In 2012 Melbourne Zoo we will celebrate our 150th birthday. We’ve come a long way since our humble beginnings as an Acclimatisation Society. Today we are one of the most established and best known city zoos in the world.
In 2012 come and join the fun as we celebrate this very special milestone. Help us celebrate our past and join us as we embark on our future of fighting extinction.
What’s in store for 2012?
Celebrations kick off with a bumper season of Twilights featuring some of Australia’s best artists. Find out more about the awesome line-up.
If Twilights isn't enough to get your groove on, why not check out our Summer Grooves Kids Concerts at Melbourne Zoo every weekend in February. See the artist list and schedule.
Later in the year, the streets of Melbourne will play host to the Zoo’s famous character, baby Elephant Mali. The one-of-a-kind public art event, 'Mali in the City', will feature a herd of 50 artist-designed Malis that will appear across the City from August. Are you an artist looking to get involved?
We are also looking forward to Walk for Wildlife, a community event for all ages to help raise funds for Zoos Victoria’s conservation work in October.
Or maybe you could join us as we debate and discuss all things conservation with the 150th Conservation Lecture Series. Details of the free public lectures at Federation Square to be announced soon.
Stay tuned as we announce more details about these (and more) exciting events to celebrate our 150th birthday.
Want to take Melbourne Zoo's 150 year history home with you?
Now you can! Pre-purchase 150 Years Melbourne Zoo, the commemorative book published to celebrate Melbourne Zoo's amazing history. The limited edition hard and soft cover books complete with glossy images, unbelievable anecdotes and a timeline of history through the years will be available in zoo stores in March but we are currently taking pre-sales.
The hard cover book has an additional chapter featuring an extra 16 pages of photos and will retail for $59.95.
The paperback edition features the lovable Asian Elephant calf, Mali and will retail for just $24.95.
Zoos Victoria Members who order a copy prior to Feb 29th will receive a further 20% discount off their purchase ($47.96 hard cover & $19.96 soft cover)
Don't miss out and pre-purchase a copy today, simply by emailing lakeretail@zoo.org.au
Zoos Victoria is proud to acknowledge City of Melbourne, our Community Partner for Melbourne Zoo’s 150th birthday and ANZ, our major Financial Partner.
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