Sydney Tourism News and Information: Sydney Attractions Opening Hours over Christmas and New Years Eve

Please find below our Trading Hours on Xmas Day and New Year’s Day -

	Sydney Aquarium	WILD LIFE Sydney	Sydney Tower Eye	Manly Ocean world
Xmas Day	9am to 5pm (last entry 4pm)	9am to 5pm (last entry 4pm)	Closed	Closed
New Year’s Day	9am to 6pm (last entry 5pm)	9am to 6pm (last entry 5pm)	9am to 10pm (last entry 9.30pm)	10am to 5.30pm (last entry 4.45pm)

All other days are –

	Sydney Aquarium	WILD LIFE Sydney	Sydney Tower Eye	Manly Ocean world
Trading Hours	9am to 8pm (last entry 7pm)	9am to 8pm (last entry 7pm)	9am to 10pm (last entry 9.30pm)	10am to 5.30pm (last entry 4.45pm)

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Sydney Attractions Opening Hours over Christmas and New Years Eve

Bugs Garden Officially Launches at WILD LIFE Sydney

Keeper gets bugged as a new, interactive habitat opens at iconic Darling Harbour attraction

WILD LIFE Sydney, today unveiled Bugs Garden – a fully interactive habitat that will house a range of peculiar insects and unique creepy crawlies, offering visitors a chance to get up close with some of Australia’s most intriguing and frightful insects.

Open in time for the summer school holidays, Bugs Garden will offer visitors an interactive glimpse into the weird and wonderful life of bugs. The hands-on habitat will encourage visitors to uncover some of Australia’s most iconic and curious creepy crawlies including Locusts, Bees, Cockroaches, Stick Insects, Grasshoppers and Spiders.

To mark the opening of the new habitat, WILD LIFE Sydney this morning saw invertebrate keeper, Evan Armstrong, get bugged as he covered himself in bugs to celebrate the launch of the attraction’s newest offering.

Over the holidays, WILD LIFE Sydney is inviting visitors to unleash their inner ‘outdoor adventurer’ and delve into a journey of discovery with some of Australia’s most unique creepy crawlies. With WILD LIFE Sydney experts on hand to discuss the important role bugs play in our daily lives, as well as a variety of up close opportunities with the squirmy, squishy and creepy crawly insects, kids will be bugging mum and dad to head to WILD LIFE Sydney these school holidays.

Bugs Garden is the eighth habitat to join WILD LIFE Sydney and will sit amongst the likes of other iconic Australian habitats such as Kakadu Gorge, The Outback and Koala Encounters.

Where: WILD LIFE Sydney, Aquarium Wharf, Darling Harbour (next door to Sydney Aquarium)

Opening Hours: Now open 9am to 8pm daily

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Sydney Tourism News and Information: What’s On in Sydney - Major Events in 2012

An action packed 2011 is almost over and it looks like the fun, excitement and entertainment is set to roll on over into 2012. Just look at some of the fantastic events to take place in Sydney during 2012.

2012

NRL and AFL seasons March – October 2012

April

1 - 28 Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival

1 - 30 Archibald, Wynee & Sulman Prizes – Art Gallery

5 - 18 Sydney Royal Easter Show

24 - 30 Sydney Comedy Festival

May

1 - 12 Sydney Comedy Festival

1 - 31 Archibald, Wynee & Sulman Prizes – Art Gallery

3 - 6 Mind, Body Spirit Festival

25 - 31 Vivid Sydney

18 - 31 An Officer and a Gentleman – The Musical

June

1 - 3 Archibald, Wynee & Sulman Prizes – Art Gallery

1 - 11 Vivid Sydney

1 - 17 An Officer and a Gentleman – The Musical

6 - 17 Sydney Film Festival

13 Rugby League Station of Origin Game 2

22 - 24 Good Food & Wine Festival

23 Qantas Wallabies v Wales

July

Sydney Winter Festival

August

2 - 6 Sydney International Boat Show

12 Sun Herald City to Surf

Rosemount Sydney Fashion Festival

September

NRL finals

16 Blackmores Sydney Running Festival

30 Rugby League Grand Final

October

1 - 31 Crave Sydney International Food Festival

November

Rocks Markets by Moonlight

Cockatoo Island Film Festival

Sculptures by the Sea – Bondi Beach

30 Sydney Telstra 500(V8 Supercars)

December

1 -2 Sydney Telstra 500 (V8 Supercars)

Australian Open Golf Championship

26 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

31 New Years Eve celebration

What’s On in Sydney - Major Events in 2012

Sydney Tourism News and Information: Summer’s Aquatic Events for Sydney Harbour

NSW Roads and Ports Minister Duncan Gay has announced a safety guide to the key aquatic events to be held on Sydney Harbour over summer 2011-12 has been published and distributed free to boaters and spectators.

Mr Gay said the 28-page full-colour Sydney’s Summer Aquatic Events – A Boater’s Guide was produced and distributed free by NSW Maritime, the State Government’s boating agency, which is part of Roads and Maritime Services.

The booklet contains safety details about the major aquatic events planned to take place on Sydney Harbour, including advice for boaters on anchoring, best vantage points, special-event navigation restrictions and exclusion zones.

“The big events which draw hundreds of thousands of spectators – afloat and ashore – are all listed, such as the Rolex Sydney Hobart Race start on Boxing Day, New Year’s Eve on Sydney Harbour, and the multitude of events planned for Australia Day,” he said.

The International Etchells and Yngling World Championships, Ord Minnett Sydney Harbour Swim Classic, Sail Sydney Regatta and the Macquarie 2012 International Access Class World Championship are also detailed in the booklet.

“There are maps indicating event and race courses and exclusion zones, to help skippers prepare for and plan their day on the water,” Mr Gay said.

“Skippers must be aware of the safety requirements needed for these aquatic events to be carried out safely. They need to plan ahead, maintain a safe speed, keep a proper lookout and go easy on the drink – stay under 0.05,” he said.

NSW Maritime distributes the booklet across the harbour to waterfront clubs, marinas, retailers and chandleries, and makes it available from Service Centres throughout Sydney and in Newcastle and Wollongong.

The booklet is also available online at: www.maritime.nsw.gov.au

Summer’s Aquatic Events for Sydney Harbour