NEW! Bindi's Birthday Images

We now have nine fabulas HQ images from Bindi's 13th Birthday on July 24 2011. You can see the images in the gallery here.

Bindi's 13th Birthday Party

FANS around the world have watched Bindi Irwin grow from a little girl into a stylish young lady and now there's no denying the Crocodile Hunter's little girl is all grown up.

Bindi, the rocking Wildlife Warrior star, showed off her love for a bit of retro fashion and music when she celebrated her 13th birthday with family and fans at Australia Zoo yesterday.

With mum Terri and little brother Bob in tow, Bindi turned the clock back to the 1950s with zoo staff, mascots and fans decked out in bobby socks and poodle skirts.

The cast from the musical Grease performed live in the Crocoseum, Elvis fed the crocs, Buddy Holly wandered the zoo grounds and 1950s vintage cars paraded through the venue.

Bindi dressed to impress in her best rock'n'roll outfit and 1950s hairstyle to arrive in a vintage Cadillac.

"It was so exciting," she said as the party raged.

"It was great to see so many kids were in the audience and joining in the festivities.

"We had '50s dance workshops, the cast from the musical Grease and the best cake ever.

"I couldn't have asked to have a better day."

Source: The Northern Star
Another article with more pictures is available at the Australia Zoo website.

Meet Terri, Bindi & Robert!

Meet Terri, Bindi and Robert!- Sunday 10th July

Be one of the first 100 patrons to purchase a 12 Month Crikey magazine subscription and you will have the chance to meet Terri, Bindi and Robert Irwin and have your first issue personally signed!*

*Terms and Conditions apply
• All patrons visiting Australia Zoo on Sunday 10th July are eligible. Note that NO pre-purchases or pre-registrations will be eligible.
• The first 100 people to purchase a 12 Month Crikey magazine subscription from Australia Zoo's Crocoseum Boutique will have the chance to meet Terri, Bindi and Robert Irwin and get their magazine signed.
• Numbers are strictly limited.
• Only patrons purchasing their magazine subscription from the Crocoseum Boutique will be issued with a wristband for the signing. Patrons purchasing a Crikey magazine subscription from any other retail outlet will not be eligible.
• Eligible patrons will be issued with a wristband for the signing. Please ensure you keep your wristband until after the signing as proof of eligibility.
• On Sunday 10th July 2011 signing will commence at 1.30pm. Eligible patrons may line up outside the Australiana Shop from 12.00 noon.
• Only the first issue of the Crikey Magazine subscription (Issue 018) will be signed, no clothing, photographs or other items will be signed.

Source - Australia Zoo Calander

School of hard crocs out for Bindi

BINDI Irwin celebrated a graduation with a difference in front of hundreds of fans at Australia Zoo yesterday.

After spending two years in “croc school” learning safe feeding and handling techniques, the 12-year-old took on her first public demonstration of the tail-walking abilities of the saltwater crocodile, which they use to jump out of the water to catch prey.

Her mother Terri fondly recalls a two-year-old Bindi bursting into tears whenever she could not go down to the Crocoseum and watch her dad at work.

A decade later, Bindi bravely stepped on to the podium and, under the guidance of zoo director Wes Mannion, rewarded 400kg Monty with three meat strips and a “rat burger” for demonstrating his tail-walking abilities.

“It was an amazing experience,” Bindi gushed once the demonstration was complete.

“I was a bit nervous and everything feels like it’s going in slow motion but it’s important to teach people how to be safe around croc territory and learn to love these great modern day dinosaurs.”

With her first show complete, Bindi will become a fixture at the Crocoseum in the school holidays, feeding the crocs every day until Sunday, July 10

Source - Sunshine Coast Daily