Coronavirus: Dubbo's Taronga Western Plains Zoo 'inundated' with inquiries

By Faye Wheeler
May 26 2020 - 2:30pm
Welcome: Dubbo MP Dugald Saunders, Taronga Western Plains Zoo director Steve Hinks and keeper Pascale Benoit in the lead-up to the June 1 reopening. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE
Welcome: Dubbo MP Dugald Saunders, Taronga Western Plains Zoo director Steve Hinks and keeper Pascale Benoit in the lead-up to the June 1 reopening. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE

Taronga Western Plains Zoo will reopen to the public on June 1 as hopes grow the tourism industry can come back from coronavirus shutdowns and reemerge as a significant contributor to the Dubbo economy.