It is always encouraging for volunteers to have supporters contact us out of the blue with a surprise event to spread awareness of the plight of our wildlife. Each day new people arrive on the Sunshine Coast and don’t know of our WILVOS 5441 6200 Hotline. We are often reached via the New South Wales organization WIRES. Coast residents need to know there is a phone number to call for injured and orphaned wildlife.
The wonderful wildlife artist, Fiona Groom, contacted us recently about holding an Art Exhibition to help to raise funds and bring awareness to WILVOS. Fiona’s outstanding wildlife murals on buildings throughout the Sunshine Coast are a continual source of attention and admiration.
“On the Wildside” is a unique wildlife show being held at the Cooroy Butter Factory with an art raffle of work donated by some of the participating artists. Proceeds will be going to WILVOS and the Cooroy Butter Factory Arts Centre. This is well worth a visit. We do have some beautiful hinterland towns on the Sunshine Coast. The art exhibition was opened by Jennifer, one of our amazing wildlife volunteers, on the 2nd August and continues through to the 7th September.
This time of year always seems to be an especially sad time of year for our macropod species. Each week we receive many calls about kangaroos or wallabies that have been hit by cars. In many cases swift euthanasia needs to be arranged to save the pain and suffering of these exquisite animals. Thank you to those people who stop to check if the dead animal is a male or female, as there is often a young one in the pouch. Immediate care is needed to ensure the little ones survival. Often a humidicrib is the new home for the joey if it is furless.
Thank you to all who support our wildlife with consideration and care for their welfare.
Donna Brennan Wildlife Volunteers Assoc Inc (WILVOS) PO Box 4805 SCMC WILVOS 5441 6200 www.wilvos.org.au