{"id":89423,"date":"2026-08-14T13:55:04","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T03:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/?p=89423"},"modified":"2026-08-17T15:20:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T05:20:49","slug":"ploddy-turns-30-the-giant-dinosaur-thats-been-welcoming-coasties-home-since-1996","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/lifestyle\/central-coast-news\/ploddy-turns-30-the-giant-dinosaur-thats-been-welcoming-coasties-home-since-1996\/","title":{"rendered":"Ploddy Turns 30: The Giant Dinosaur That&#8217;s Been Welcoming Coasties Home Since 1996"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For generations of Central Coast locals, there&#8217;s one sign you&#8217;re almost home after a trip down the M1&#8230; seeing Ploddy the Dinosaur standing proudly at Somersby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This month, the beloved giant is celebrating 30 years since making the remarkable journey from Wyoming to the Australian Reptile Park&#8217;s current home in Somersby. 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The area surrounding the giant dinosaur has never previously been open to the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Get all the info here if you want to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reptilepark.com.au\/30-years-on-the-hill\">WIN an Exclusive Trip to Meet Ploddy<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Australian Reptile Park Managing Director Tim Faulkner puts it, for many Coasties, &#8220;seeing Ploddy on the hill means they are nearly home.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And after 30 years at Somersby, that&#8217;s a tradition that&#8217;s still going strong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Image: Supplied by Reptile Park<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For generations of Central Coast locals, there&#8217;s one sign you&#8217;re almost home after a trip down the M1&#8230; seeing Ploddy the Dinosaur standing proudly at Somersby. 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