Described as an “icon of the bush”, burrowing bilbies once roamed across three-quarters of mainland Australia, but in 2025, the tiny marsupials are rare, and it’s more common to see European rabbits ...

The event was to feature a children’s petting zoo, including chicks, a pair of rabbits, a barn owl, a tortoise and alpacas. But it has since been pulled “following feedback from the community”, the ...