{"id":3304,"date":"2019-11-14T09:39:20","date_gmt":"2019-11-13T22:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/illawarrareptilesociety.com.au\/?page_id=3304"},"modified":"2025-07-28T14:36:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T04:36:12","slug":"home-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/illawarrareptilesociety.com.au\/?page_id=3304","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3304\" class=\"elementor elementor-3304\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6727d2c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6727d2c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-050c6c4\" data-id=\"050c6c4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-635d880 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"635d880\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who Are We?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e72e150 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e72e150\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Illawarra Reptile Society is a well established &amp; ever growing community <br>of reptile keepers, breeders &amp; enthusiasts\u2026 just like you!&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d13434f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d13434f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What We're About?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcbe969 floatright elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fcbe969\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We are dedicated to the promotion &amp; education of safe, responsible practices within the reptile &amp; herpetological communities by promoting future generations to get involved and providing a well connected community environment for fellow herpers to interact, ask &amp; learn about the industry.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b041259 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b041259\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-991c6f5\" data-id=\"991c6f5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-845ab75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"845ab75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Community<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56989cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56989cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Come join our ever-growing community of reptile and amphibian lovers!\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p>Our community os made up of members from all walks of life. 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