big story in todays tele
DARLING HARBOUR PRIVATE ZOO.
The Australian Animal World will be located adjacent to Aquarium.
http://www.smallguide.com.au/images/nsw1.jpg
our scanner is stuffed atm so cant show render. but looks good.
The 7000smq enclosure will be a barrell wire mesh design with semi-arid grassland ,6m tall trees,waterfalls ect.
It wont cause to much rif with taronga Zoo as this zoo will only have Australian animals, Kangaroos,emus koalas dingoes ect.
Slso a6 storey office bldg will be located on Sussex st to house offices of Aquarium and zoo.

Can someone say "tacky"?

Oh dear, chasing the tourist dollar at the expense of serious urban planning... oh wait, we're in Sydney.

lol @ fro

Is there a skyscraper @ the zoo?

yes, i thunk its over 30m high. i will checkout when DA comes in. im pretty sure it was 30m roof + 5m plant thus 35m. yah another scraper for ss.com.

calling all cars! be on lookout for an excaped kangaroo, last seen hopping down George Street! answers to name of Skippy!
http://www.greatoutdoorscampbelltown.com.au/info/resource/roo.gif

Yo Skippy!

When I first saw this thread this morning I though it read as "Sydney to get another 200m.

heres render>
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/zoo.jpg

I saw it too. It's good for the Darling Harbour precient. Taronga Zoo should have nothing to worry about. It will still be Sydney's premier zoo and it's strong reputation will ensure that the coffers remain filled.

It looks like the little zoo they used to have at Southbank in Brisbane.

They got rid of it about 3 years ago.
jt

i rkn that the animals may suffer from too much noise pollution with the western distrubutor runing nearly adjactent to it... (stressed kangaroos get run over by cars on the western distubutor. lol)

with all the stuff like wonderland, sega world etc... closing hasn't sydney got the picture that this tacky shit sucks donkey balls... move over gold coast:D

The march of the white elphants continue....

Argh, the tack! It burns!

We should take bets on how long this one lasts.

Yeah what another mistake. I'd like to take a wrecking ball to all of Darling Harbour, King Street Wharf and Cockle Bay and demolish everything. The whole place is ill conceived, gross and needs a homogeneous makeover... mmm I'm so happy we are getting another zoo when the one we have has enough trouble already!

And next thing you know this private 'zoo' (i use the term loosely) will be begging for government funding to stay afloat. I hope whoever succedes Carr tells 'em to fuck off.

when it folds it will make a nice house for me with a nice garden and solarium.

http://www.sayhey.co.uk/invboard/html/emoticons/laugh.gif

is it me or was this mentioned months ago ?
Also wont this mean that people have the perfect excuse to opt out of the travel to the other side of the harbour for a world class zoo for some thing that equals an Australia petting zoo.

Location?
so its going to be on top of the fish pond areas ?

great, sitting in Cargos have a cold one and the whaff of skippy,s shit electrifies kings street wharf. Should be good for business!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Are they going to reduce the aquarium area?
It looks like being built over the aquarium.

so the prickly clover doesn't object to caging native wildlife beneath a busy, polluted overpass, yet she objects to overshadowing of trees. what a two-faced piece of nut sack she is.

I couldn't quite put my finger on it before, but apon reflection, I'd call it Pizza Hut architecture.

I wonder how the animals will fare with fireworks seemingly going on at Darling Harbour every few days.

There was a story in the paper last week about the zoo saying that the consortium behind it is linked ,or has used the learnings, from other successful fringe CBD zoos in London, Paris, New York and Tokyo !!!! Seems to be a world wide trend. It also stated that the layout and type of animals they will have there is VERY different to the existing zoo ( in Syds case Taronga). My initial reaction is one of digust however the concept appears to have "legs"......yok yok yok.

I couldn't quite put my finger on it before, but apon reflection, I'd call it Pizza Hut architecture.

I wonder how the animals will fare with fireworks seemingly going on at Darling Harbour every few days.
the article mentioned when the fireworks are on, the animals are put into a sound proof room until completion. there way ahead of us.lol

well at least they are ready for it

i noticed the large black crane on the site this week busily working away. this project also involves construction of a scraper, a 6storey/30m office tower for the zoo. we havent got model yet. hopefully soon.

http://www.tvdance.com/aceventura/5a.gif

pic of model
a 6storey/30m highrise will be also aprt of complex.

http://www.modelcraft.com.au/images/latest_project/compressed/Aquarium1.jpg.jpg

http://www.modelcraft.com.au/images/latest_project/compressed/Aquarium4.jpg.jpg


crane pic
http://i153.exs.cx/img153/4264/zoocrane3px.jpg

interesting

You know i think this Zoo will probably be a success considering nearly every single overseas tourist who visits Sydney wants to "pat a Kangaroo" or "cuddle a Koala" and now they will have the opportunity to do so only steps away from their hotel!

The Japanese tourists will love it!

poor featherdale!

LOL, I know!

They should veto this development i am sickened by it - I like trash but this is feral.

Plenty of action on site. Hoardings say opening late 2006.

http://img122.echo.cx/img122/6440/aquariumzoo11006055fx.jpg

its funny how this one had a large crane and now its gone.(see post 26). i noticed today the large concrete slab had been poured.this should be intresting.
SKIPPY!

http://smh.com.au/articles/2005/06/14/1118645811332.html

Aquarium branches into wildlife with city forest
By Bonnie Malkin Urban Affairs Reporter
June 15, 2005


It is an urban jungle already, but Sydney city is about to become a lot more zoo like, with the opening of a wildlife park in the central business district.

Drawings of the $45 million park have now been made public, and it will be a small oasis of green on the city's edge. It is being built by the Sydney Aquarium, next door at Darling Harbour, and is due to be finished in July next year.

A wildlife park spokeswoman, Ravini Perera, said that from the outside the park would look like a small forest.

"It's going to have a canopy of trees that you will be able to see from the outside and from all the office blocks around it. It will have the feel of a wildlife park. It's going to be focused on education and conservation."

The park would operate in a similar way to the aquarium, Ms Perera said. It will cover more than 7000 square metres and its upper level will be open to the elements, covered by a mesh roof.

Each exhibit will house a mini-ecosystem with native trees, waterfalls and native fauna.

Unlike a traditional zoo, visitors will be able to walk through exhibits, rather than peering into them from outside.

The plan was to immerse visitors in the animal world, she said. "It will be similar to the way the aquarium works with the tunnels; the human being will be within and the animals will be external … You won't even feel you're in the city. You will be very much a part of the natural environment."

However, the finished product is a long way off. Work is under way on the park's substructure and construction has just started transforming the aquarium's former seal enclosure into an aviary.

In the next few months walls will go up, roofs will be erected and, finally, the animals will come in two by two.

The park's general manager of life sciences, Craig Sowden, said the park would house Australian invertebrates, reptiles, mammals and birds. "We're trying to make sure we have a holistic approach with multiple species in each exhibit. We will have stick insects living with Australian parrots, rock wallabies, echidnas, possums and quolls."

wow, should look good when done
http://www.childrens-art-prints.com/_borders/B100%20Noah's%20Ark.JPG

I so wanna see stick insects living beside quolls.

The NIMBYs will love it, without giving a 2nd thought to caged animals.

I'm sure the animals will be well kept and it will look pretty good....may even shut the NIMBYs up a bit.

wow, should look good when done
http://www.childrens-art-prints.com/_borders/B100%20Noah's%20Ark.JPG
I wonder what it will look like when done... As for the animals...

http://www.kinoweb.de/film2000/Fantasia2000/pix/fan2-8.jpg
Two By Two

Though I wouldn't trust that duck... (Reveals inner Disney edge)

Oh dear! More taky stuff for trashy Darling Harbour. Darling Harbour is a poor excuse for a tourist destination. Its awful! Most of the buildings are excellent, but the general urban design elements and uses are very poor.

^ yes i agree but this will be ok. its actually not a zoo.its an open wildlife park. atleast its dfiffernt to a typical boring caged zoo.

the 6 storey bldg as part of the complex is progressing well.
http://www.modelcraft.com.au/images/latest_project/compressed/Aquarium1.jpg.jpg
pic from today the foundations are well underway

http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/2676/sydneyzoo4td.jpg

progressing well

http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/2717/zoooct278ag.jpg

the main structure is up
http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/1120/zoo0re.jpg

http://img486.imageshack.us/img486/9389/zoodec98fv.jpg

progressing well
should be weird listening to animals at night from nearby flats.

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/7366/zoo9lo.jpg

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/8563/zoo22kp.jpg

This is a great location for the zoo. It will very quickly become a top tourist attraction for sure. However I hope the noise & lights from all of the clubs along the Cockle Bay / Wharf area will not be bad for the animals.

Taronga Park Zoo will be pooing themselves over this !

It is really refreshing to see something being built in the inner city / edge of the CBD that IS NOT retail, commercial or residential !!!!!!

i totally agree with you chris
this will add even more vibrancy to this great city!
and its also in a position that most would expect least to see a zoo

yes should look good

theres still a 7storey office bldg to be erected on site

http://img427.imageshack.us/img427/9742/zoo25pu.jpg

nice little additon to dharbour landscape.

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/6392/zoomarch166xu.jpg

yes should look good

theres still a 7storey office bldg to be erected on site

http://img427.imageshack.us/img427/9742/zoo25pu.jpg

Is it just me or does that office building totally have a 1960s council chambers vibe to it?

Yeah you're right, I think it's the red brick.

I thought retro 60s when I first saw the render too.

By the render alone, definitely the tempered orange material. The square-patterned typical floor cladding, is kind of like the 1964 Reserve Bank Building (http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=108324) on the cnr of Martin Place & Macquarie Street. Also similar to the 1965 AXA Building (http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=108409) on Collins St in Melbourne.

The Dream to Save Sydney CBD

I have a dream! That one day hundreds of kangaroos will hop down George St. as a form of transportation
I have a dream! That one day drop bears attack every teens who wears industrie shirts or any polo shirt for that matter
I have a dream! That one day wombats would build train tunnel from City to Norwest via Chatswood in 3 years, instead of 20 years.
I have a dream! That one day the native vines of justice would strangle every hippies and kandy kids till their parents come by.

Oh, i have a dream! That our great fauna would rise up and destroy Westpac Place and crush the structure with thick trunks!

^^Oh oh, I hope you're not too upset by this new development Milux.... Me was self not exactly a fan of this development, but it is an interesting enough addition to /Cockle Bay, and will hopefully help pedestrian connectivity between King St Wharf and the rest of the bay.
One assumes that isn't how the offices will appear in real life, maybe just a quick model by an 80 year old former SCC councillor???

i think the zoo is a great additon to darling Harbour and Sydney. Its an excellent concept and good for our tourism industry.geewiz its only a small friggin zoo.
i like the sylish enclosure amd location is 2nd to none.
nothing better then checking out our native animals right in centre of CBD.

Oops, forgot to thank you too for all the photos Cul! I just found this thread today, and had totally forgotten about it (and been busy over here). The idea of the zoo is quite good in my opinion, just hope that it doesn't impact negatively on Taronga.

Cheers

no worries. i dont think it will do much to taronga. It wont have anything like taronga. It only has a small collection of native animals.but it is easier to get too.

today
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/1629/zoo2ia.jpg

The zoo...
http://img456.imageshack.us/img456/6530/aquariumzoo30105063pm.jpg

...and how it fits in (or doesn't fit in?) with its surroundings:
http://img456.imageshack.us/img456/642/aquariumzoo20105060qe.jpg

Well the whole Darling Harbour is crap. one more crappy structure doesn't make Darling harbour even crappier. It is crappy. I would have liked this structure to be in Botanic Gardens so it matches the surroundings. Sort of like Central Park zoo in Manhattam.

The Dream to Save Sydney CBD

I have a dream! That one day hundreds of kangaroos will hop down George St. as a form of transportation
I have a dream! That one day drop bears attack every teens who wears industrie shirts or any polo shirt for that matter
I have a dream! That one day wombats would build train tunnel from City to Norwest via Chatswood in 3 years, instead of 20 years.
I have a dream! That one day the native vines of justice would strangle every hippies and kandy kids till their parents come by.

Oh, i have a dream! That our great fauna would rise up and destroy Westpac Place and crush the structure with thick trunks!

Westpac to die? Even i, one of it's critics, would say that's a bit harsh. It's design mediocrity is a lost opportunity but it's not a complete disaster.

As for Kangaroos in the city...
http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/8287/anomystauspsa18qu.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

dead wrong again muliux
Darling Harbour is a fabulous place.I walk around it almost every week. such a great atmosphere. every structure is nice and modern. the prymont bridge would have to be one of the great pedestrian bridges of the world.The views,the closeness to the city is superior..The new Z00 is a fine additon to the cove.you guys expect too much
got get ya head out of the clouds.lol

dead wrong again muliux
you guys expect too much
got get ya head out of the clouds.lol

It's just his opinion, cul. What makes your opinion superior? All our shit stinks - your's too. he he

Expect too much?? hmmm. i must say that i (like miliux perhaps) don't expect much at all. We know that mediocrity is the norm and that it is all that we can exepct. We know the shit we are gonna be given and we know what could be. This doesn't mean that we can't yell and hollering to demand better. lol

Ye, Pyrmont Bridge is classy - but for the rest, i want more than just "nice and modern". Darling Harbour isn't all bad news, it's better than what was there 20 years ago. Just like the podium of westpac tower - it's boring mediocrity, but it's better than what was there before (in fact, i think the architects got their inspiration for those grey circular columns from the carpark it replaced ;) ).

dead wrong again muliux
Darling Harbour is a fabulous place.I walk around it almost every week. such a great atmosphere. every structure is nice and modern. the prymont bridge would have to be one of the great pedestrian bridges of the world.The views,the closeness to the city is superior..The new Z00 is a fine additon to the cove.you guys expect too much
got get ya head out of the clouds.lol

I don't know, I find Darling Harbour looking a little dated these days. Especially south of the overpasses, ie the Sega World Building and the Exhibition Centre. Harbourside is showing it's age too.

I guess Darling Harbour has always been designed for a lowest common denominator international tourist, and so it has felt at times more like a tacky tourist trap.

Though newer developements around the Kings Street Wharf (north of the zoo) seem more targeted towards Sydneysiders rather then exclusively for just tourists, and it think it's better for it.

its all g00d.
http://www.tvdance.com/aceventura/7a.gif

Well the whole Darling Harbour is crap. one more crappy structure doesn't make Darling harbour even crappier. It is crappy. I would have liked this structure to be in Botanic Gardens so it matches the surroundings. Sort of like Central Park zoo in Manhattam.

I think the new Zoo is a great addition to Darling Harbour, cant wait to check it out someday. Love the wavy transparency of the ceiling a fine structure, nothing else really like it in Oz as far as I know. I like diversity in architecture maybe you would prefer more of the same boxy buildings...

As for Darling Harbour, it can be improved like just about anything, it fullfills its function more than adequately.

Cul, you never cease to amaze me...

An animated gif for every occasion!

its all g00d.
http://www.tvdance.com/aceventura/7a.gif

Cul, I too think Darling Harbour is a nice place. And an excellent place to get some nice afternoon shots of the city.

I really love the old Pyrmont Bridge too. Just in the distance in this photo you can see the new Zoo enclosures - they look pretty cool I think.

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h189/jeep_buggy/DSC01490Medium.jpg



http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h189/jeep_buggy/DSC01486Medium.jpg


Pictures were taken on Saturday. To see the rest of the Pyrmont / DH photo's here is a link to my thread:

http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=344813

Cheers!

js

Not sure if you have seen these renders:

http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/Datasource/DANotifications/798574_007.pdf

On the subject of Darling Harbour has anyone have any new info come about the look of the Exhibition Centre expansion announced last year

DH is great at times, but at other times it stinks of old sour late 80's/early 90's "yay! 1988 is here!"-'ism. That sega world area needs to be blown up and replaced with something a hell of alot more interesting and attractive.

The rest, however, is ok

DH is great at times, but at other times it stinks of old sour late 80's/early 90's "yay! 1988 is here!"-'ism. That sega world area needs to be blown up and replaced with something a hell of alot more interesting and attractive.

The rest, however, is ok

The Sega World has a DA to demolish the site and replace with apartments, I know very little about it but I do recall Culwulla mentioning it, I think it maybe in the Sydney Gossip Thread.

yes the pre DA is being assessed. havent seen anything yet but it will be 1 or 2 floors of retail and other stuff. then a some stepped towers above up to 15 floors. hopefully will spruce up place a bit/

looks like a massive turd left beside Sydney Aquarium. I thought that was why Taronga Zoo was there... so is this place going to be like that?

easier to get people to here

What kind of tourist comes to Sydney and doesn't have time for a ten minute ferry ride? That's like going to New York and saying "oh, we didn't go up the Empire State Building. The elevator took too long."

^ Indeed, plus for such a small space I don't think it'll be worth it. Why don't get just get direct ferries from Darling Harbour to Taronga?

What kind of tourist comes to Sydney and doesn't have time for a ten minute ferry ride? That's like going to New York and saying "oh, we didn't go up the Empire State Building. The elevator took too long."
I did that - the queue went for hours! I thought, "fuck this, I'm off to see something else". I never did go up the Empire State. By the way, Darling Harbour should be bombed but the zsoo is not that bad - in comparison to the rest of the shit that stands there.

absolutley nothing wrong with darling harbour! gorgeous place. the new Zoo is also excellent. and the Taronga zoo is an amzing experience. well worth trip. but some people get lazy and dharbour is at door step.

absolutley nothing wrong with darling harbour! gorgeous place. the new Zoo is also excellent. and the Taronga zoo is an amzing experience. well worth trip. but some people get lazy and dharbour is at door step.
Seriously, culwulla how can you defend Darling Harbour? The Western end is a deserted 80s relic, the mall is a hideous, dated monstrosity, the convention centre is unspeakable and even the Maritime museum feels completely inconceived and barren - no realtionship to the street, nothing. Do you work for Cox and Partners or something?

I think DH is a gem from it's time, yes it was at it's peak in the 80's and 90's and now is a little dated, but generally it still works and still adheres to what it was intended for, which was a tourist destination, restaurant precinct etc and it still this day achieves that. It needs some work doing to it, but Sydney can't keep updating these areas when they become passe, and afterall it is much better that what was there originally!
In time it will evolve and already there is a DA to knock down SEGA world, the zoo and an office building is going up.
The maritime museum, whilst not so striking these days, wont have the funding to knock down rebuild, bad planning I agree from the start anyway, but what city gets everything right?

If if was up to me I'd knock down that fecking old ugly bridge. As old, famous and historical it is, it does nothing to enhance the area and if anything bisects the entire area and causes a lack of unity. An underground walkway would have been far superior or a very slender an innocuous elevated pedestrian bridge with monorail guideway.

I'd also knock down all of King Street Wharf, Cockle Bay and Darling Harbour. The area is a catastrophy or bad architecture and vulgar design. It could have been much better with a more integrated feel and look, more planning would not have gone astray. It is one big dysfunctional hotpotch IMO.

you guys are classic.lol
the Waterfront complex on eastern edge is excellent. also all the bldgs are good quality. not sure where you guys are looking? yes sega world is crap but its going.
av, take a chill pill.
that "ugly" bridge is a great piece of architecture. Its worlds oldest electric opening bridge! 1904. nearly 400m long. its nice historical addition to the harbour link.
have a nice day guys.

I like sega world the best lol.

rofl.

If you are going to do tack, you might as well do it well and Sega World did it beautifully. I miss the big sonic the hedgehog!

The reason I hate cockle bay is all that trashy wood. I hate wood. They should burn it down... preferrably while i am not at sublime.

So far we have bombings, burn-outs...charming! Really!

rofl.lolol you know Avy ain't all there. Way too many party drugs. :nuts:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/Muse11/crazy1.gif

lolol you know Avy ain't all there. Way too many party drugs. :nuts:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/Muse11/crazy1.gif

This could be true but I dont recall taking any. My short term memory is rather bad though. I think I was at something called a rave last weekend ;)

Speaking of which I once went to an awesome rave at Sega World called big night out. It was a great party except we broke the aquanova.

The bridge is great for walking across and part of history. it intergrates will with the ramdon mix that is darling harbour, keep your hands off it Avt.

theres an article in todays paper about tarongas new seal enclosure
It will be completed in 2007
http://www.zoo.nsw.gov.au/imagedata/coastline.GIF

theres an article in todays paper about tarongas new seal enclosure
It will be completed in 2007
http://www.zoo.nsw.gov.au/imagedata/coastline.GIF

I was actually at the Zoo on Saturday. The new enclosure is HUGE, and god does it need one, the old seal pools look very old and cruddy. I should have taken pics ... DOH!

I did that - the queue went for hours! I thought, "fuck this, I'm off to see something else". I never did go up the Empire State. By the way, Darling Harbour should be bombed but the zsoo is not that bad - in comparison to the rest of the shit that stands there.

I must have gone to the USA at the right time during school terms or something. We didn't queue up for anything, anywhere. Even the rides at Universal Studios. We were able to jump off the Jurrasic Park ride and be straight back on it 30 seconds later.

unusual view of dharbour
love the parkland and chinese gardens.

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/4910/103234910ml1149473456.jpg

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/2448/103252448ml1150184194.jpg

nice view of sydney's other skylines in that last pic

I must have gone to the USA at the right time during school terms or something. We didn't queue up for anything, anywhere. Even the rides at Universal Studios. We were able to jump off the Jurrasic Park ride and be straight back on it 30 seconds later.

Yeah I was there back in early 2004 and it was pretty sweet, if you wait late enough the lines ain't that bad. We went to the that ride you said for about 3 times in span for half an hour. But in Disneyland the lines are long 24/7. :bash:

Back to Australian matters...I've only been to that bridge to go down the elevator. It does nothing to enhance the experience unfortunately. All of the maritime, sea theme this wooden piece of crap is just blocking Sydney harbour views.

Oh yeah Maritime Museum looks so dull, the lack of lighting really gets me. :bash:

DH zoo looks too small for me, can it really fit enough of Australian's land creatures? Any chance of a cane toad exhibition?

Taken Wednesday Arvo
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k183/rondeez_2006/DSC04004.jpg
Fitting in quite nicely!

I really don't mind this zoo - I think the organic shape contrasts well with the scrapers behind it. This still doesn't stop darling Harbour being hideous and the aquarium is now in desperate need of an overhaul. The roof is dirty, the frontage looks like some kind of 80s tourist information centre. Even the signage on top is dated and vile.

I'm sure we'll see continuos changes to Dar Ha over time. Certain elements that have either become redundant or facilities that either need overhauls/refurbs will in time get them. Like anywhere else in town, it would be just a matter of when, how etc.

As for the zoo itself, my main concern would be for the animals. Anything else like aesthetics becomes secondary.

after the complx is complete, then work will start on 7storey office complex. not sure if design has changed.
i too like the organic cage.animals will love it.
http://img427.imageshack.us/img427/9742/zoo25pu.jpg

Will we need a separate entry ticket for the zoo from the aquarium?

not sure? maybe a combo? hope the zoo is separate. should be.

Taken Wednesday Arvo
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k183/rondeez_2006/DSC04004.jpg
Fitting in quite nicely!

nice pic :)

Fantastic concept!!

I don't know if they're keeping that wall black, but I had a day out on Monday (sorry, no pics, my DigiCam decided it didn't want to be found :bash: ) and it really brings KSW and DH together just that little bit. It really works.

Also, the cage looks alot better in-situ than I thought it would.

nice pic :)

Thanks. I didnt realise it at the time but i managed to capture Sydney Towers reflection in Kens black glass!

haha i just noticed as well - extra nice pic!!!!

unusual view of dharbour
love the parkland and chinese gardens.

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/2448/103252448ml1150184194.jpg

I really like that pic. You can hardly tell it's on the fringe of the CBD. The smokestack looks amazingly classy in that picture.

rondeez: I just noticed the Sydney Tower reflection also. Noice.

looking suberb!
http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/852/0000567of8.jpg

looks impressive
wonder when it opens?
http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/2962/zooaug2006ms1.jpg

Looks ok, but tacky concept for a prominent site.

BTW, is page 2 back-to-front for anyone else? Like all the sentences and stuff?

its actually not tacky.its a good concept in centre of sydney.should be more of them. bit of nature in centre of a city.

We are talking Darling Harbour here, not a fan but it looks OK. Reminds me of structures built on Hong Kong's harbourside.

Still not sure though how the fireworks are going to be "managed".

(and page 2 looked fine)

Looks ok, but tacky concept for a prominent site.

BTW, is page 2 back-to-front for anyone else? Like all the sentences and stuff?

I'm with you. Another shameful tourist grab for what should be something for Sydneysiders and all Australians. We don't need to go to Darling Harbour to look at a Kangaroo :bash:

When is Darling Harbour going to actually do something that appeals to the citizens that live in the same city as it?

looking good today. love the timber work.
zoo side
http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/6302/0000639jx8.jpg

zoo street
http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/3166/0000638pf4.jpg

love the way its lit at night.

http://static.flickr.com/80/266165085_9d5e8d3160_b.jpg

Don't you think the entrance/lobby is far too tacky? Aboriginal paintings and colourfuls.... Tourism trap i say!

of course its a tourism trap!! its for bloody tourists!!!

I'll NEVER check this place out! It seems cruel to keep the animals in such a confined area?

Taronga Zoo anyday!

Having said that, the place looks great :D

Well it's not like they keep large animals in there.

http://www.sydneywildlifeworld.com.au

yeah heaps of room for small animals.its a tourist venture to showcase our popular native animals. simple really.right at doorstep.

They'll be breathing thick exhaust from Western Distributor and city streets.

anyone been yet?

my friend works there ,I visit every now and then (I'll get some pictures next time).The place is really confined that makes the most out of all the space, with small walking trails that lead up to the main attraction where all the kangaroos are housed.All the animals are enclosed in glass windows lined up neatly along the walls of the trail.

how the effect on the other zoo any down turn yet ? or expected ?

dont think so. its too small to be in competition with Taronga.

i do think that some tourists who would have gone to taronga won't bother if they can see some aussie natives down in darling harbour. true, it is a very different type of zoo but if you were from overseas and were pressed for time but would have still made the effort to get over to taronga you'll probably just pop down to darling harbour instead.

I always thought this would more likely compete with the suburban wildlife parks (such as Featherdale) that focus on Australian animals.

More tacky Sydney shit. It's so small - there's no way creatures like kangaroos, which are used to bounding around wide open spaces, can be happy there. Hope it goes broke.

Bang goes (no pun intended) any future fireworks over Darling Harbour!

BTW How is the construction going for the 7-story building on site?

It should never have been approved. A technology installation or something exciting would have been preferrable, somethong cutting edge and exciting not this shit.

you all go on like old fundy dudys.

it's good for tourists and it compliments the aquarium, i don't have a problem with it at all. the 2 of them together bring crowds to the area, it's got to be good for business in cockle bay and king st wharf. people won't stand for the fireworks being banned in darling harbour, it is the countries number one fireworks spot. during summer i hear them go off at least once a week.

it's good for tourists and it compliments the aquarium, i don't have a problem with it at all. the 2 of them together bring crowds to the area, it's got to be good for business in cockle bay and king st wharf. people won't stand for the fireworks being banned in darling harbour, it is the countries number one fireworks spot. during summer i hear them go off at least once a week.

If they ban the fireworks, they might as well close down the nearby motorway for the noise that will produce.

fireworks have been going off near mrs macquaries chair for ages, and that is close to taronga zoo. i think the animals will survive.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1078/1432669181_412281a112_o.jpg

article in yesterdays paper about wildlife park may bring in lots of dolphims and create an arena for them to pump in more visitors

Anything for the tourist dollar

where will they go? the place is already chokkas!

I assume they are bringing in Dolphins because the centre is not doing so well and trying to drum up more business?

^yes. its really failing. they need something. everyone loves flipper!