Crocodile Adventures

See Hartley’s on “The Straits”

John — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:02:21 +0000

Hartley’s will make an appearance in a new mini series being launched on ABC1.
“The Straits” will debut on the 2nd of February 2012 at 8:30pm with a 2 hour premiere double-header of Episodes 1 & 2.

The show is being promoted on Twitter (@TheStraitsTV) and facebook (www.facebook.com/TheStraitsTV)

Want to see the trailer? Watch it on You Tube.

“Movember” at Hartley’s

John — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 06:19:05 +0000

Three of our staff have gone all out this “Movember” to raise money for charity.

Trent Hockey, Matt Cornish and Shane Neale have managed to raise $700 to date from visitors to Hartley’s which will go towards Prostate Cancer and depression initiatives. By the way, the blue tinge isn’t natural!

Well done Lads!

Hartley’s wins Tourism Awards

John — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 04:51:22 +0000

Hartley’s Crocodile Adventures has taken out the Major Attraction award again at this year’s Tropical North Queensland Tourism awards.
Peter and Angela Freeman were delighted with their recent win at the Tropical North Queensland Tourism Awards at the Cairns Convention Centre last month.
Hartley’s Crocodile Adventures took out the Major Attraction Award for the third consecutive year. This outstanding eco-adventure attraction has taken out numerous awards in the past including the Queensland Tourism Award for Ecotourism in 2003.
On another note our wildlife keepers have been kept busy with a breeding boom for our Eastern Bearded Dragons which laid eggs in September. They have been incubating at 32 degrees for 2 months with all 13 eggs hatching with happy healthy offspring.
There are more birds in the park also with White Headed Pigeons and Radjah Shellducks recently arrived from Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary.

Feed a Freshie!

John — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 01:35:45 +0000

Now that summer is well and truly on its way, Hartley’s Crocodile Adventures has recommenced their very popular “Freshie Feed” following the 11:00am Crocodile Show.
Places are limited and it is first in first served. Guests who opt in for the tour have the opportunity to help us pole feed our freshwater crocs.
Also the change in temperature has resulted in a significant amount of courtship behaviour on Hartley’s Lagoon with a lot of interaction being observed. We expect to see the females building their nests in preparation for the monsoon very soon.

School Holidays at Hartley’s

John — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 03:40:39 +0000

Hartley’s Crocodile Adventures is gearing up for the September school holidays and will be offering some really cool stuff for kids. In addition to the normal daily programme, there will be special kids presentations featuring baby bearded dragons and a black headed python. Ruby the 6 month old red-legged pademelon will also be making her debut in the daily kids activity shows. Wallaby feeding is another new activity now taking place daily at 3:45pm after the Crocodile Attack Show.

Hartley’s is a great spot to bring the kids during the holidays. There are lots of exciting activities to fill in the day. One visit will give them enough “show and tell” stories for the whole year!

On another note, a new ABC mini series has just wrapped up filming of the exciting last scenes at Hartley’s last week. During the past three months, various locations in the attraction and outback wilderness reserve have been transformed into film sets. The mini series has already been pre-sold worldwide and will be released on ABC1 next year. It is set to get tongues wagging with its dramatic scenes and compelling story line.

Hartley’s has some new residents!

John — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 03:37:44 +0000

Hartley’s Crocodile Adventures has just received some new residents – two Spotted quolls (also called Tiger quolls) named Tully and Sarina. Believe it or not the closest relative to these peculiar marsupials is the Tasmanian Devil. Like their Tassie cousins, they are voracious carnivores.

There are a few different species of quolls in Australia of which the Spotted Quoll is the largest. Locals in the Cairns area may be familiar with their smaller relative the Northern quoll.

Spotted quolls are nocturnal creatures and live in a variety of habitats including wet scrub and coastal heartland. They are most common in wet forest types such as rainforests and closed eucalypt forest. Regrettably, these animals are listed as a threatened species due to habitat loss from deforestation & development.

Tully and Sarina will be joining the Spotted quoll breeding programme.