BECOME a founder

Help Us Build

We’re funding the fit-out through a founders campaign. The more you give, the more you get.

Reward levels and launch date go to the founder list first.

Founders Rewards

  • Founding membership

  • Name on the founders wall

  • A tabletop terrarium

  • Founders ONLY animal statue

  • A Class excursion for your kid(s)

  • First access of captive-bred animals released into enclosures

FROM IDEA TO OPENING DAY

Late 2026 – early 2027

early 2027

Early 2027

Before opening

Pathway to Mastery

Sign up for updates, founder rewards and the preview night.

Partners and site

Lining up research and conservation partners, and securing a site in Moreton Bay.

Now

Licences, Fit-out and planting

Building about 110 unique enclosures and letting each ecosystem establish for at least two months before animals move in. As well as the Queensland exhibition and keeping licences, plus permits for the conservation colonies.

Founders campaign

Our Crowdfunding campaign goes live. Founder list members hear first.

Target: August 2027

Founders preview night

Founders walk through first. And get to see all the animals go into their enclosures.

Opening day

Doors open to the public, schools booked in, and researchers.

Late 2026

Register as a charity

Setting up the Centre as a registered not-for-profit and applying for tax-deductible status.

About the Venue

This facility will house 110 Enclosures, Feature 6 Major Australian Ecosystems, across every state, will house 600 Animals, produce conservation colonies for our native wildlife in need. Each Enclosure will be sealed in, creating it’s own microclimates, adjusted for the species it houses, these enclosures are fully ventilated, drained, mimics sunrise, and sunset, as well as simulated morning fog, torrential rain, light rain, and misty nights, all plants are real, and native to the environment replicated, and each ecosystem enclosure houses a plethora of other wildlife to keep the system bioactive.

During the Exhibition, you will experience a slice of australia’s ecosystems, few can visit, and even less can observe,

At the end of the Exhibition, their will be a Reptile Enclosures, and Supply Storefront, where you can purchase supplies, Premade Enclosures, and Live Animals Hosted by Australia’s Largest Bioactive Enclosure builder, Biota Studio.

City of Moreton Bay, QLD Australia

 

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Someone who helps build the Centre before it opens. You can donate (tax deductible once we’re endorsed) or choose a founder reward that comes with something from us.

  • Into building the Centre: enclosures, lighting, climate control, the breeding facility and establishing the ecosystems. We’ll share a breakdown during the campaign.

  • We plan to launch in autumn 2027. Tier prices and the launch date go to the founder list first, so join the list to hear before anyone else.

  • It’s all-or-nothing. If we don’t reach the goal, you aren’t charged.

  • Our adaptable methodology serves manufacturing, retail, professional services, and public sector entities.

  • Item description

  • You do as a founder. Pick any school, and we’ll book the entire class visit with them after opening. You can also inform them of this, and that they’ll get a confirmation call from us shortly.

  • Memberships and the founders wall start from opening day. Terrariums and founder’s trophies are made by our team and sent from opening. We’ll give exact dates during the campaign.

  • No. Display animals are captive-bred. Conservation colonies start from permitted stock, sourced through recovery programs and research partners. They’re raised to stay wild so they can support release programs.

  • No. Conservation colonies exist to protect species, not to sell them. The shop sells captive-bred animals that are common in the hobby, and founders get first access to those.

  • Yes. Businesses can back the Centre at any tier, and we’re glad to talk about sponsoring an enclosure. Email info@biotastudio.com.au.

  • Yes. Tick “Volunteering” when you join the founder list and we’ll be in touch as opening gets closer.

  • No. Donating or becoming a founder doesn’t lead to a job or give you an advantage in hiring. We hire on skills, qualifications and experience alone, through an open process. You’re welcome to volunteer, and we’ll advertise paid roles publicly when they open.

  • Every role will be advertised publicly with clear selection criteria. Applicants are assessed only on their skills, qualifications and experience. Whether someone has donated isn’t considered during hiring.

  • No one. The Biota Conservation Centre is a not-for-profit. Every dollar goes to building and running the Centre and its conservation work, never to shareholders.

    • A donation: a gift to the Centre. You get our thanks, your name on the founders wall, and (once we’re endorsed) a tax receipt.

    • A founder reward: you get a reward in return, so it isn’t tax deductible.

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