OPEN 3-6 PM MAY TO OCTOBER
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL AT OTHER TIMES

$12 ADULT
$6 CHILDREN
$10 Concessions for groups 6+ and pensioners

Visitors have a unique opportunity to see the work of the internationally-renowned bat hospital and meet some Australian bats. Learn what is special about these flying mammals. Why do they hang upside down? Why are they so important for the environment?

Click here for directions to the Visitor Centre.

Schools, click here for information about what you can expect for your students from a visit to the Bat Hospital. (soon)

The Bat Hospital committee decided in 2006 to raise funds for a Visitor Centre to educate the community about bats. Education seemed the best approach to the prevalence of poor public attitudes towards bats and flying foxes in particular. These attitudes, coupled with habitat loss, are the root causes of many problems facing the conservation of bats. Most people who meet a flying fox up close and personal are captivated by their intelligence and curiosity. This emotional response is a necessary first step towards people developing a positive attitude towards these animals.

Consultants were appointed in early 2007. In the early stages Margot Warnett, Bridget Bonnin and Bryony Barnett worked together to develop the concept plan. Later Bryony took the lead and with Kristy Day as the graphc designer, work began on the interpretive panels. The first real boost to the project came from the Australian Geographic Society, who ran a successful fundraiser for us in late 2006 and raised $27,640. Over the next 2 years we raised a further $150,00. The Queensland Government through the Blueprint for the Bush program was the largest contributor to the project with a grant of $66,626. For full details of organisations that helped make this project possible click here.