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The live streaming action continues next week with the teams at SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium, SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium, SEA LIFE Sunshine Coast, WILD LIFE Sydney Zoo and LEGOLAND® Discovery Centre hosting a diverse range of engaging, educational and amusing videos for people of all ages to enjoy!

Sit back and relax or chime in and ask questions as the teams take you behind the scenes at these iconic attractions via Facebook Live.

Tuesday 21 April:

  • Visit SEA LIFE Sunshine Coast at 10am to accompany Luke from The Aquarium Vet and SEA LIFE’s aquarists on their weekly animal checks! Find out what it’s like working in an aquarium and caring for thousands of aquatic animals. Facebook.com/sealifesunshinecoast
  • Fly over to LEGOLAND Discovery Centre at 11am for an airplane building workshop. This week the team is travelling the world with LEGO, starting with a lesson from Master Model Builder Kieran on how to build an airplane! Facebook.com/LEGOLANDDiscoveryCentreMelbourne

Wednesday 22 April:

  • Head to WILD LIFE Sydney Zoo at 10am to join Keepers Ash and Caroline for a special Bilby feed! Meet one of Australia’s most famous, yet sadly, most endangered nocturnal creatures, the Bilby. Learn about what they eat, why they are endangered and what you can do to help. Facebook.com/wildlifesydney/
  • Dive into SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium at 10:30am to hear all about coral reefs, which are known as the rainforests of the sea! Join the team on Earth Day as they discuss all things coral, reefs and the importance of conservation. Facebook.com/sydneyaquarium
  • Take a break at SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium at 4pm with a calming live stream of mesmerizing jellyfish pulsing through the breathtaking Ocean Invaders exhibit. Facebook.com/melbourneaquarium

Thursday 23 April:           

  • Wade into SEA LIFE Sunshine Coast at 10am for an Education Talk in the Billabong Zone. Join Education Officer Sam as she hangs out with beautiful Australian creatures such as archerfish and lungfish. Learn how the way you treat your backyard can have a wider effect on the environment and the creatures within it. Facebook.com/sealifesunshinecoast
  • Hop over to WILD LIFE Sydney Zoo at 10:30am for feeding and weigh-in time for our magnificent tree frogs, green tree frogs and golden bell frogs. Meet Kellie our Vet Nurse and Mike our Veterinarian as they give the frogs their lunch and conduct a health check. Do you know how much a frog should weigh?  Facebook.com/wildlifesydney/

Friday 24 April:

 

  • Jump over to WILD LIFE Sydney Zoo 10:30am for story time with Justine. This week, hear a story about the adventure of an adorable koala joey. It’s sure to be a koala-ty time!

Facebook.com/wildlifesydney/

  • Unwind at the end of the week with SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium at 8pm for a VIP virtual tour. Ease into the weekend as you descend into the mysterious world of jellyfish, are surrounded by massive sharks and rays, and wander into the icy Penguin Playground. Facebook.com/melbourneaquarium

Saturday 25 April:

  • Waddle into SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium at 9am on World Penguin Day to discover the adorable story of Sphengic! Join the keepers on the ice to hear all about the famous penguin trio – Sphen, Magic and Sphengic. Facebook.com/sydneyaquarium

Sunday 26 April:

  • Ride over to LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Melbourne at 11am for a LEGO workshop with Kieran the Master Model Builder. Kieran is wrapping up a week of travel content by showing off his home city of Melbourne and building an iconic Melbourne tram. Facebook.com/LEGOLANDDiscoveryCentreMelbourne

Families can also join Illawarra Fly Treetop Adventures all week as they continue The Gruffalo adventure with you at home! Look out for a new activity to complete every day next week on their Forest Fun resources page! Bring the characters from the storybook to life in a new way and have fun doing something different each day!

Merlin Entertainments also recently launched the FREE educational resource portal Merlin’s Education Toolbox. Inspired by the attractions, the online hub aims to provide much-needed assistance to teachers and parents facilitating home-schooling lessons and features a variety of worksheets, activities and videos.

For those who are excited to visit Merlin Entertainments’ amazing attractions once they reopen, there will be a massive 50% discount on pre-purchased tickets for one day only on Monday 20 April 2020! The ticket sale commences at 10am and tickets can be purchased from each attraction’s website:

  • SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium – www.sealifesydney.com.au
  • WILD LIFE Sydney Zoo – www.wildlifesydneyzoo.com.au
  • Madame Tussauds Sydney – www.madametussauds.com.au
  • Sydney Tower Eye – www.sydneytowereye.com.au
  • SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium – www.sealifemelbourne.com.au
  • LEGOLAND Discovery Centre – www.legolanddiscoverycentre.com.au
  • SEA LIFE Sunshine Coast – www.sealifesunshinecoast.com.au
  • SEA LIFE Kelly Tarlton’s – www.kellytarltons.co.nz
  • Illawarra Fly Treetop Adventures – www.illawarrafly.com
  • Otway Fly Treetop Adventures – www.otwayfly.com.au