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Gloria Brancatisano / August 17, 2021

British indie rockers The Wombats announce 2022 Australia tour dates

Their love affair with Australia continues!

One of Australia’s most loved acts, British indie rockers The Wombats have announced an Australian tour in June 2022.

The live favourites will be making this little trip Down Under to celebrate their freshly announced fifth studio album Fix Yourself, Not The World, which is set for release Friday 7 January 2022.

As they have proven on their regular trips to Australia, The Wombats are a live band not to be missed.

The Wombats Australia 2022 Tour Dates

• June 5, 2022, – HBF Stadium, Perth
• June 7, 2022, – City Hall, Hobart
• June 15, 2022, – UC Refectory, Canberra
• June 17, 2022, – Riverstage, Brisbane

Tickets go on sale Monday 23 August @ 9am (local time)

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These Australian shows will follow a huge return to touring schedule for the trio – with main stage slots at Reading & Leeds Festival and Neighbourhood Weekender this year, before they take on their biggest ever UK headline tour in 2022.

The Wombats’ upcoming album Fix Yourself, Not The World was recorded remotely over the past year from each member’s respective homes in Los Angeles, Oslo and London.

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“To say we’re excited about coming back to Australia to play some shows is the understatement of the century, but hey, the English language can only do so much. So without further ado… WE ARE SO FORKING EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE A NEW ALBUM COMING OUT IN JANUARY AND A TOUR, YES THAT’S RIGHT, SOME ACTUAL GIGS/CONCERTS/PERFORMANCES IN AUSTRALIA NEXT YEAR, CAN’T WAIT TO SEE YOU ALL! D, M & T (The Wombats x)

The Wombats will bring their fifth album Fix Yourself, Not The World to Australian stages in June 2022. Tickets are on sale via Ticketmaster.com.au.

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The Wombats announce 2022 Australian tour

Celebrating the forthcoming arrival of their new album 'Fix Yourself, Not The World'

The Wombats have announced an Australian tour in celebration of their newly-announced album, ‘Fix Yourself, Not The World’.

The Wombats announced their fifth album overnight, confirming a release date of January 7. The band also released the single ‘If You Ever Leave, I’m Coming With You’. Listen to that below:

For the tour, the band will be heading to most capital cities around the country in June 2022. Tickets go on sale Monday (August 23) through Secret Sounds .

“To say we’re excited about coming back to Australia to play some shows is the understatement of the century, but hey, the English language can only do so much,” The Wombats said in a statement.

“So without further ado… WE ARE SO FORKING EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE A NEW ALBUM COMING OUT IN JANUARY AND A TOUR, YES THAT’S RIGHT, SOME ACTUAL GIGS/CONCERTS/PERFORMANCES IN AUSTRALIA NEXT YEAR, CAN’T WAIT TO SEE YOU ALL!”

‘Fix Yourself, Not The World’ follows on from The Wombats 2018 record ‘Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life’ . Since then, frontman Matthew Murphy has also released his solo debut album ‘Wherever I Go, I Want to Leave’ under the moniker Love Fame Tragedy .

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The wombats 2022 tour dates are:.

JUNE Sunday 5 – Perth, HBF Stadium Tuesday 7 – Hobart, City Hall Thursday 9 – Adelaide, Entertainment Centre Theatre Friday 10 – Melbourne, John Cain Arena Saturday 11 – Sydney, Hordern Pavilion Wednesday 15 – Canberra, UC Refectory Friday 17 – Brisbane, Riverstage

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The indie legends will be heading to Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, Newcastle and Sydney in November and December.

Fresh from topping the charts with their first UK number one album,  Fix Yourself, Not The World , playing their biggest ever global headline tour and hitting one million subscribers on Spotify, British indie rockers, and one of Australia’s most loved acts, The Wombats today continue their remarkable ascent with the announcement of their new EP  Is This What It Feels Like To Feel Like This?  and a string of Aussie shows to celebrate.

The six-track collection will be released on 18 November digitally and on vinyl, and will be followed by a series of intimate Australian shows alongside their spot on the line up for Spilt Milk festival. The Wombats will kick off the tour across November and December in Melbourne, followed by shows in Adelaide, Brisbane, Newcastle and Sydney.

The Wombats Australian tour dates

Sun 27 Nov – Palais Theatre, Melbourne Thur 1 Dec – Hindley Street Music Hall, Adelaide Tue 6 Dec – Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane Fri 9 Dec – Bar on the Hill, Newcastle Sun 11 Dec – Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House, Sydney

Plus, Australian Festival Dates:

Sat 26 Nov – Spilt Milk, Canberra Sat 3 Dec – Spilt Milk, Ballarat Sun 4 Dec – Spilt Milk, Gold Coast

Check out Melbourne’s most comprehensive gig guide here .  

Recorded shortly after completing their acclaimed fifth studio album,  Is This What It Feels Like To Feel Like This?  is The Wombats rawest material yet, trading polished synths for spiky guitar riffs and heavy choruses. The band themselves co-produced part of the project themselves, bassist Tord Øverland Knudsen then taking some files back to his homeland of Norway, to be mixed in his home studio, with regular collaborators Mike Crossey and Mark Crew working on the remainder.

The announcement comes accompanied by a new single in the form of the eponymous  ‘Is This What It Feels Like To Feel Like This?’ . Blending The Wombats’ trademark infectious energy with an earworm of a riff, frontman Matthew “Murph” Murphy explains how the single came about: “I remember driving past an extremely rundown hotel and wondering what the hell could be going on in there, and that’s where this song was born. It’s about catching someone in a compromising situation that’s very unusual for their specific character and is far more fitting for your own.”

If anyone doubted it, their debut number one UK album, number 2 ARIA album and number one ARIA vinyl album earlier this year confirmed the fact that The Wombats are a band at the peak of their powers. Built over sixteen years, their ever-expanding fanbase has continued to swell, boosted first by a new generation of fans discovering their vast catalogue of indie bangers through streaming, then via TikTok following the viral success of Oliver Nelson’s remix of their 2015 hit ‘Greek Tragedy’. Underpinning it all though is the timeless power of their songwriting and Murph’s inimitable lyrical style, which was lauded by fans and critics alike for Fix Yourself, Not The World.

This success was brought home to the band most tangibly during their recent world tour, where Murph, Tord and drummer Dan Haggis played their biggest ever headline show at London’s The O2, also visiting North and South America, Europe and Australia, before heading home for a busy summer of festivals. Moving straight into their next collection, this new EP shows The Wombats still have a lot more noise to make.

Presale available from 10am (local), Monday 22 August. Tickets on sale to the general public from 9am (local), Tuesday 23 August. Find out more  here . 

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Live Review: The Wombats, Melbourne 10/06/22

“With no restraints to what they were capable of, The Wombats delivered an overall fantastic show”

WHERE: John Cain Arena, Naarm/Melbourne VIC WHEN: Friday June 10th, 2022 REVIEW: Ellie Robinson

It felt weird to watch The Wombats play an indoor venue. Before tonight we’d never seen the British indie-rockers at their own show, but we’ve seen them countless times at festivals like Falls, Field Day, Groovin The Moo, Splendour In The Grass, Yours & Owls, Spilt Milk… Pretty much every one in the country, really. But there’s a reason why they’re so beloved in that unique festival atmosphere: their music is inescapably fun, their energy is infectiously affable, and their lowkey setup means the vibe steals the spotlight, not the spectacle. 

So ahead of their first, headliner-exclusive trip Down Under in three years – a lengthy gap when you consider that before then, they’d visited at least once a year since 2010 – the question loomed: could The Wombats keep us entertained when they’re all there is to entertain us?

Before learning the answer, we were treated to some canapés in the form of Brisbane alt-pop trailblazer Jaguar Jonze – an interview with whom you’ll find on page 26 – and English indie-popstar Alfie Templeman. Flanked by her three-piece backing band, the former stormed out with her eyes wide and soul alight. She wasted no time in stirring up a storm, cutting right to the point with the fiery, riot grrrl-adjacent ‘Who Died And Made You King?’. 

Other cuts from debut LP Bunny Mode – ‘Cut’ and ‘Trigger Happy’ being two notable standouts – made for walloping inclusions; they were too new for the packed crowd to elicit singalongs (which is fair – the album was still a week away at this point), but performing them with a kind of raw, unrelenting energy that’s impossible to fake, Deena Lynch and co. virtually demanded we all at least dance to them.

Lynch appeared onstage without her signature blue Telecaster, but thanks to touring bandmate Joe Fallon, there was no shortage of slick, swaggering riffs to be enamoured by. He shined especially bright in the set’s closing number, a cover of Nirvana’s classic ’93 hit ‘Heart Shaped Box’ that Lynch reinvented into an alt-pop scorcher that stunningly straddled the line between radiant and sleazy. Our prediction is that by her third album, Jaguar Jonze will be headlining venues like the 10,000-capacity John Cain Arena.

By the time he and his band breezed into the first chorus of the silky, yet striking ‘3D Feelings’, it was obvious that Alfie Templeman was perfect for this tour. His head-turning brand of soulful, groove-inflected indie-pop went down a treat, duly hyping the crowd with his frenetic noodling and swoon-worthy vocal runs, but keeping things just restrained enough that it never felt too bubblegummy. He offered a feeling of reprieve after Jaguar Jonze’s belting intensity, but he was lively enough to set a bright and bubbly mood for The Wombats to revel in. 

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In five short years, Templeman’s released one full-length album, seven EPs, and a record that sits somewhere in-between the two formats – all before the age of 20, no less. As proved by his short ’n’ sweet showcase on this arena stage, his prolificacy certainly doesn’t come at the expense of his talent – if only there wasn’t a curfew so he could have the four-hour set he deserved.

Speaking of acts that deserve as much time onstage as they damn well please, you’d be hard-pressed to find a Wombats fan willing to complain about their sprawling setlists. The Liverpudlian trio don’t seem to believe in the concept of “filler songs” – the shortest break they’ve had between records lasted three years, but the trade-off is that none of them bore for even a second – so with five full albums worth of bangers to pluck from, it stands to reason that they’d need a rather lengthy set. Billed for 90 minutes, they ended up playing for closer to two hours, squeezing in all the hits from their first four albums amid a measured showcase of cuts from their latest, January’s Fix Yourself, Not The World. 

The same way they start the record, ‘Flip Me Upside Down’ and ‘This Car Drives All By Itself’ started the set by setting the tone for what would be to come: a lot of sugary, high-octane indie jammage, but just as much suave, pseudo-mature rock’n’rollery. ‘Ready For The High’ was a key example of the latter – and worked perfectly as a tailer for ‘Cheetah Tongue’ off 2018’s Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life – while tucked at the bottom of the set, ‘If You Ever Leave, I’m Coming With You’ offered oodles of luminous, life-affirming buoyancy.

The Wombats themselves were in fine shape. Matt Murphy has this kind of easygoing disposition – neither blithesome nor blasé, but somewhere in the middle – that makes him an interesting frontman; he cares enough about his crowd to indulge them in quick quips of banter between songs, but doesn’t let the grinding pursuit of being personable impede on his performance. That was certainly the case tonight, although he did seem a little more relaxed than usual – almost every song in the set was given a lighthearted note of context, and he freely traded jokes with bassist Tord Knudsen and Dan Haggis.

As a trio, the band have an impressively wide-ranging tonal palette. This can spell trouble in a live show – especially when that palette diversifies in different ways between albums, and the setlist spreads songs from them evenly throughout (ie. exactly this set) – but The Wombats’ performance never faltered because Murphy, Knudsen and Haggis all worked to each other’s strengths. Songs with more demanding vocal runs shone with Knudsen’s twangy, rounded basslines, while the more energised cuts had Haggis cutting sick at 110 percent. 

It may have lacked the tight and twinkly revelry of a festival set, but with no restraints to what they were capable of, The Wombats delivered an overall fantastic show. It’s without a doubt they’ll make a prompt return to outdoor stages and golden-hour sets – but the next time they do, we might just head along to a sideshow as well. The Wombats at a festival are a bit of a different beast to The Wombats in a room done up just for them – their natural habitat, if you will – and as we were relieved to learn tonight, both are just as wonderful.

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The Wombats Announce New EP, Plot Intimate Australian Tour Dates

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The Wombats have announced a run of intimate Australian tour dates and shared details of their forthcoming EP,  Is This What It Feels Like To Feel Like This?  The six-track EP will arrive on Friday, 18th November, just days before the Liverpudlian trio touches down in Australia for the second time this year.

In addition to their appearances at the Spilt Milk  festival this November and December, The Wombats will perform intimate headline shows in Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, Newcastle, and Sydney.

The Wombats – ‘Is This What It Feels Like To Feel Like This?’

The band’s forthcoming EP is set to arrive fewer than 12 months after their fifth studio album,  Fix Yourself, Not The World , which emerged in January. The new EP was recorded shortly after the completion of the album, with the synth-laden sheen of the record replaced by “spiky guitar riffs and heavy choruses”, resulting in the group’s “rawest material” to date.

The Wombats have revealed the EP’s title track, ‘Is This What It Feels Like To Feel Like This?’, which pairs sharp lyrics with a sweeping, sing-along chorus.

“I remember driving past an extremely rundown hotel and wondering what the hell could be going on in there, and that’s where this song was born,” said vocalist Matthew ‘Murph’ Murphy. “It’s about catching someone in a compromising situation that’s very unusual for their specific character and is far more fitting for your own.”

Is This What It Feels Like To Feel Like This? is set for release on Friday, 18th November.

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The Wombats Australian Tour 2022

• Sunday, 27th November – Palais Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
• Thursday, 1st December – Hindley Street Music Hall, Adelaide, SA
• Tuesday, 6th December – Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane, QLD
• Friday, 9th December – Bar On The Hill, Newcastle, NSW
• Sunday, 11th December – Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House, Sydney, NSW

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Hailing from Liverpool, England, UK, Indie rock outfit, The Wombats, impressed with their first spate of singles, scoring hits with "Moving to New York" and "Let;s Dance to Joy Division."

The band were formed in 2003, having met whilst studying at the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts. Featuring Matthew Murphy (lead vocals, guitar, keyboard), Daniel Haggis (drums, percussion, backing vocals) and Tord Øverland Knudsen (bass, guitar, keyboards, backing vocals), the band quickly got to work making music, They released several Eps in their early years, including "The Hangover Sessions," "No. 3" and "The Daring Adventures of Sgt. Wimbo and His Pet Otter."

After releasing their debut, "Girls, Boys and Marsupials," in Japan only, they then released a number of singles that would bring The Wombats their first taste of success. "Backfire at the Disco" peaked at number 35 in the UK SIngles Chart, followed by "Kill the Director" which also received lots of airplay. Their debut album on 14th Floor Records, "The Wombats Proudly Present: A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation," stormed the album charts, reaching number 11 in October 2007, bolstered by the success of singles "Let's Dance to Joy Division" and a re-release of "Moving to New York," which went to number 13 in the UK Singles Chart.

In 2008, the band embarked on a number of tours, traveling across the UK, Europe and Japan. They also became a big name on the annual festival circuit, playing at Glastonbury Festival, Reading & Leeds Festival and T in the Park.Their second album, "The Wombats Present… This Modern Glitch," appeared in 2010, featuring the top 40 single "Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves)" as well as "Techno Fan." The album itself faired well, reaching number three in the album chart.

It was three years before The Wombats returned with new music, releasing the single, "Your Body Is a Weapon," which received significant support on BBC Radio 1. To great excitement, The Wombats began a countdown till the release of their third studio album, "Glitterbug," for a January 2015 release.

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It's the twelve of April on a sunny day. Me and my friend just arrived in vienna at the "Arena Wien". We hadn't seen a Wombats concert before and were something you could describe as very excited. The two pre-bands play their songs and already amaze us! (good job you guys!) Everyone is ready for The Wombats and as soon as the lights turn off everyone screams. The three guys from the band come on sage and start with their first song "Cheetha Tongue". The songs really pushes the crowd and we start making these little moves everyone makes when you are a bit unsecure but definetly hyped. This reserve doesn't hold very long and as soon as the second song starts (a song from an older album) really every person is jumping ,dancing. During the whole set Tord is moving arund the sage completly lost in the music showing that he's made for exactly this job. Murph is killing every high note and low note sings every song as if it's historischen favourite. And even Dan in the back seems to be jumping around on his drumms. Even when something isn't working with Murphs guitar during "Emoticons" these guys are super chill and Tord and Dan calmly play along with the crowd as we keep singing the "Ohhh" part over and over again. It got better with every song and I swear that the whole crowd felt like they had run a marathon from all the dancing! Especially after " Let's dance to Joy Division" and we all had gone completly crazy!

So in two sentences for the people who don't want to read that long paragraph above and just scrolled down here: It was AMAZING and I recommend to not dress with warm cloths because at least in my venue it was HOT after the first song had started and we all were dancing like crazy! If you are a Wombats fan I'd say you are dumb if you aren't going to a concert even though you have the chance to and that without meaning to be mean!

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of 8 concerts this year , the bomwats was by far the best. riverstage has been crowned my favourite venue and was a perfect environment for their music , and matt’s voice is almost better live than in recorded tracks. the visuals were wild , with the backdrop thingy changing to suit every song perfectly and for a final song that drove the crowd insane , greek tragedy had everyone shouting the lyrics and a lot of people on shoulders , and even saw four or five people in wombat costumes come and dance on stage. the people i met were probably the nicest and most caring bunch i’ve been surrounded by so far and if the crowd had been any different it would have taken away from the overall satisfaction. played every song i had been dying to hear and the order of songs from the set was crafted with such intelligence that everything flowed so perfectly from one song to the next. support acts were amazing and so friendly , coming up to the merch tent for photos and just to chat and all the artists seemed genuinely happy to be a part of this. even following up with another concert the next day , nothing could top the wombats and i highly recommend seeing them more than once if you have the chance ! x

I first got into The Wombats after perusing the Top Forty and finding their latest single 'Tokyo (Vampires and Wolves) quite high on the charts. I was intrigued by the incredible album artwork, and instantly fell in love with their alternative, punky tunes. Three months later, my parents gave me permission to go to my first concert. I instantly thought of my new favourite band, and booked tickets to go with a couple of friends to see The Wombats. Fastforward to February 22nd 2012. I saw them at the O2 Academy Brixton, a large but popular venue that never fails to provide the right atmosphere for a show. The Wombats did not fail to deliver either. They played for over two hours, and all of it was explosive. They played the entirety of 'This Modern Glitch' (complete with lasers and confetti) as well as their most popular tunes from 'Love, Loss and Desperation', ending with the classic 'Let's Dance to Joy Division." Of course, not only was there a stellar performance, but their interaction with the crowd was impeccable. With Murph constantly ordering for another 'wall of death' and Tord crowd-surfing, The Wombats do not disappoint, and most certainly is not a band to miss.

Liverpudlian four piece The Wombats have amassed a huge following of their infectious indie rock over the years after they emerged as a driving force of the indie revival of the mid 00's. Their energetic performance was something that made this group stand out about the rest and the devotion to a live show is still packing out venues years later.

Although they only have two albums of material, the boys have crafted a setlist that is utter party. From the early single 'Kill The Director' an indie anthem in its own right, the crowd dance and jump along as both the band and crowd try and outdo each other with energy levels. The big cheers are reserved for 'Moving To New York' which is barked back word perfectly by the entire audience as the boys tear through this jumped up piece of pop/rock.

What The Wombats have is technical guitar music which you can dance to, a difficult sound to achieve. Closing track 'Tokyo' sees the band play complex instrumental with ferocious intensity yet the track is also so danceable that the crowd is lost within the music.

The Wombats were drop dead amazing!!! I can't even describe in words how much of a fun time I had. Their performance was just super passionate and awesome... Totally a band worth watching live. I loved their energy and how they even interacted with the audience. I felt like the usual two-hour long time frame for a concert wasn't enough for us. Went by way too fast.

Now to speak of the venue, it had its ups and downs. The good thing was that it was very clean and well maintained, easy to find, and parking wasn't too bad. The interior was really cool too. Since it was general admission, it was on a first come first serve basis to find spots. The extremely annoying part was that rude people would squeeze through and stand in people's way, blocking our original view. I think bouncers should keep their eyes out and do something about people like that. It was super rude and irritating.

They're amazing, that's honestly the best way to describe them.

They've always hyped the crowd up with so many things. Tord for example was basically jumping around playing his guitar all the time and barely stood still - when he stood still it was just to sing into his mic.

Between the songs Matthew either told some stories, introduced to the next song in a really interesting and partially comedic way - not just a boring "and the next song we're playing is ..." or just told some stories - in my case it was about how much they liked Munich - honestly LOVED that.

And now to the most important thing - their performance was straight awesome. They sounded so much better live than in their records in my opinion

That concert absolutely made my night yesterday and honestly can't wait to see the Wombats live again - hopefully soon

The Wombats are high-energy and tons of fun on stage. The lead singer is passionate and sounds just like the album live. The bassist dances around and keeps the crowd engaged. The music was perfect, they even had some moments of pure rocking out that were (seemingly) unscripted and in sync. The crowd was singing and dancing the whole time, you could tell there were plenty of true fans in the audience because there was no song that everyone couldn't sing along to.

The openers, Cheerleader and Life in Film were also really good and fit the feel of The Wombats. Cheerleader even came out after to sign autographs and take pictures, their engagement with the fans is what makes them stand out and a band to keep an eye on.

My second time seeing them - The Wombats put on a great show!

The crowd really gets into it although I have to say that the band, especially Matt, looked a bit tired compared to the last time I saw them. Might be that they're near the end of a US tour? They played both new and older stuff closing the encore with Lets Dance to Joy Division and then an instrumental, almost hardcore piece that seemed a bit out of place for them but was, actually, really good. The one thing they missed that I wished they had played was My First Wedding. But, I guess that's the luck of the draw.

Still, it's a high energy show that I loved and would love to see again!!!!

This concert was amazing. By far the best one I have been too. And the venue was incredible. So intimate. It felt like the band was sitting on your lap. The supporting bands were great and they owned the stage with their crazy moves. And the wombats were incredibly they were funny and spoke to the crowd as if we knew eachother. Their stage presence was amazing. They flaunted their guitar moves around the stage. The lights the animations and the props! Yes. They had props. Suddenly baloons flew out on stage and the mosh pit ate them up. Oh and the finishing song. Suddenly people in wombats costumes strutted in the stage. Overall INCREDIBLE NIGHT!

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Excellent sold out show. This is my 3rd Wombats' tour and it was great to see a mix of ages in the crowd and lots of enthusiasm. It was cool to be singing along with the teenager next to me. The setlist was evenly distributed between all 4 albums—and I appreciated this. All the songs were good, sound was excellent and they always bring the enthusiasm to their live shows. While I think the newer songs are a little overproduced, live they are great a little rougher and raucous. The only sad thing is that this will probably be the last time I get to see this band in a club.

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Where to see wombats near Melbourne

Where to see wombats near Melbourne? Check out our guide to Australia’s iconic burrowing marsupial. 

Many visitors to Australia desire to see the unique and quirky animals that call Down Under home. Visiting the city of Melbourne doesn’t need to disqualify you from achieving this – as there are some great places to view Australian animals nearby the southern city. 

One iconic animal that is fun to see in Australia is the wombat. Wombats are a close relative of koalas in Australia. While koalas live up in the eucalyptus trees, wombats lie on the ground and burrow into the earth for a safe, dry place to sleep. 

By taking a day trip from Melbourne you can look for wombats in their natural environment. Wilsons Promontory is the best place to see them in the wild. 

To get a close up view, Moonlit Wildlife Sanctuary has both common wombats and hairy-nosed wombats. You can visit Moonlit Sanctaury on our Phillip Island day tour or Puffing Billy Day Tour.

Check out the details below for the best place to see wombats near Melbourne. 

Wilsons Promontory National Park

The Wilsons Promontory National Park is famous for its resident wombats. This area is at the southernmost tip of mainland Australia and is home to an abundance of flora and fauna. Wombats, emus, wallabies and kangaroos are just some of the wildlife that call the Prom home – along with many more native Australian birds. Take a stroll on the Wildlife Wall to discover many of these animals. 

On our day tour from Melbourne you can explore the many walking trails to take in magnificent views and pristine beaches. Squeaky Beach has white quartz sand that squeaks beneath your feet as you walk. Plus a walk along the coastal trails gives you wonderful panoramic views of the beaches and offshore islands. 

It is best to look for wombats in the late afternoon as they come out of their burrows to feed at this time. While wombats are nocturnal animals, it is still possible to see them on a day tour from Melbourne. Your tour guide will do their best to help you see the wombats at Wilsons Prom. 

Where is the Wilsons Promontory National Park?

Wilsons Promontory National Park is located south east of Melbourne in the Gippsland region. It is approximately 2.5 hours drive from the city through some beautiful rural areas.  

Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park

At Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park you can see both common wombats and hairy-nosed wombats. The sanctuary is home to many native animals that have been bred in captivity or rescued from the wild. The team at Moonlit are dedicated to the protection of many native Australian animals. You can visit the wildlife park on two of our tours:

Phillip Island Day Tour

Visit Moonlit Sanctuary on our ultimate Melbourne wildlife tour. Our Phillip Island Tour is the best way to meet Australian wildlife up close. Capture your magic moment hand-feeding a kangaroo, cuddle up to a koala, and watch as thousands of Little Penguins waddle right past your feet. This tour from Melbourne visits the Brighton Bathing Boxes, Moonlit Sanctuary conservation park and the nightly Penguin Parade.

Puffing Billy + Penguins 

For a day of iconic Melbourne experiences, take our Puffing Billy, wildlife and penguins tour. Ride on a century-old steam train – Puffing Billy – through the Dandenong rainforest. Meet and feed some of Australia’s iconic, native wildlife, at Moonlit Sanctuary – including kangaroos, wombats and koalas. Finish the day with a visit to Phillip Island for spectacular coastal views and watching the resident Little Penguins waddle to shore in the nightly Penguin Parade.

  Wombat facts

Wombats are amongst the largest burrowing mammals in the world. These marsupials have brown, tan or grey fur and can measure up to 1.3m long and weigh 36kg. Considering their size and weight it’s impressive that they can run at 40kph. 

They are expert diggers with short, muscular legs and sharp claws. The digestive process of a wombat takes between 14 and 18 days. They have very long digestive tracts, to absorb as much nutrients and water as possible. As such they have poo that is very dry and compacted.

Wombats live in a variety of habitats – forests, alpine mountains, heathlands and coastal shrublands. There are many different species, but they all live in burrows. They often create complex networks with tunnels and chambers that can extend up to 150m in radius.

There are three different types of wombats in Australia. 

Common wombats – these wombats are distinguished by their fur colour which can be various shades between grey and black. They are generally smaller than other species with more hair around the ears and less around the nose.

Southern hairy-nosed wombat – these wombats are distinguishable because their nasal bone is longer than their frontal bone, meaning their snout is longer and more square than the common wombat. 

Northern hairy-nosed wombat – these wombats also have a wider muzzle than other species and generally they are heavier in weight than other species as well. 

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On a Go West Tour you have the opportunity to learn more about Melbourne and Victoria. Our day tours explore all of the best destinations in Victoria – including the Great Ocean Road, Phillip Island Penguin Parade, Yarra Valley and more. 

Whether we are walking in the Wilsons Promontory National Park or touring the Moonlit wildlife sanctuary, our guides are passionate about sharing their knowledge with you.

We pride ourselves on exceeding industry standards for excellence and customer service. With 22 years in business, Go West Tours is still a family-owned and operated tour business and we are as committed to providing guests with an unforgettable experience as we were back in 2000. 

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Skeletons and science: Dinosaur Walk at the Melbourne Museum brings the deep past to life

Walk through time among the bones of prehistoric giants and let science stir your imagination

From the Africans who collected them as long ago as the 12th century, to the “gentlemen collectors” of the 1800s, and present-day palaeontologists, people have long been fascinated by dinosaur fossils.

Dinosaurs represent a link between scientific discovery and fantasy, mesmerising children and adults alike – as those of us who watched all the Jurassic Park films will testify.

Dinosaur Walk, at the Melbourne Museum, digs into the ways palaeontologists unravel the mysteries of extinct worlds. Open daily, this exhibition is your chance to walk among the bones of creatures that roamed the Earth long ago.

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Australian dinosaur discoveries took off in the 1980s. Dr Erich Fitzgerald, the senior curator of vertebrate palaeontology at Melbourne Museum, says a field campaign – led by Dr Thomas Rich, the senior curator of vertebrate palaeontology at Museums Victoria – to uncover dinosaur and mammal fossils from 120m-year-old rocks on Victoria’s coast, led to important early finds.

This campaign revealed fossils of polar dinosaurs from a time when parts of what is now Australia lay within the Antarctic Circle. Since then, Museums Victoria has been at the cutting edge of research, filling in gaps in the prehistoric record, and changing our view on where we think Australian dinosaurs come from.

Walk with the dinosaurs

The fruits of this dedicated fieldwork are the specimens that educate and astonish museum visitors.

In Dinosaur Walk the skeletons of dinosaurs, pterosaurs and megafauna come to life with immersive displays of fossil casts, and explanations of the most advanced scientific understanding of the prehistoric world.

The full sensory experience of the dinosaur exhibition includes the opportunity to hold a dinosaur tooth and touch the thigh bone of a 25-tonne Sauropod .

You’ll feel dwarfed as you walk under the belly of a Mamenchisauraus and awed when encountering a Gallimimus , a small, toothless, fleet-footed creature very capable of outrunning the fearsome, monstrously jawed Tarbosaurus , which is also on display. And for a gruesomely delightful treat, you’ll see a rare specimen of a Hadrosaur’s tail, still retaining mummified skin.

Fate of the Dinosaurs

Dinosaur Walk connects dinosaur and megafauna fossils to real prehistoric creatures, while the exhibit Triceratops: Fate of the Dinosaurs gives visitors the chance to see the most complete real dinosaur in Australia.

So what does it take to get such a fossil ready for its moment in the spotlight?

“Articulating large, real fossil skeletons is not something that is done very often in Australia,” Fitzgerald says.

“Often it is simply too risky for the fossils to be articulated – the fossils may not be strong enough to withstand the process.”

This makes the museum’s display of Horridus, the most complete Triceratops skeleton in the world, something of a marvel for both researchers and visitors.

“Fortunately, at Museums Victoria we have the best team in the business and the result with our Triceratops, Horridus, is nothing short of world-class,” Fitzgerald says.

From dinosaurs to birds

Museum visitors can see a vivid picture of evolution in the museum’s displays. Everyday science facts such as “birds are dinosaurs” are made more meaningful when we can see these connections in the bones themselves.

Fitzgerald says the skeleton of Deinonychus – a larger, more fearsome cousin of Velociraptor – has specialised structures in its arms that in birds allow the folding and flapping of wings. “You can see the beginnings of birds, right there, in the arm bones of Deinonychus ,” he says.

The result is an imaginative shortening of the unfathomably long timeline of history. Deinonychus may be no backyard chook, but it is remarkable to see where said chook got its evolutionary start.

When you come across the titans of the Australian Pleistocene, which roamed a mere 50,000 years ago, they might seem weirdly familiar. Be introduced to Megalania , the giant goanna, and Diprotodon, the enormous marsupial. Diprotodons were once as common as kangaroos. Their size may not have given them the same cuddly appeal, but they are closely related to today’s wombats and koalas.

Melbourne Museum offers a trove of learning at any age. Dinosaurs are often children’s first encounter with science and can spark a lifetime of learning. But don’t just leave curiosity for the world of long ago to youngsters – you can reignite your wonder at any age. Plan a paleo excursion with enthusiasts and tour the recesses of time.

Dinosaur Walk and Triceratops: Fate of the Dinosaurs offer an invitation to immerse yourself in the field of palaeontology as well as the world of the dinosaurs.

“Exhibiting how we know what we know is important and engages the public with science as a process,” Fitzgerald says.

Melbourne Museum truly is the home of dinosaurs, with Dinosaur Walk and its Triceratops gallery bringing what was extinct to life. This winter, expand your understanding of the Cretaceous when the real fossil skeleton of a 66m-year-old Tyrannosaurus named Victoria the T. rex goes on display for a limited time from 28 June.

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