company was ...