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Monarto Safari Park Adelaide Zoo hunting investors for Monarto safari park

Discussion in 'Australia' started by Simon Hampel, 9 Oct 2009.

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  1. Simon Hampel

    Simon Hampel Administrator Staff Member 20+ year member

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    AdelaideNow... Adelaide Zoo hunting investors for Monarto safari park

     
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  2. phoenix

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    not so keen on provate sector investment.

    so glad werribee dodged the village roadshow bullet........
     
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    I spose the advantage is that ZoosSA is not government owned. they just recieve alot of funding :)
     
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    HI Ben who is behind ZoosSA?
     
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    yeah.... and pandas!
     
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    I think that the problem I have with this development is that it is aimed at the high luxery end of the market, making it out of the reach of the majority of Australians.
     
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    ZYBen Well-Known Member

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    Its Board run, and all money made stays within ZoosSA. The government doesnt make anything out of it, so in essence its a private zoo :)

    Didnt want to mention 'them'
     
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  8. Simon Hampel

    Simon Hampel Administrator Staff Member 20+ year member

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    I believe there were originally plans for a range of accommodation options from high end luxury down to safari tent-style accommodation. Not sure what the current plan is.
     
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    i've never quite understood the definition of zoos SA being "private" and the other big zoos being not. i'm not saying its not. only i don't understand what makes it so.

    isn't taronga and melbourne both board run too? and it would be my understanding that neither of these zoos would actually make a profit either and that any siphoning between zoo and government coffers would be a one way street. i doubt that melbourne MAKES money for anyone but themselves.

    does anyone know what it is precisely that makes the difference?
     
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    I dont even know the difference, but ZoosSA is not run by the gov.
     
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    I think what Ben was trying to explain was that the zoo's in South Austraila were/are run buy a " Zoological Society" which is run by a zoo board, the London zoo is run by the "Zoological Society of London" which is not goverment run, San Diego is another ect. Hope that helps.
     
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    Hix Wildlife Enthusiast and Lover of Islands 15+ year member Premium Member

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    And Taronga is run by the Zoological Parks Board of NSW. None of their 'profits' go back to the government.

    :p

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    Where DO they go? lol
     
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    Hix Wildlife Enthusiast and Lover of Islands 15+ year member Premium Member

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    Don't know where they go these days. I'm out of the loop.
     
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    Well, your cheeky comment made me laugh, Steve!
    Surely you are not insinuating that Taronga is putting profit first! (Outrage!)

    Last Tuesday my son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter went to Taronga. It cost them (2 adults and 1 child), $102 just to get in and another $15 to park their car. Add the outrageous food prices and you practically had to take out a second mortgage for the days outing. They wont go back for years now, and that's a shame. Relatively speaking, Taronga must be close to the most expensive zoo on earth to visit.
     
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    $15 to park the car, wow
     
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    It pays to use the ferry
     
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    MARK, 15 bucks would buy mine!
     
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  20. Simon Hampel

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    We are fortunate to get in to Taronga for free, so we've always made a point of buying lunch to at least give something back ... but we've been so disappointed with the poor quality and the astronomical cost of the food that we're going to start taking our lunch as well now!
     
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