Queensland Wildlife Rehabilitation Council (QWRC)

Queensland Wildlife Rehabilitation Council (QWRC) Representing Wildlife Rehabilitators The council consists of up to 11 members who each hold a vote.

Eleven of these members are rehabilitators drawn from across the State. The primary function of elected councillors is to represent wildlife rehabilitation permit holders and to provide guidance and direction to all parties in accordance with the QWRC mission statements. QWRC Councillors

District 1 Rep - Northern Region - Cape York/Dry Tropics/Gulf
Allison James
Ph. Email: [email protected]



District 2 Rep - Northern Region - Wet Tropics/Cairns Marine
Connie Kerr {Secretary}
COW BAY
Home Ph: 4098 9056
Mob: 0438 229 871
Email: [email protected]

District 3 Rep Northern Region - Savannah/Townsville
Kym Cheisa
TOWNSVILLE
Ph:
Email: [email protected]

District 4 Rep - Central Region - Mackay/Whitsundays
VACANT
Mob:
Email: [email protected]

District 5 Rep - Central - Capricorn/Gladstone
Janet Irvine {Treasurer}
Ph:
Email: [email protected]

District 6 Rep - Central Region - Longreach
Kim Palmer {Vice PResident}
MUTTABURRA
Home Ph: 4658 7216
Mob: 0436366452
Email: [email protected]

District 7 Rep - Southern Region - Wide Bay Burnett/Great Sandy
Linda Karlsen {Minutes Secretary}
AVOCA
Mob: 0412 665 424
Email: [email protected]

District 8 Rep - Southern Region - South West
Lea Macken {President}
HUNGERFORD
Mob: 0428 437 984
Email: [email protected]

District 9 Rep - Southern Region - Toowoomba
Terise Hungerford
DALBY
Mob: 0448 814 882
Email: [email protected]

District 10 Rep - Southern Region - Sunshine Coast/Southern Marine
Glendell Appleford
WIVENHOE POCKET
Mob: 0413 453 722
Email: [email protected]

District 11 Rep - Southern Region - South East/Moreton Bay
Jenni Abbott
BRISBANE
Mob:
Email: [email protected]

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In a world first, Australia’s veterinary medicine regulator has approved a vaccine – developed by UniSC – to protect koa

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A plantation worker photographed this new genus of mammal in New Guinea, thought to have been dead for 6,000 years.

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This morning, we did a very special planting of 71 trees at Newell to honour fallen Police Officers, a neighbour at Wieambilla and a Police Dog. Ten trees for each of the people and one tree for a police dog who went missing in the line of duty.

'With honour they served' - as follows:

Constable Matthew Arnold, and Constable Rachel McCrow (from Wieambilla), Detective Leading Senior Constable Neal Thompson and Senior Constable Vadim de Waart-Hottart (from Porepunkah), Constable Keith Smith (from Tasmania) and Senior Constable Bria Joyce (from Victoria), and Alan Dare, Neighbour, Father and Grandfather who also lost his life at Wieambilla. And lastly, 1 tree for Police Dog, PD Quizz.

It was so nice to have eight local officers from both Mossman and Port Douglas stations join us to plant and honour fallen comrades. Thank you all so much for all you people that donated to make this happen. More photos to follow in coming days.

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Po Box 488
Coopers Plains, QLD
4108

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