Zoos Victoria is pleased to advise that children under 16 years of age receive free admission to Healesville Sanctuary, Kyabram Fauna Park, Melbourne Zoo and Werribee Open Range Zoo on:
Please note, children under 16 must be accompanied/supervised by an adult. If they are not accompanied by an adult, they will be refused entry.
The last deal from 2011 required members to pay for kids to be admitted. Afaik this one is a new initiative by VIC gov for school holidays.
This policy is the result of a Victorian Government initiative. Refer to the relevant Victorian Government website for updated information on gazetted school holiday dates and public holiday dates.
My wife said this is long running deal.
My kids have entered for free since we started going in 2020, i thought this was standard pricing for them
How come zoo.org.au only takes you to Victoria zoos, and ignores the rest of Australia?
@ Australia Zoo
Nope that's in Qld.
I assume it's just a continuation of the Baillieu govt announcement that kicked in 1 July 2011?
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/47759
Or did Dan take that away in the past few years?
Is Werribee Open Range Zoo where you drive around in your car and the lions and such come right up to the car? Or am I thinking of something else?
Yeh nah
No, it's a open bus tour kind of thing.
No predators on the 'safari' section but it's a good day out.
Ok, I've been to a place called Lion Country Safari in the USA (Florida) where you do that. Do they have any places like that in Australia?
Yes this is a good deal, but it is also very crowded on these days - sometimes to the point of detracting from the experience, and in the worst case it's just not worth it to go and can be a major challenge just to get parking.
If you're a zoo member, do what you can to enter on the other days, you'll have a much more enjoyable experience.
If you are worried about crowds on weekends/ public holidays, go on rainy days. It’s not the best experience but I had the whole Werribee safari bus carriage to myself!
And 100% on the membership. Its 100% worth it!
Accompanied by Paying Adult
thought my new born would finally do something to the family…
they should at least do 1 free adult entry per child 😉
![[VIC] Free Entry for Kids (Aged 16 & under, Accompanied by Paying Adult) on Weekends and Holidays @ Zoos Victoria](https://files.ozbargain.com.au/n/95/825095.jpg?h=1cf8b4a6)
Long running deal isn’t it?