Secret Creek

Secret Creek Conservation precinct on Wiradjuri Country. Bookings are essential. Check out our website for details on upcoming events.
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Gardens of Stone Visitor Centre + Secret Creek Sanctuary + AEFI + One Mob + Secret Creek Cafe + Wollemi Wildlife Hospital. Here at Secret Creek we believe that conservation only begins with protecting native endangered species and their habitats. Preserving our natural environment and saving ecosystems requires a holistic approach. The sustainability of our restaurant is an important part

of this. This is why we choose to serve an entirely plant-based, or vegan, menu. We also minimise waste by feeding vegetable scraps to the sanctuary animals. Our menu includes familiar plant-based versions of comfort food that you know and love. We cater for everyone, with a truly inclusive menu that everyone can enjoy. We cater for gluten free guests and people with other allergies or intolerances.

๐€ ๐›๐ž๐š๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐š๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐จ๐จ๐ง ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐š๐ง๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐š๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ž ๐ค๐ข๐œ๐ค ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค. The cooler weather has a few animals out and about...
27/05/2026

๐€ ๐›๐ž๐š๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐š๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐จ๐จ๐ง ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐š๐ง๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐š๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ž ๐ค๐ข๐œ๐ค ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค.
The cooler weather has a few animals out and about โ€” you may even catch a glimpse of a joey peeking out for a look around, like this gorgeous Brushโ€‘tailed Rockโ€‘wallaby.

Weโ€™re open Wednesday to Sunday, 10amโ€“4pm if youโ€™re looking for something to do over the next few days. Weโ€™d love to welcome you in.

If you think you will arrive after 3pm it's worth giving us a call on 63521133 as we sometimes close at that time if all our visitors have left.

๐‹๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐š๐ง๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ? Our ๐€๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐•๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ is perfect for locals who enjoy dropping in throughout the year to...
23/05/2026

๐‹๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐š๐ง๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ?
Our ๐€๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐•๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ is perfect for locals who enjoy dropping in throughout the year to see how the animals and the Sanctuary change with the seasons.

Pass holders can visit as often as they like during opening hours โ€” ideal for a quiet weekly walk, in town for sport, or showing friends around when theyโ€™re in town.

Adult $80 โ€ข Child $50 โ€ข Family of four $230 โ€ข Senior/Carer $65
You can purchase a pass at the Visitors Centre when open or online here https://www.secretcreek.au/secret-creek-sanctuary anytime.

The only native wildlife sanctuary in the Blue Mountains. Home to some of the most unique species of this area. Visiting Secret Creek SanctuarySecret Creek Sanctuary is home to Eastern Quolls, Dingos, Koalas, Mountain Pygmy Possums, Tasmanian Devils, Long-nosed Potoroos, Rufous Bettongs, Spotted-tai...

๐ˆ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐š๐ฌ ๐š ๐›๐ž๐š๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐š๐ง๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ.Thank you to today's visitors for popping in! We had a wonderful visit fro...
20/05/2026

๐ˆ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐š๐ฌ ๐š ๐›๐ž๐š๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐š๐ง๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ.
Thank you to today's visitors for popping in!

We had a wonderful visit from a school group yesterday (normally a day we aren't open, but remember we will open other days for larger groups). Yesterday the students and teachers got to see some of our shyer animals due to the cooler weather.

If you're out and about this week, please drop in tomorrow, Friday or the weekend.
๐‘๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ž ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐–๐ž๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐š๐ฆ ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ’๐ฉ๐ฆ.

Weโ€™re welcoming a school group to the Sanctuary today which is always exciting!Itโ€™s wonderful to see students learning a...
15/05/2026

Weโ€™re welcoming a school group to the Sanctuary today which is always exciting!

Itโ€™s wonderful to see students learning about our endangered species and exploring the curriculumโ€‘aligned excursion packs weโ€™ve designed. The interpretative signs around the Sanctuary help bring these stories to life during their visit.

If your school is planning excursions for Term 3 or 4, weโ€™d love to chat about how we can support your learning goals. To enquire or book, email us at [email protected].

Weโ€™re open for the week! Visit us Wednesday to Sunday, 10amโ€“4pm.Bo, our very friendly male koala, is due back from a br...
13/05/2026

Weโ€™re open for the week!
Visit us Wednesday to Sunday, 10amโ€“4pm.

Bo, our very friendly male koala, is due back from a breeding program in a couple of weeks - stay tuned and as soon as he's back we'll share some snaps. Meanwhile his son, Noa, is still everybody's favourite!

๐–๐žโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค โ€” ๐š๐ง๐ ๐“๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ‘ ๐ฌ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐ž๐ฑ๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐›๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ . Our curriculumโ€‘aligned programs bring conservat...
06/05/2026

๐–๐žโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค โ€” ๐š๐ง๐ ๐“๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ‘ ๐ฌ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐ž๐ฑ๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐›๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ .
Our curriculumโ€‘aligned programs bring conservation to life for students of all ages.
Families can visit Wednesdayโ€“Sunday, 10amโ€“4pm, and teachers can enquire anytime.

๐€๐๐‚ ๐๐ž๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐œ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ง ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒโ€‘๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐›๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ! If you missed the story, ABC visited Secret Creek Sanctuar...
30/04/2026

๐€๐๐‚ ๐๐ž๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐œ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ง ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒโ€‘๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐›๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ!
If you missed the story, ABC visited Secret Creek Sanctuary to learn how our lowโ€‘altitude breeding program is helping this critically endangered species adapt to a warming climate.
The story aired on ABC on ANZAC Day. A link was shared on the AEFI page.
From six possums to around 36 โ€” every joey is a step toward longโ€‘term survival.
Thank you to everyone who supports this work through AEFI.

Weโ€™re open for the week!The Gardens of Stone Visitor Centre and Secret Creek Sanctuary are open Wednesdayโ€“Sunday, 10amโ€“4...
29/04/2026

Weโ€™re open for the week!
The Gardens of Stone Visitor Centre and Secret Creek Sanctuary are open Wednesdayโ€“Sunday, 10amโ€“4pm (with occasional early closure in extreme weather or on very quiet days).

The autumn colours are beautiful right now โ€” a perfect time to drop in and explore.

Gardens of Stone Visitor Centre has officially celebrated its first birthday โ€” thank you to everyone who has visited, su...
23/04/2026

Gardens of Stone Visitor Centre has officially celebrated its first birthday โ€” thank you to everyone who has visited, supported, volunteered, and helped us grow over the past 12 months.

A quick reminder for anyone who purchased one of our **openingโ€‘special annual visitor passes** last April: itโ€™s time to renew for another year of exploring, learning, and connecting with Secret Creek Sanctuary and our amazing wildlife.

You can purchase your new Annual Visitor Pass online anytime at www.secretcreek.au or simply purchase one on your next visit.

Annual Pass prices:
โ€ข Adult $80
โ€ข Child $50
โ€ข Family of four $230 (2 adults, 2 school age children)
โ€ข Senior/Carer $65

Lest We ForgetThis week we honour the service and sacrifice of our ANZACs.The Visitor Centre and Secret Creek Sanctuary ...
22/04/2026

Lest We Forget
This week we honour the service and sacrifice of our ANZACs.

The Visitor Centre and Secret Creek Sanctuary will be open our standard hours Wednesdayโ€“Sunday, 10amโ€“4pm, including ANZAC Day.

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35 Crane Road
Lithgow, NSW
2790

Opening Hours

Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm

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