Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park

31/08/2026

Pebbles the Southern hairy-nosed wombat has settled into her new home at here at the Sanctuary wonderfully, and is loving all the perks that come with being a Moonlit wombat. Investigating enrichment and supervising keepers while they tidy her room and make her bed are some of her favourite hobbies, but the best time of day is training time!

Through positive reinforcement based training, we can teach our animals skills that allow them to voluntarily participate in their own care, giving them choice and control over their day. Despite only just starting her training journey, Pebbles has already mastered many of the basic behaviours needed to make health checks a stress-free process! Pebbles will happily step onto scales for her weigh-in, and allows keepers to check inside her ears, touch her tummy, and even gently lift her legs to check her feet, toes, and nails. She also loves her transport crate, immediately heading inside and getting comfortable while she's chauffered to her destination 🚕

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29/08/2026

Thank you so much to everyone who has reached out so far about helping us feed our koalas! 🐨

With the recent arrival of our new koala friends, Olive and Delilah, the koala team is busier than ever ensuring they've got the best food available for our growing koala family. By partnering with local landholders, we can provide our koalas with fresh, high quality eucalyptus browse that's been harvested sustainably in order to support overall tree health and encourage future growth. Thank you to everyone that has already responded to our last post; we couldn't do this without you!

We're still seeking long-term browse partners, so if you have a property within approximately 40km of Moonlit Sanctuary with established eucalyptus trees, we'd love to hear from you!
We’re looking for suitable eucalyptus species including Manna Gum, Swamp Gum, River Red Gum, Blue Gum, Peppermint Gum and Bushy Yate.
Find out more about our browse partnership and how you can get involved here: https://moonlitsanctuary.com.au/koala-browse ‎

27/08/2026

BIIIIIIIIG YAWN!

There's nothing like coiling up and getting toasty under a heat lamp to get you feeling nice and sleepy! Carn the Western tiger snake was snuggling up for a snooze and let out a huge yawn, giving us a special glimpse at the inside of his mouth. Many species of snake have impressively long fangs that are used to bite and inject venom into their prey, however tiger snakes like Carn actually have quite small teeth.

Although their teeth are only a couple of millimetres in length, tiger snakes are extremely venomous and all venomous snake bites should be treated as an emergency. If bitten, call 000 straight away.

25/08/2026

The humble mealworm is an important part of many of our animals' diets. From birds to reptiles and even some of our mammals, these lovely little larvae are packed with protein and are a favourite food for lots of different species. In fact, mealworms are so well loved that they're often the top choice as high value positive reinforcement during training sessions! With the mealworm munching power of all of Moonlit's residents combined, our animals consume up to 4kg of mealworms every week!

23/08/2026

🎉 Happy Hatchday Bluey and Margot 🎉

Not only are both girls celebrating their hatchdays this week, but they're also both going to be 17 years old! This is pretty impressive for such a small animal, but short-beaked echidnas can enjoy lifespans of up to 50 years in captivity, meaning both of these prickly pals are still pretty young.

Short-beaked echidnas are monotremes, a very special kind of mammal that lays eggs instead of giving live birth, but still drinks milk from mum once they hatch! Echidnas and platypuses are the only animals that are part of this taxanomic order, making it a pretty exclusive club.

22/08/2026

If you're passionate about the conservation of our fantastically fluffy native species, there's never been a better time to join us for a Threatened Species Tour!

You can tailor your tour for yourself by choosing which three species you'd like to see from a list of furry friends waiting to make your acquaintance. Whether it's a delightful dingo or a precocious potoroo, you'll get up close with some of Australia's unique mammals, discover the challenges they're facing in the wild, and learn about the conservation programs working to protect them!

Bookings essential!

21/08/2026

🐾 Junior Keeper Club is back for the spring school holidays!

Got a young animal lover who’d jump at the chance to see what it’s really like to be a wildlife keeper?

Our Junior Keeper Club gives kids aged 7–14 a hands-on day at Moonlit Sanctuary, learning how we care for our animals, helping with feeding and activities, enjoying behind-the-scenes experiences and discovering more about wildlife conservation.

With just 16 Junior Keepers each day, places are limited.

Ages 7–14
$114 per child, per day

Bookings are now open:
https://moonlitsanctuary.com.au/school-holiday-programs/

Future wildlife keepers might just start here! 🦘

Location: 550 Tyabb-Tooradin Rd, Pearcedale

20/08/2026

Are You a Local Legend?
Have you visited Moonlit Sanctuary before? Maybe you came as a child, brought your own kids, celebrated a birthday here or discovered your favourite animal.
We want to hear your Moonlit memories.
To celebrate our 25th anniversary locals enjoy 25% off admission when they visit us before 12pm.
Find out more: https://moonlitsanctuary.com.au/moonlit-news/local-legends

19/08/2026

Grab your graduation caps because Flint and Burnie are saying goodbye to their learners' permits and are officially encounter dingoes! 🎓

From Puppy Politeness to Professional Posing, both dingoes have aced all their subjects and are super excited to show off everything they've learned as they start meeting visitors during our daily Dingo Encounter experience! All work and no play isn't the way to go, so Flint and Burnie will be taking turns with our other legendary encounter dingoes, Blaze and Scorch, to ensure everybody gets a day off! Every encounter session will be like a dingo lucky dip: you never know which dingoes you'll be meeting!

Places are limited, so book ahead! https://moonlitsanctuary.com.au/dingo_encounter/

A15 minute play date with our dingoes as their keeper answers all your questions about this distinctive Australian breed.

17/08/2026

Keen eyed visitors may have noticed some unfamiliar faces along the koala boardwalk, and that's because we've welcomed some new friends! Last week we welcomed two new female koalas to the Moonlit family! 🐨

The girls, named Delilah and Olive, are currently living a little further back from the boardwalk to help give them some space while they adjust to their new home, but both koalas are very inquisitive and seem to enjoy people watching, so give them a wave as you walk by!

📸 Keeper Indy