Taronga Western Plains Zoo - Dubbo
A case study for the Stage 6 Geography - People and Economic Activity
We proudly acknowledge the Tubbagah People of the Wiradjuri Nation, their Country, spirit and traditions as customary owners of the land upon which Taronga Western Plains Zoo stands.
This website is designed to support your learning and understanding of a case study of an economic enterprise within the global tourism industry as well as the topic; People and Economic Activity.
Two Gold Awards @ NSW Tourism Awards 2022
Best Major Tourist Attraction (for the second year in a row)
Best Unique Accommodation (Zoofari Lodge)
TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Award
Placing us in the top 10% of attractions worldwide!!
Major Tourist Attraction
The NSW Tourism Awards recognise over 25 categories for outstanding performance.
Taronga Western Plains Zoo Dubbo (TWPZ Dubbo)
Introduction
This website is designed to provide you with a case study of a local economic enterprise within the global tourism industry for the Stage 6 Geography topic - People and Economic Activity.
The Geography syllabus states that students must study:
"A geographical study of an economic enterprise operating at a local scale. The business could be an individual enterprise, firm or company such as a family farm, a mine or mining corporation, a hotel, chain of hotels, heritage or tourist site. The case study should explore:
the nature of the economic enterprise
locational factors
ecological dimensions including environmental constraints, climate, and human impacts on the environment such as pollution and ecological sustainability
internal and external linkages and flows of people, goods, services and ideas
effects of global changes in the economic activity on the enterprise.
Website content
The website provides:
A detailed investigation of TWPZ Dubbo.
Instructions for a virtual tour around the Zoo.
Relevant updates about the Zoo case study and the global tourism industry
General information about the global tourism industry to help you place the case study within the context of the entire industry, particularly changes that are affecting the industry.
For more information about the enterprise, visit the Taronga Western Plains Zoo Dubbo website.
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View these short film clips to understand the features of Taronga Western Plains Zoo Dubbo
Virtual tour
Virtual Tour
Use the tourist map of Dubbo Zoo provided, and Google street view, to take a tour around the Zoo. Print the TWPZ Dubbo tourist map which shows features of the zoo, and open Google maps to further explore these features. Click the 'pegman' in the bottom right hand corner of the Google map and drag the pegman over any highlighted blue line in the Zoo to identify specific features of the Zoo.
What facilities can you observe that make this a tourism enterprise?