This zoo has many shows arranged. Steve Irvin is a hero in all respects! His wife and kids are following thier footsteps! It was a wonderful visit. All animals are well kept. The elephants feeding, birds feeding, the koalas, the kangaroo feeding, the tiger, the snakes, the crocodile show, each thing was really fun!

We visited Australia Zoo on 10 July 2007 with our children aged 2 and 6, this was our second visit - our first was in 2005.

We traveled an hour from Sunshine Beach and arrived around 10am. This was just about the right time to make it for the 11am Crocoseum show. We paid about $130 for our family, the 2 year old was free (finally someone who's kind to toddlers!).

We loved the Crocoseum show, my favourite being the Brolga fly-in. The humour is definitely aimed towards the bottom end of the market. The show is aimed at providing some very strong educational messages, particularly about safety with snakes and crocodiles.

There are a number of things that make Australia Zoo one of the special zoos of the world.

Firstly, the animals are very healthy, active and you get a lot of opportunities to observe, and even engage with the animals.

Secondly, the staff are constantly engaging with you and helping you enjoy your experience at the zoo.

We enjoyed our experience at the zoo very much. After the Crocoseum show we went into the kangaroo area, and we were amazed by the echidnas which seemed to be almost galloping around their enclosure. This is amazing, because in winter time, in Victoria, these animals don't even venture out into the open air. Then we jumped on a short shuttle ride to listen to the elephant keeper explaining the diet, activities and lifestyle of the three elephants at the zoo. The elephants are well cared for, and have a large space to roam in. We then saw two of the tigers enjoying a bone. They are brothers and one of them got up to try out his sibling's bone. The keeper was standing inside their enclosure with them while giving a commentary. That was so amazing! We had a chance to pat the koalas and enjoy watching them feeding. We also had a chance to feed the red kangaroos with a mixture of rabbit food and split corn. The kangaroos are very comfortable with people, and were quite tolerant. We loved the tropical aviary, very lively and vibrant to enjoy. On our way out we saw the wombats which were actually running around. We left at around 3pm.

We love the concept set up by Steve Irwin, and we hope that the zoo management keep up his philosophy.

What more could one want! This place is one incredible experience for people of all ages! From the cocs to the elephants to the tigers.........this place has it all and more! The day we visited the temperature was in the low 40's (celsius that is!) but with the ample water spray units strategically located around the park the heat wasn't so much of a problem! Sadly, the day we visited was the day before the memorial for Steve Irwin, but even then, the pride and the professionalism of the staff really stood out! Every staff member we had dealings with were both very helpful and very friendly! The croc show is not to be missed! For us kiwi's, a visit to the kangaroo sanctuary was a highlight, with pre packaged palleted food available for the little ones (and big kids!) to feed the kangaroo's. If you're anywhere near Australia Zoo, you must make an effort to get there and check it out! Ample parking if you're in a rental as well as plenty of good quality and regular public transport from the main center's. Australia Zoo is a 'must see', so put it on your list! You won't be disappointed!

Well, what can we say that hasn’t been said before! We were originally introduced to Steve’s TV’s shows by our son, and when we planned our trip to Brisbane, this became the number 1 location on the itinerary to visit. Steve’s unfortunate death only made us more determined to go and we were not disappointed.

The zoo is huge, so do be prepared to walk some distances if you want to see it all (and it is all worth seeing!). Try and avoid the throng, by heading for the far off enclosures first. Be sure to keep your eyes open as you walk along. We saw a number of large lizards just sitting at the side of the path as we walked around.

The animals (whose welfare clearly comes first) did indeed look happy and contented. All their enclosures are extremely spacious, and those which have public access have areas where the animals can get away from the visitors if they wish. As has been said previously, although there are scheduled shows, if the animals don’t want to participate, no-one is going to force them.

The Crocoseum is superb, and although it was a fairly quiet day when we went, the staff still put on an extremely good and informative show.

All the staff we spoke to were very helpful and informative and it is clearly evident that they have a very strong affection to the animals, and the concept Steve and Terri have established.

Although some distance out of central Brisbane, with transfer times around 1 hour in each direction, it is absolutely well worth the time and effort involved. We went on an organised tour, which spent all day at the zoo. Others on our coach were only visiting for a couple of hours. There is NO way you could do the zoo justice in such a short space of time, you really do need all day there.

In summary, we wouldn’t have missed this for anything. What a beauty!