Help us celebrate Taronga Western Plains Zoo’s 50th anniversary. Share your photo at the Zoo for your chance to win a Great Big Adventure Pass and return to the Dubbo Region to make a new memory.
Remember your first trip to the Zoo?
A family holiday, a school excursion or a day out that still gets talked about?
As the Zoo approaches its 50th anniversary, we’re looking for photographs and stories from across the decades.
Dig out the family albums, find your favourite Zoo photo and tell us the story behind it. Who were you with? What do you remember? What made that visit special?
Share your memory for the chance to win a Great Big Adventure Pass and come back to the Dubbo Region to make a new one.
Hot Tip: we're looking for photos that include your family and friends, not just the animals.
An old memory. A new Dubbo Region adventure.
Come back for the Zoo and stay to explore more.
Great Big Adventure Pass prizes include admission for either two adults or a family of two adults and two children to four of the region’s biggest attractions:
• Taronga Western Plains Zoo
• Royal Flying Doctor Service Visitor Experience
• Old Dubbo Gaol
• Wellington Caves, including the cave tour covered by the pass
Bring the family, share the stories and make some new memories along the way.
Prize passes must be used by 30 June 2027. Additional tickets and any tours or experiences outside the pass inclusions are at your own expense. Booking requirements and Great Big Adventure Pass conditions apply.
How to enter
- Find a photograph from a past visit to Taronga Western Plains Zoo.
- Tell us the story behind it and what makes the memory special.
- Upload your photograph and complete the entry form below.
Entry is free, with one entry per person. Open to eligible Australian residents aged 18 years or over living outside the Dubbo Regional Council local government area.
Entries close at 3pm on Monday 18 January 2027, or earlier if all 50 prizes have been awarded. All prize visits must be completed by 30 June 2027.
Bring your zoo memory to life when you return! Find the same spot, strike the same pose or bring a new generation into the picture. We’d love you to recreate your old photograph and share your “then and now” with us.
***Read the competition terms and conditions for full entry requirements and selection details.
Help us capture the next chapter
We’ll invite our top 10 winners to be photographed and filmed when they return to Taronga Western Plains Zoo, capturing their memories and their next adventure. With their permission, we’ll share these stories as part of the 50 Years. 50 Memories. 50 Adventures. campaign.
Ready to share your Zoo memory?
We can’t wait to see what comes out of the family albums.
Before entering, please read the competition terms and conditions, then upload your photograph and tell us the story behind it using the form below.
- 50 Year Campaign Terms and Conditions 161KB PDF
