Southern Highlands Wildlife Sanctuary

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Southern Highlands Wildlife Sanctuary

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We are creating a national centre of excellence for wildlife rescue, research, and environmental education. This is not a zoo or a visitor centre.

We are grounded in science, powered by community, and built for long-term environmental impact. We are authorized to care for wildlife through WRSC, Wildlife Rescue South Coast. The 24/7 hotline number is 0418 427 214.

22/10/2026

Well, I've been made into a scarecrow for this year's Bundanoon Scarecrow Festival!
What a unique honor it is, and a real show of care and connection to our wombats and wildlife and the work being done to protect and preserve them.
Thank you to the artist Frances for making this creation come to life, and Suzi, Raeleen and all the team at the Bundanoon Preschool. Thank you especially to all the children there for your excitement, care, and this mornings warm welcome.🧡

21/10/2026

Well the photos may not be the best, but the message sure is all that we could have hoped for. We have a community of care here, caring for our wildlife.🧡

A call came in for a manged wombat roadside while I was attending another nearby. I told the caller that I would be right there shortly.
I was met with caring folks that stopped and helped stop traffic distract the wombat as I applied the medication. It was a group success! ...and on International Wombat Day no less.☺️
Thank you all..

04/10/2026

Fantastic day at the Robertson Rainforest Festival thank you everyone who came to say hi, including one follower all the way from Canada and to all our volunteer team who helped out at our stall and bush crafts activities. Such a wonderful day!

26/09/2026

The face of mange and its ongoing misery.
This poor wombat has gone unnoticed for months as mange has taken its toll upon it.
Thankfully, Skye and her friend brought this to our attention and we were onto to it immediately.
Treatments have begun.
Thank you Skye, and to all the friends and folks that support the mange work that we are doing here in the Southern Highlands. Your generous support helps us to turn these painful stories into stories of healing and renewal.
Thank you all.🧡

25/09/2026

This is wonderful news! Our local Bundanoon Swiming Club has adopted the wombat into its logo! Yes! Wombat awareness is spreading.😊
We love it! The wombats love it too!
But....the wombat logo needs a name. I thought I would reach out to our many wombat friends and their children here to see if we can come up with a great name for this strong, determined water-loving wombat.
This should be fun.🐾🐾🐾🐾
You can leave suggestions in the comments below and I will pass the suggested names on to the club, or you can email them at:
[email protected]
Love this!🧡

21/09/2026

Mange work takes priority here and today was certainly full of mange treatments from Berrima to Bundanoon.
The day ended with a call out from Tara, at Fellowdale Farms here in Bundanoon. This poor wombat was spotted, and Tara took a few photos and texted me. I was there in minutes, and the wombat was successfully treated. The healing has begun for yet another wombat in need.
Thank you everyone for your ongoing care and support for our wombats in need. With this spike in mange cases through the Southern Highlands, they need us now more than ever it seems. Thank you all.👍

19/09/2026

A Wombat burrow that ran under the road needed to be addressed today. Thankfully, the road crew called us in to ensure that the wombat was no longer there, and had moved on to one of its nearby burrows before they got started on the upcoming road construction work there. Quite simply, their care for the wombat here has saved its life. We are grateful.✨️
I have been doing this sort of remeditation work for years now and have successfully assisted National Parks, Council, NSW Rail, private contractors, home owners and landowners.
I have long said that this is vital care work that saves lives and should be part of wider ongoing wildlife care.
Here's a few photos of the process so far. More soon as it all plays out. I try to share the whole procedure so others can take this work up in their area as well.

16/09/2026

Happy news! 😊 The wombat Mum and her little joey both suffering from mange have both had their first treatment with Cydectin today. We will stay on them till they are fully healed and share this journey with you all.
Here they are happily heading off home after I treated them both.🧡
Huge Thank you to Fiona and Grace.....for keeping an eye out for them and calling me when sighted.✨️

12/09/2026

What should be a joyful time for this local Mum and her Joey is sadly replaced with the daily misery of mange mite infestation.
Fortunately, the landowners here are delighted to have them on their property and they care greatly about them both.
Treatment will be tricky, but be assured we will turn this sad situation around.
Bitter-sweet, buy joyful to see this little one loving time with its Mum.
Follow us as we progress these two towards their full recovery.✨️

Address

Bundanoon, NSW
2578

Website

http://www.southernhighlandswildlifesanctuary.org.au/

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