The Rescue Collective

The Rescue Collective Supporting all facets of animal rescue & rehabilitation across Australia www.club-draws.com/charity/rescuecollective
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Take time to be a little weird.
03/06/2026

Take time to be a little weird.

🐨 It’s not too late!! Over 500 locals submitted objections to the clearing of koala habitat at Ormiston College.They wer...
02/06/2026

🐨 It’s not too late!! Over 500 locals submitted objections to the clearing of koala habitat at Ormiston College.

They were ignored and last week the College began clearing 650 trees that are home to *EDITED* ‘hundreds of koalas AS THEY PASS THROUGH, FEED AND REST IN THE HABITAT (to clarify exactly for all the haters hating us trying to have a voice and not spelling out how Habitat and ecosystems work)

Stage one might be complete but we still have a chance and the momentum to halt Stage Two.

Here’s what happened:
❌ 0.81ha of mapped core koala habitat is being destroyed inside a Koala Priority Area
❌ Offset plantings don’t meet the required 3:1 ratio under Queensland’s Environmental Offsets Policy
❌ The federal environment department warned the project needed referral under the EPBC Act, but it proceeded anyway

Fewer than 80,000 koalas remain in the wild. Mature trees take decades to replace, and no offset planting can undo what’s already been lost.

✍🏻 Sign the community petition calling on Ormiston College to stop the clearing: change.org/p/stop-ormiston-college-from-cutting-down-the-trees

A well-meaning turtle rescue can accidentally turn nasty if you make these common mistakes. Fortunately one of our volu...
01/06/2026

A well-meaning turtle rescue can accidentally turn nasty if you make these common mistakes. Fortunately one of our volunteers knew how to assist this particular turtle efficiently AND without harm.

**🐢 HERE’S WHAT NOT TO DO! 🛑**

👎 1. DON'T determine the direction and turn them around. Turtles are incredibly determined creatures. They are usually crossing the road for a very specific reason, like heading to a nesting site or a preferred water source.

👎 2. If you pick them up and put them back on the side they just started from, they will simply turn right back around and try to cross again the moment you drive away…and we don’t want that. Can you hear the cars zooming by in a 50kph zone?

👍 3. Always move them in the **exact** direction they were already heading.

👎 4. DON'T relocate them to a "better" spot. There’s no such thing…they know where they’re headed, you won’t be helping them if you decide your way is best.

👎5. Many turtle species have strict, small home ranges. If you move them to an unfamiliar area, they will spend the rest of their lives wandering stressed and lost trying to find their way home, frequently crossing even more roads in the process. Just move them safely across to the nearest patch of grass.

👎 6. DON'T pick them up by the tail
This can easily cause severe, irreversible damage to their spine and vertebrae. Instead, gently grasp them on either side of their shell, well behind their front legs.

⚠️ 7. Last of all, DON'T risk your own safety. As much as your instinct is to save the turtle, your life is the priority. Never slam on your brakes, pull over abruptly without indicating, or step into active, high-speed traffic. Keep your hazard lights on, watch for oncoming cars, and only help if you can do so completely safely.

Let’s keep them moving safely in the right direction.

We won’t give up on you Leaf! 🐨 Join the peaceful protest for Leaf and Joey, and for all the other koalas passing throug...
01/06/2026

We won’t give up on you Leaf! 🐨

Join the peaceful protest for Leaf and Joey, and for all the other koalas passing through, spotted, and living in the ormistoncollegeqld ormistoncollege ormistoncollegekids koala habitat (or the ruins that are left)

Don’t let them get away with this cruelty. Our wildlife deserves better

Boycott Ormiston Colledge!!!

Leg day. Best for walking on mud, absolute overkill for standing on gravel.Feeling velociraptor vibes…who do these legs ...
31/05/2026

Leg day. Best for walking on mud, absolute overkill for standing on gravel.

Feeling velociraptor vibes…who do these legs belong to?

📷 The Rescue Collective

30/05/2026

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We came.We waved peacefully.With intent no more than to get the justice this and other endangered animals on our state d...
29/05/2026

We came.
We waved peacefully.
With intent no more than to get the justice this and other endangered animals on our state deserve. The fight is far from over.

IT AINT OVER TIL ITS OVERThere is still a chanceTo save these lives Get down to ORMISTON COLLEGE tomorrow at 8am to part...
28/05/2026

IT AINT OVER TIL ITS OVER

There is still a chance
To save these lives

Get down to ORMISTON COLLEGE tomorrow at 8am to participate in some peaceful (hmmmmm) protesting. Give our koalas a chance.

SHARE THIS POST. The more the merrier!

27/05/2026

Of course the request of this Eastern Grey Kangaroo joey in rehabilitation was immediately addressed the other day.

With ease - thanks to our wonderful ongoing sponsor Vetafarm


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