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''Blue Zoo'' is a 2014
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
n children's television reality television series broadcast on
ABC3 in Australia and
TRTÉ
''TRTÉ'' is an Irish children's television program that airs on public service broadcaster RTÉ2. Its target demographic is people between 7 and 15 years of age. On some networks — Virgin Media Ireland, eir Vision and Vodafone TV—TRTÉ is ...
in Ireland. During six weeks of production, eight teenage "rookies" work with marine animals at Dolphin Marine Magic in Coffs Harbour in order to become marine experts.
Production
500 teenagers from Australia and Ireland auditioned to become "rookies" on the show. Blue Zoo was filmed at the Dolphin Marine Magic marine park in
Coffs Harbour
Coffs Harbour is a city on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia, north of Sydney, and south of Brisbane. It is one of the largest urban centres on the North Coast, with a population of 78,759 as per 2021 census. The Gumbaynggirr ...
from October to November 2013.
The show first aired in Australia on ABC3 in 2014.
Cast
International Broadcast
References
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External links
Blue Zoo websiteDolphin Marine Conseveration Park, Coffs Harbour
2014 Australian television series debuts
2014 Australian television series endings
Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming
Australian children's television series
Television shows set in New South Wales