They are proud that their interactive reptile display 'Snake Tails', featuring only Australian reptiles, is the highest award-winning reptile display in Australia and is an 8 times winner of the Department of Education, Frater Award for Excellence.

Their mobile displays travel the country educating and informing through the school system as well as at shopping centres. Presentations are individually designed to suit the location and curriculum and include conservation and the environment.

For more information click on Australian Reptile Displays above, phone: 02 4328 5928 or fax: 02 4329 2106.

This website has some great illustrations of various animals including Frogs and Reptiles. SOFAR would like to thank Roger for allowing us to use some of his pictures. Great site take the time to have a look.

The Hunter Region Botanic Gardens are located at 2100 Pacific Highway, Heatherbrae. The HRBG were kind enough to allow SOFAR to hold their 5th Annual Frog and Reptile Expo there on the 25th March 2007.

The Hunter Region Botanic Gardens cover an area of 140 hectares, much of which has been preserved as natural bushland. The development of the Gardens was recognised in 1999, with the winning of the 'Significant Regional Attraction' award in the Hunter Regional Awards for Excellence in Tourism. The Gardens was a finalist in these awards in 2000, and won Newcastle City Council Environmental Awards in 1999 and 2000.

The Gardens have a Visitors Centre, outdoor cafe, gift shop and reference library. Devonshire teas and light lunches are served daily or visitors can picnic in the Gardens. Walks and excursions are organised regularly and there is a program of special events such as music in the Gardens.

The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is the main government conservation agency in New South Wales, Australia. NPWS is part of the Department of Environment and Conservation.

If you are wanting to keep native frogs, birds, lizards, snakes or other animals as a pet in NSW, you'll need to get a licence from the NPWS:

Reptile keeper's licence You can keep some types of reptiles, but you will need a licence. You'll also need a lot of experience, if you're planning on keeping venomous species. Find out more.

Frog keeper's licence It's against the law to collect frog spawn, tadpoles or frogs from the wild, but being a member of groups like Society of Frog and Reptile (SOFAR) or with an NPWS licence you can still witness metamorphosis in action. To find out more about SOFAR click here or for more information about National parks and wildlife service (NPWS) click here.

This is the definitive guide to the frogs of Australia, providing descriptions, distributions, images, breeding calls, and more for every frog in Australia. That's the plan, anyway (and we're well on the way).

This site has some great information and pictures on frogs. Also has some frogs for sale. SOFAR's Secretary / Web site administrator recommend's taking a look.

The Australian Reptile Park and Wildlife Sanctuary was established in 1948 - by the late and great ERIC WORRELL, Australia's first naturalist - and is now regarded as one of the countries premier attractions. The Sanctuary is The only zoo in Australia committed to saving lives with a Venom-Milking Program in place for the past 50+ years, saving over 300 lives each year being the sole supplier of a variety of venoms, which is used for all snake and funnel-web anti-venom in Australia.

Hunter Wetlands Centre Australia (formerly the Shortland Wetlands Centre Ltd) was initiated in 1986 with two overriding objectives:

to increase understanding of and appreciation for wetlands through communication, education and public awareness.

Hunter Wetlands Centre Australia is the lower Hunter Valley's first successful wetland rehabilitation project, paving the way for three other significant wetland projects in the ensuing years.

A site for Australasian Turtles. The site is dedicated to the Chelidae and Carettochelyidae families. The site is packed with some great information and pictures on turtles. One of SOFAR's previous President's recommend's you take a look if you want to find out more about particular turtle breeds.

Frogs Australia is a national network about: 1) Increasing the knowledge and awareness of Australian frogs and their conservation. 2) Linking groups and individuals interested in frogs across Australia. 3) Improving the sharing of information between science and community. 4) Generating a comprehensive database on the distribution and occurrence of Australian frogs.