Memberships
Home educating our kids gives us a great excuse to purchase memberships to things such as the zoo and the museum. However each membership is yearly, and is generally not an insiginificant amount of money, and with us planning on travelling around Australia, we had to look at each one to see if it is worth renewing for the year. Most memberships offer reciprocal entry with other similar places, so this post explores just what is on offer.
Friends of the Zoo
Our zoo membership gives us free entry into Melbourne Zoo, Healesville Sanctuary and Werribee Open Range Zoo. It costs us $185 per year for a family membership. Reciprocal entry available at:
- Toronga Zoo (Sydney)
- Western Plains Zoo (Dubbo)
- Adelaide Zoo
- Monarto Zoo (Adelaide)
- Perth Zoo
Melbourne Aquarium
The Melbourne Aquarium membership gives us free entry into the Melbourne Aquarium. It costs us $115 per year for a family membership. Reciprocal entry available at:
- Underwater World (Sunshine Coast)
Given that a family membership for Underwater World on the Sunshine Coast costs $161 per year, it is worthwhile renewing our Melbourne Aquarium membership!
Museums Victoria
The Museums Victoria membership gives us free entry into the Melbourne Museum, Scienceworks and the Immigration Museum. A family membership costs us $49 per year. Reciprocal entry available at:
- Questacon (Canberra)
- Powerhouse Museum (Sydney)
- Australian National Maritime Museum (Sydney)
- Australian Museum (Sydney)
- Science Centre (Wollongong)
- Science Centre (Brisbane)
- SciTech Discovery Centre (Perth)
- Australian Museum of Flight (Nowra)
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