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Animals

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Fun Facts

Download our informative fact sheets on the wildlife found at Blackbutt Reserve.

Wildlife Exhibits

Wildlife exhibits are open from 10.00am to 4.30pm daily.

City of Newcastle acknowledges that we operate on the grounds of the traditional country of the Awabakal and Worimi peoples.
We recognise and respect their cultural heritage, beliefs and continuing relationship with the land, and that they are the proud survivors of more than two hundred years of dispossession.
CN reiterates its commitment to address disadvantages and attain justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this community.