Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary has taken a 'leap forward' in its recovery efforts for the critically endangered Kroombit tinkerfrog, celebrating the emergence of what is believed to be the first male Kroombit tinkerfrog ever bred in captivity. Over the last two years, Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary has established a successful captive breeding colony. Protocols for successful breeding and husbandry of the Kroombit tinkerfrog have been highly refined including the provision of finely-ground food supplements (fish food pellets, dehydrated albumen and a commercial tadpole pellet) for tadpoles and smaller prey (collembola) for recently-metamorphosed frogs. The eggs, spawn and tadpoles of this species had previously never been observed in the wild, despite intensive searches over many years. These have all now been observed in captivity at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary. With over 80 juvenile Kroombit tinkerfrog plus tadpoles from another two freshly-laid clutches on the way, the existing husbandry facilities at the Sanctuary are now close to capacity. Funding from the Australian Government in response to the 2019-20 bushfires will allow the current facilities to be upgraded as well as a new facility built to accommodate the growing number of tadpoles and metamorphs being reared at the Sanctuary for release to the wild.