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Tucked away in bushland on the Far South Coast of NSW, and found only 9km from the popular tourist hot spot of Merimbula, sits Potoroo Palace Native Animal Educational Sanctuary.
Located right on the Princes Highway, it's easy to find.
Visitors to this sanctuary can easily view natural, well-established habitats, enclosures and surrounds, and in many instances, interact with unique wildlife.
Dingoes, koalas, kangaroos, emus, echidnas and so much more can be seen.
Visitors can enter another world inside the tropical reptile house to see some amazing snakes and lounging lizards. Venture into the peaceful bushland surrounds where many of Australia's most iconic native animals safely reside.
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The Blue Wren serves delicious food and coffee. Visitors can browse educational books, Australian-made gifts and local artisan products in here too.
Picnic places and barbecues are located near shady dams on the site, for more alfresco dining.
Free-roaming kangaroos and emus can often be found looking hopeful for their food treats, the ducks like a nibble too and feed bags can be purchased in the cafe.
This small sanctuary is now about to enter it's 14th year. It is run as a not-for-profit enterprise and as such it is a registered charity, remaining dependent upon the support of entry fees and donations.
"The local community of the Bega Valley is not a rich community financially, but very many businesses and individuals give their support to Potoroo Palace in whatever way is possible for them. They give their services free. Because of this, our losses keep diminishing, and one day we will break even. The community has come to know that it is their sanctuary. They are part of it," the sanctuary says.
Potoroo Palace's aims are to educate, conserve and work together with community groups and organisations to achieve greater public awareness of the solutions to the problems facing the planet.
Friendly staff members love sharing animal stories and their passion for the natural environment with visitors.
They aim to excite and inspire people about native wildlife through education and by example, to show people that even as individuals we can all make a big difference by contributing to the protection of the natural world.
Keeper Talks are held twice daily and there's a Potoroo Train to have a fun ride on around the sanctuary. Book an encounter to get up close to a favourite animal.
There is now a Potoroo bus too. Pick-ups can be arranged from Merimbula.
Visit potoroopalace.com for more details, or find them on Facebook by searching Potoroo Palace Native Animal Sanctuary.