Since 2011 , Tidbinbilla has taken the charge of breeding of the critically endangered Northern Corroboree Frog , the Southern Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby and the Eastern Bettong on behalf of the ACT Government . It has been successful in the endeavour over the years . Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve has a wide variety of bushwalks - ranging from 30 minutes to over 6 hours . It is a native habitat for kangaroos , wallabies , platypus , koalas , lyrebirds , emus , and other wildlife . Ninety-nine percent of the park was burnt out in the Bendora bushfire of 18 January 2003 , resulting in the loss of countless numbers of wildlife . Of the captive animals , only one koala , six rock wallabies , five potoroos , four freckled ducks , and nine black swans survived the bushfire
Bendora bushfire
2003 Canberra bushfires
Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve