Tidbinbilla

Finally the cooler months of winter are at an end. The Spring Explore Program is now available. Program includes fun activities for the months of September, October and November and the school holidays. Come and participate in one of the many interesting ranger guided activities we have on offer for the whole family.

Interested in discovering more about Tidbinbilla's endangered breeding program? Join a ranger for an exclusive behind the scenes tour through our exciting Animal Breeding Centre and Vet Centre. This educational tour takes around two hours, finishing with a cup of billy tea by the open fire. Fees apply. For more information go to our Spring Explore Program.

Tidbinbilla is excited to announce the birth of another Southern Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby (BTRW) this year. The Wildlife team recently confirmed the birth of a healthy BTRW joey. The BTRW program at Tidbinbilla has had a very successful 2010, with the latest arrival being the seventh joey born this year. For more information go to the BTRW page.

Two years after Tidbinbilla bred the first Northern Corroboree frogs in captivity, ACT Government wildlife officers are helping a Victorian-based sanctuary establish a new breeding program. Forty adult frogs have been sent from Canberra to Healesville Sanctuary under the supervision of Tidbinbilla wildlife staff as part of a national effort to save the endangered species.

Welcome to Tidbinbilla and Birrigai at Tidbinbilla's new website. We are very excited to present a dedicated website that provides information on things to do at Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve and Birrigai at Tidbinbilla. 

If you are looking for Birrigai Outdoor School, you are in the right place. See navigation bars above.

Join a Ranger and find out more about the exciting, interesting and diverse life of a Ranger working in national parks and reserves. For more information on the various Ranger guided activities at Tidbinbilla go to Ranger Guided Activities 

From 1 July 2010, the Department of Territory and Municipal Services has taken over the management of Birrigai at Tidbinbilla.

The ACT Government is playing a significant role in saving the critically endangered Southern Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby, with the transfer of four animals to the Victorian Grampians National Park. The four Tidbinbilla-bred wallabies were relocated to Victoria in late June. For more information see attached media release.