Animals

Animal Nursery Precinct - FREE

Animal Nursery

This year the popular Animal Nursery will feature more than 450 animals of 18 different varieties to meet and cuddle! The Animal Nursery will house a large patting pen featuring calves, lambs, kids (baby goats) and chickens to name just a few.

You will be able to get up close to pigs with their newborn piglets, in the dedicated Piglet Patting Pen. The Birthing Centre will have various animals give birth at the Show this year, including sheep, goats and llamas.

You can also feed one of the animals at one of the scheduled Animal Nursery Feeding Times.

Come, listen and learn what a farmer does in the newly created education hub. Learn about the parts of an animal, talk to a farmer and learn what happens on a farm.

Animal Nursery Farmyard

The patting pen also extends outdoors where families can get up close to a range of animals. See all your favourites including alpacas, lambs, kids, calves, chooks, emus, ducklings and rabbits.

Animals of Oz

Also on the Animal Nursery Farmyard is Animals of Oz wildlife education program. See and even touch live native crocodiles, snakes, lizards, birds and marsupials in this daily interactive wildlife show. Animals of Oz encourages safe and positive interactions with the animals, developing respect and appreciation for their needs and habitats.