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a wildlife encounter
like no other
Open daily 9am-5pm
(closed Christmas Day)
217 Kildare Road, Doonside,
Sydney NSW 2767
FERNDALE COUNTRY RETREAT
A Natural Place to Meet
Ferndale is located 1.5 hour
from Sydney CBD, on the
magnificent Hawkesbury River.
“mid-week specials”
for interest groups such
as crafts and hobbies,
business meetings,etc.
• 20 one or two bedroom
log cabins with stunning
river views or bushviews
• Tennis court, games room
and swimming pool on site
• Tariffs start at $110
per couple per night
weekdays, $150 per
couple per night weekend,
including breakfast
Our conference room is purpose built in a superb location
overlooking the Hawkesbury River.
Kee & Chris Hasemore
991 River Rd, Lower Portland,
NSW 2756
Cuddle up to a Koala
for FREE at anytime
of day
Enjoy a face to
face encounter
with Crocodiles,
Wombats,
Tasmanian Devils...
Just 20 minutes
from the Heart of
the Hawkesbury
0245755223
www.fernconf.com.au
ferndale@bigpond.com
Project Managed by Hills, Hawkesbury & Riverlands Tourism
On Monday 20th August 2012, my family went to Featherdale
Wildlife Park. It was a sunny day and we were all looking forward
to seeing lots of animals. At the entry we were given Wildlife
Passports and you had to find the stamping stations to get the
stamps in your passport. We liked getting all the stamps.
First we saw the kangaroos. You could buy an ice-cream
c o n e for $1 with grassy food in
it that the kangaroos liked
to eat, but they especially
liked eating the cone as
well. They were very
sleepy and happy to be
patted. Their fur was soft
and warm.
The Farmyard was full of
animals that you could
pat and hold. We held a
chicken, it was fun. There was a pesky goat
who tried to eat mummy’s jacket, and even tried to eat mummy’s
hair. Then he ate someone’s passport from under their pram. He
was very cheeky.
Then we found the penguins. One was hiding in his hideout spying
on us. And we loved how scary the huge crocodile was. We
saw a snake who was shedding his skin, and we saw a beautiful
peacock with blue and green
feathers.
We noticed that there were
red triangles on some of the
exhibits that said some of the
animals were endangered
like the quokka, yellowfooted
kangaroo, and the
rock wallaby. The sign said
some of the reasons were
competition for food, lack of
shelter, and predation.
We think it’s great that places like Featherdale Wildlife
Park can keep some species safe from becoming extinct. We
had so much fun at Featherdale Wildlife Park and would love to
do it all again.
Ethan 10, Kyall 9, and Arryn 6
“Congratulations to Kee & Chris for hosting
our recent workshop. 2012 will be our
third year at Ferndale Country Retreat. The
upgraded conference room with new carpet
and lighting was excellent. The food was
plentiful and excellent, and the company
was, as usual, wonderful.”