Australia Zoo is a 700-acre (280 ha) zoo in the Australian state of Queensland on the Sunshine Coast near Beerwah/Glass House Mountains. It is a member of the Zoo and Aquarium Association (ZAA), and is owned by Terri Irwin, the widow of Steve Irwin, whose wildlife documentary series The Crocodile Hunter and his family's new show Crikey! It's the Irwins made the zoo a popular tourist attraction.
Australia Zoo entrance
Aerial panorama of the Australia Zoo. 2023.
Aerial panorama of the Australia Zoo along Steve Irwin Way. 2023.
Crocodile show in the Crocoseum at Australia Zoo
Sunshine Coast, Queensland
The Sunshine Coast is a peri-urban region in South East Queensland, Australia. It is the district defined in 1967 as "the area contained in the Shires of Landsborough, Maroochy and Noosa, but excluding Bribie Island". Located 100 km (62 mi) north of the centre of Brisbane in South East Queensland, on the Coral Sea coastline, its urban area spans approximately 60 km (37 mi) of coastline and hinterland from Pelican Waters to Tewantin.
Image: Kings Beach, Caloundra (1) (cropped)
Image: Maroochydore seen across South Maroochy River, Queensland 01 (cropped)
Image: Nambour Sunshine Coast Council Offices
Image: Mooloolaba Esplanade at Mooloolaba, Queensland
