A young guest, happily playing veteranarian with her plush bear, accompanied by a volunteer behind her and both smiling to the camera, in the Australian Wildlife Health Centre.

School Holidays

Let your curiosity come alive and discover what it is like to become a vet at Healesville Sanctuary this holidays

Explore our whole new visitor experience in the Australian Wildlife Health Centre. See our first-class hospital facilities, where compassionate conservation is at the heart of everything we do.

Rediscover Future Vets, the fun vet themed play space that our littlest visitors love.

new Animal Welfare Hospital at Healesville Sanctuary

School Holiday activities include:

Enjoy our wonderful array of talks throughout the day including our new presentations: ‘Compassionate Conservation’ at the Animal Welfare Hospital and ‘Let’s Talk Frogs’ which explores the wonderful world of frogs!
Hear Murrundindi (Wurundjeri Elder) share cultural stories and listen to the sounds of the didgeridoo, every day during the School Holidays except for Saturdays
Build gunyahs for shelter on the Koala Picnic Lawns
Discover Australia's majestic birds in the spectacular ‘Spirits of the Sky’ presentation - on twice daily
Keep an eye out for our volunteer-led walk throughs*

*Please note: these are volunteer led, times and days are dependent on volunteer availability.