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Coffs Coast Wildlife Sanctuary is licensed under the National Parks and Wildlife Biodiversity Conservation Licence No: MWL000100401.
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14/11/2026

🐝🌼 WHAT’S ON TOMORROW? A FREE FAMILY EVENT! 🌼🐝

Join us at Coffs Coast Wildlife Sanctuary tomorrow to celebrate Australian Pollinator Week with a morning of bees, bugs and family fun!

📅 Sunday 15 November 2026
⏰ 10 am – 1 pm
📍 CCWS front garden, 65 Orlando Street, Coffs Harbour

🎉 FREE event entry — no Sanctuary ticket needed!

🐝 10 am – 10:30 am | Native Bee Talk
Join the Australian Native Bee Association to discover our amazing social and solitary native bees, plus ways to help them in your backyard! Their stall will be open until 1 pm for questions and displays. Australian Native Bee Association

🐛 12 pm – 12:30 pm | Small & Mighty Insect Show
Meet some of our smallest but mightiest wildlife with Adam’s Wildlife Encounters! Adam’s Wildlife Encounters

🎨 FREE children’s activities include:

• Face painting
• Pollinator colouring and activity sheets
• Playdough-making fun
• Plaster mould painting and decorating
• Native bee stickers

🌱 Explore our pollinator garden, supported through the Trees for Bees Grant, and discover pollinator-friendly plants, bee products and beeswax candles.

🎟️ Enter the native bee hotel raffle — just $1 a ticket! Built from recycled and reclaimed materials by a bee association member.

📚 The Australian Native Bee Book by Tim Heard and handmade crochet bees will also be available to purchase from the bee association. Cash or direct bank deposit only at their stall.

🐝 Weather permitting, there may even be a stingless bee hive with an observation panel so you can watch the bees at work!

The free event takes place in our front garden. A Sanctuary admission ticket is required to visit the animals and attend the Sanctuary’s regular animal talks.

Bring the family, invite your friends and come celebrate the little creatures making a big difference! 💛

14/11/2026

GETTING READY FOR LIFE BACK IN THE WILD!

Ever wondered how we prepare our rescued sea turtles for their return to the ocean?

At Coffs Harbour Wildlife Sanctuary, our S1 rehabilitation tank is where our turtles take another important step towards

We regularly sink artificial kelp curtains into the tank, especially for our juvenile sea turtles. In the wild, young turtles spend much of their time sheltering amongst kelp, reefs and rocky ledges to avoid predators.

🥬 Making Mealtime a Challenge!

Rather than simply offering floating lettuce, we encourage our turtles to work for their food!

We tuck lettuce into holes in the bottom of crates and place bunches into specially designed tubes with openings.

This encourages our turtles to actively forage, reach, pull, and manipulate their food, helping them maintain the natural feeding behaviours they’ll need when they return to the wild.

🐢 Did You Know Sea Turtles Get Itchy Shells?

Sea turtles have nerve endings in their shells, meaning they can sense touch! Algae and other organisms can accumulate on their shells, and in the wild, turtles often rub against rocks and coral to clean themselves.

14/11/2026

🐢 DOUBLE TURTLE RELEASE – JOIN US! 🌊💙

After months of care and rehabilitation at Coffs Coast Wildlife Sanctuary, Florentine and Benny are ready to take their next big step back into the ocean.

Both have received dedicated care and treatment from our team.

We’d love for you to join us as we farewell these two beautiful green sea turtles and wish them a safe journey home! 💙

📅 Sunday 15 November 2026
⏰ 2:00pm
📍 Minnie Waters Beach (opposite Minnie Water General Store)

All are welcome! Please come along and share this special moment with us.

We hope to see you there! 🐢🌊

13/11/2026

🦭💙 THE VOTES ARE IN… AND WE HAVE A NAME! 💙🦭

WOW! The voting was incredibly close, but the results are officially in! 🎉 Please welcome our newest little Australian sea lion pup…

🥁🥁🥁 💙 EZEKIEL 💙 Or ZEKE for short! 🦭

A name representing strength, Ezekiel is also a beautiful tribute to his late grandmother, Elle, with his name beginning with the same letter as hers. A special little connection to a much-loved member of our sea lion family. 🥰

Our lucky winners of the family pass and exclusive behind-the-scenes experience, valued at over $500, will be contacted privately via email, so keep an eye on your inbox! 📧👀

Welcome to the family, little Zeke! 💙🦭

13/11/2026

🎉 EXCITING NEWS! OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL IS HERE! 🎥🚀

Want even MORE content from us beyond our socials? 👀 We’ve got you covered!

We’re so excited to launch our YouTube channel, bringing you more content, exciting new series, and plenty of things you won’t want to miss! 🙌✨

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAF5_ehCNsY

👉 Make sure to check us out, subscribe, and stay tuned for what’s coming next! ❤️

💬 WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! What would you like to see featured in our new series? Any ideas, topics, or content you’d love us to cover? Drop your suggestions in the comments below! 👇

Let’s make this something special together! 🫶🔥

13/11/2026

🌙🦋 WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN… THE NIGHT SHIFT CLOCKS ON! 🌸

Everyone knows butterflies visit flowers during the day.

But what happens when the sun goes down?

THE MOTHS TAKE OVER! 🌙

Many moth species are important nighttime pollinators, visiting flowers while most of us are fast asleep.

🌸 DID YOU KNOW?

Some moths use their long proboscis — a straw-like feeding tube — to reach nectar deep inside flowers!

As they feed, pollen can be transferred between flowers.

And while butterflies often get all the attention, moths are incredibly diverse, with many beautiful and unusual species found right here in Australia!

💚 BUT OUR NIGHTTIME POLLINATORS NEED HELP!

Artificial lighting can disrupt moth behaviour, while habitat loss and pesticides can reduce their numbers.

🌙 HOW CAN YOU HELP?

💡 Turn off unnecessary outdoor lights at night.
🌸 Plant native flowering species.
🌿 Protect native vegetation.
🚫 Avoid insecticides where possible.

🐛 Remember that moth caterpillars need food plants too!

At Coffs Coast Wildlife Sanctuary, we're celebrating the incredible creatures working behind the scenes to keep our ecosystems healthy.

🌙 NOT ALL HEROES WORK DURING THE DAY!

12/11/2026

🦭💙 IT’S CLOSE! YOUR VOTE COULD DECIDE! 💙🦭

A few of the names for our little sea lion pup are neck and neck! 🥰 Have you voted for your favourite yet?

⏰ Voting closes TOMORROW at 5pm, and we’ll announce our little boy’s name at 7pm!

Vote for your chance to WIN a family pass PLUS a behind-the-scenes experience to meet our newest little boy — valued at over $500! 🎉 The prize winner will be contacted privately.

👇 Vote through our website — comments won’t count as votes!

https://www.coffscoastwildlifesanctuary.org.au/name-our-seal-pup

Every vote counts! 🦭💙

Address

65 Orlando Street
Coffs Harbour, NSW
2450

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 3pm
Tuesday	9am - 3pm
Wednesday	9am - 3pm
Thursday	9am - 3pm
Friday	9am - 3pm
Saturday	9am - 3pm
Sunday	9am - 3pm

Website

https://coffscoastwildlifesanctuary.org.au/

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