School holiday crowds were dazzled last week when Bindi and the Crocmen returned to the Crocoseum stage for another spectacular performance.

It was Bindi’s first performance since winning a Logie and an Emmy earlier this year. With these two prestigious awards under her belt- Bindi took to the stage with passion and enthusiasm!

With her trusty Crocmen by her side, Bindi performed crowd favourites including ‘Save Me’ and ‘One Little Ant’.

Our award winning warrior is now counting down the days until her Bonzer 10th Birthday celebration on July 24; when Australia Zoo will transform into a magical Winter Wonderland! Wooo-Hoo!

Don't let their size fool you - Australia Zoo's three Asian Elephants are great football players. And yesterday, July 7, they got to practice with their new training equipment from Rebel Sport!

Bimbo, Siam and Sabu absolutely love to kick a ball around their enclosure. It provides great enrichment for the elephants and is very entertaining for our guests. However it doesn't take long for our cheeky three to stand on the ball until it bursts; leaving our elephant keepers on the look-out for more.

Yesterday, Rebel Sport Maroochydore came to the rescue with 100 new balls for Bimbo, Siam and Sabu to enjoy! Wooo-hoo!

Rebel Sport representative Robert Dunne presented the elephant keepers with the first ball yesterday morning. Thanks to this generous donation, our three girls have a lot of footy fun ahead!

They are the fastest land mammal on earth, but the Cheetah is fast running out of time with an estimated 9000 to 12,000 Cheetah remaining in the wild. The Cheetah is critically endangered is some parts of Africa and could become extinct if we do not act now. Cheetah/human conflict is the biggest threat to their survival.

Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors Worldwide has a partnership with the De Wildt Cheetah and Wildlife Trust and Cheetah Outreach in South Africa to assist with Cheetah conservation. Funds raised support Cheetah releases, Cheetah tracking and monitoring, local education to reduce Cheetah/human conflict and The Anatolian Shepherd Program. This program is a non-lethal method of managing predators like the Cheetah from killing livestock from local farms. The Shepherd dog is raised as part of the flock to protect the animals from many predators which sometimes include the Cheetah. Farmers involved have reported no loss of livestock as a result of predator attacks since implementing this very successful program.

Australia Zoo Wildlife Warrior's are proud sponsors of Warrior. Warrior is an Anatolian Shepard dog placed with a herd on a farm in Africa in 2006. Two years on; brave Warrior has become an excellent guardian to his herd. Best of all, the owner of the herd is pleased with Warriors progress.

"Warrior has developed into a very effective guarding dog and has adjusted well after being moved from his familiar surroundings to a new farm and new animals. He has bonded well with his herd and is very reliable in following the daily routine expected of him. Currently, he is guarding a herd of approximately 300 sheep in a grazing area of 150 ha. The farmer has not had any livestock losses and is very happy with the placement."

The success of the Anatolian Shepard dog program means a brighter future for the Cheetah.

Watch the video about the amazing Anatolian Shepard dog program!

This school holidays Australia Zoo is celebrating Cheetah Week from June 28 until July 13. The action-packed event aims to educate the public on Cheetah, and raise awareness and much needed funds for the Cheetah conservation efforts of Australia Zoo and throughout the world.

The Australia Zoo promo team made a splash at Mooloolaba beach on Sunday (June 22) to celebrate the official launch of the 2008 Whale Season for Steve's Whale One!

Despite cool south westerlies, hundreds of whale enthusiasts came from far and wide to get their hands sandy and join in with the whale fun.

While guests enjoyed sand sculpture competitions, awesome giveaways, stacks of you beaut activities and performances by The Gubbi Gubbi; Steve’s Whale One made its way out through the Mooloolaba canal in search for the first pods of Humpbacks for the season.

Steve’s Whale One departs from Mooloolaba Warf at 10am seven days a week, and will run through to November (depending on whale movement).

Here’s to a magical whale season on board Steve’s Whale One!

On Saturday June 21, two of Australia Zoo’s cheeky Cheetah made their way to the Birch Carroll and Coyle Sunshine Plaza Cinemas, Maroochydore to raise awareness and much needed funds for the Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors Cheetah conservation project.

Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors plays an active role in the fight to save the Cheetah from extinction. Through Cheetah Guest Walks and donations, Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors supports the De Wildt Cheetah and Wildlife Trust and Cheetah Outreach in South Africa by providing funds to relocate and track the cheetah and sponsor the Anatolian Shepherd Program.

Almost 200 people attended the cinema event which included a demonstration from our Australia Zoo Cheetah, presentation by Adam Cox from Channel TEN’s Totally Wild, and an advanced screening of the latest blockbuster movie Kung Fu Panda.

All proceeds raised went towards Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors Cheetah conservation project. This is a great result to help us continue to save the Cheetah from extinction!