Taronga Talks
Working at Taronga Zoo is more than just a job – for us Taronga means family. From Sydney to Dubbo to beyond, Taronga’s people all have amazing untold Zoo stories that will touch your heart and open your eyes.
Taronga Talks
Radical Optimism with Belinda Fairbrother
Staying positive and solutions-focused keeps Belinda Fairbrother tackling huge global challenges like climate change, every day. Spending her formative years at play in the Aussie bush, Belinda acquired a love and curiosity of nature and animals that led to her studying Environmental Science – and travelling as far as Antarctica – to learn how to protect them. As Community Conservation and Engagement Manager at Taronga Zoo, Belinda works tirelessly to create magic moments that connect Taronga’s guests with animals, and to inspire people to Act for the Wild.
"I am radically optimistic, generally, I try not to dwell on the hardship and the challenges…
For me, it’s about surrounding yourself with people who are positive and solutions-focused and collaborating. It even comes from having a walk through the Zoo and having those connective moments with an animal to remind myself, ‘Yes, that’s why I do this."