Healesville Sanctuary

The Healesville Sanctuary, formally known as the Sir Colin MacKenzie Sanctuary, is a zoo specialising in Australian native animals, located at in the Yarra Ranges of Victoria, Australia.
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  • Opening hours: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Zoo
  • Description: zoo and heritage-listed courage in Healesville, Yarra Ranges, Victoria, Australia
  • Also known as: “Healesville Wildlife Sanctuary”, “Mackenzie Cottage, Healesville Sanctuary”, and “Sir Colin MacKenzie Sanctuary”
  • Address: Badger Creek Road

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Worawa Aboriginal College and Healesville Railway Station.

School
is a private boarding school for Aboriginal girls in , Victoria, Australia. is situated 2 km west of Healesville Sanctuary.

Railway station
Photo: Forthevline, CC BY 3.0.
Healesville is a railway station in Victoria, Australia. Formerly the terminus of the Healesville railway line, it is now the operating base of the Yarra Valley Railway –- a heritage railway operating along the former alignment from here to . is situated 3½ km northwest of Healesville Sanctuary.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Healesville.

Photo: Michelle Maria, CC BY 3.0.
is a town in Victoria, , 64 km north-east from 's central business district, located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area.

Healesville Sanctuary

Latitude
-37.68428° or 37° 41′ 3″ south
Longitude
145.53134° or 145° 31′ 53″ east
Elevation
130 metres (427 feet)
Operator
Zoos Victoria
Open location code
4RJ78G8J+7G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 24386390
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­forest
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­zoo
Geo­Names ID
7284427
Wiki­data ID
Q3047381
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