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An Apollonaut travel guide
Moments in a longer story.
Selected milestones in the history of Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary.
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Lorikeets, trust and hospital
These dates describe the place you can learn about here. They are not a company timeline for Apollonaut.
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1947
A lorikeet display opens
Alex Griffiths opens the Currumbin Bird Sanctuary to visitors.
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1956
Worldwide attention
National Geographic photographer Paul Zahl documents the lorikeet feeding.
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1964
The miniature railway
A miniature railway is added to help visitors get around.
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1976
A gift to the Trust
Griffiths gifts the sanctuary to the National Trust of Australia (Queensland).
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1989
A wildlife hospital
Currumbin Wildlife Hospital opens as a free community service for sick and injured wildlife.
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1995
A new name
The sanctuary is renamed Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary.
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2009
Heritage listing
The sanctuary is added to the Queensland Heritage Register and named a Q150 Icon.
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2017
Lost Valley
The Lost Valley precinct opens.
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2020
A rare frog
Scientists at the sanctuary breed the critically endangered Kroombit tinker frog in captivity for the first time.
Follow the stories behind the dates
A timeline is a beginning. The longer history introduces the people and places; the sources below provide further context.
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Sources & further reading
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