Wombat Awareness Organisation

Wombat Awareness Organisation WAO is a 24/7 wombat rescue & rehabilitation service and sanctuary for wombats of South Australia.
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03/09/2026

Bubba Squishy is finally able to move out of the cot!

His hip has stayed in place (yipppeeee)! And we move onto the next phase of two weeks of indoor rest.

He's overly eager for his carrot soup, it drives him crazy! Forget all other attempts of getting him to eat anything else.

I hope to show you a walking update soon 🎉

Keep going little man, you are a champion!

02/09/2026

I honestly think that Bubba Squishy is the best patient ever!

I'm not used to feeding wombats sitting up like this but he can't be moved because of his delicate hip and we both just have to do our best!

Bubba hasn't had been inside or needed this level of care since he was a baby and he's reverted straight back to his childlike behaviour 🥰

Look how much enthusiasm he has for his yummy carrot soup 🥹

We had an emergency today at the sanctuary with one of our little old men, Bubba Squishy. You probably haven't seen or h...
31/08/2026

We had an emergency today at the sanctuary with one of our little old men, Bubba Squishy.

You probably haven't seen or heard much of Bubba Squishy because he's a problem free, very quiet, gentle soul.

He was rescued as a 300 gram pinky by a lovely man who dropped him off at a friend's rescue and she brought him straight to me.

Bubba is the one and only pinky we've ever had with gastric ulcers. He taught us a LOT about how to manage ulcers in young wombats.

Bubba has lived a peaceful life in the sanctuary for 12 years until last night, he limped up to Clare as she was walking through the sanctuary. He's a big lad and thankfully, he followed Clare home where she tucked him into bed for the night.

This morning, he couldn't weight bear and we waited for the clinic to open.

Dr Helene is supposed to be on a well deserved long service leave but when Dr Tiffany discovered Bubba Squish had a dislocated hip, Dr Helene came straight to the clinic to help.

Dislocated hips in wombats are extremely rare for us. We've only ever seen 3. Two of which were hit by cars (Matilda included) and Bubba Squishy.

It takes a tremendous amount of force for this to happen and Dr Helene thinks that he must have gotten his leg caught in a tree root or branch underground in his huge burrow.

Dr Helene was asleep when I called her and she was at the clinic in no time looking like she's just stepped out of a magazine!

She managed to pop the dislocation back on the second try, which in itself is an absolute miracle!

Bubba is back at home now and has to be sedated for the next 72 hours to avoid having surgery.

Can you please, please send him some calming vibes? Not much rest is going to be had while I sit with him around the clock ensuring he doesn't move and is comfy as can be.

We love you darling little man ❤️

28/08/2026

Omg! I think we may have found the source of Winnie’s bouts of illness that makes her the most needy, snuggly, neurotic mess!

Yesterday, Dr Helene took an ultrasound guided sample directly from her bladder.

As she was waking up, she was sitting up in an unusual position when Clare noticed a bitty bump near her pouch.

Turns out she had a deep, deep abscess hidden in there!

I have almost gone crazy in searching what could be wrong! She's had CT scans, ultrasounds, x-rays, blood tests and everything has come up with zero clue.

Dr Helene performed surgery last night and it was pretty unimpressive but it may be rupturing somewhere.

At least it can drain now while we await more results and the next steps.

Can you please send her some of your magic wishes?

This girl is the cutest, most bonded-to-me parcel and I love her dearly 💗

Of course nurse Aurora was on the job again, this little girl is HANDY!

23/08/2026

We've been unintentionally keeping a secret over the past few months!

When we asked for your help to secure a bigger, better sanctuary for all of our wombats in care, I never imagined we would actually do it, let alone walk right on into the driest year on record.

We lost 30-40% of our beautiful trees and the ground was so dry, we couldn't dig the trenches, vital for our safe fencing.

This year, although there hasn't been an abundance of rain, it has been consistent which has allowed the 3 of us girls to undertake the mammoth task of building kilometres of fencing.

As Spring approaches and the ground starts drying out, we are focussing every spare moment to finish the trenches and getting the bottom row in.

We do the fencing ourselves due to the cost and ensuring the job is done 100%. We give this our all.

Sending all the gratitude in the world for everyone who contributed to help us bring this dream to life xx

Stay tuned for the big move next year ❤️

Ps, Aurora helped of course 😆

22/08/2026

I keep seeing this funny little man walking past my window.

He spends most of his day going to and fro from the food bowl to his burrow, snacking along the way and I think it’s time for another before and after of Fraggle 😍

Here is a recap of his story for those new to the page.
This little man was found by us down a teeny, remote dirt track. He was stuck on the road verge, too weak to move any further.
He was so chronically emaciated that he lost his sight and his body had even consumed the muscle in his tongue.
So much time, love and care brought him back from the brink.
Divine timing saved his life ♡

Look who had her first walk around the sanctuary this afternoon!!Hello Ms Matilda 😍It's been almost 3 months since Matil...
21/08/2026

Look who had her first walk around the sanctuary this afternoon!!

Hello Ms Matilda 😍

It's been almost 3 months since Matilda was hit by a car, how time flies!

In those 3 months, Matilda has had 3 CT scans, 3 surgeries and umpteen million visits to the vet all to fix her dislocated hip and badly broken leg.

She's not out of the woods yet as it looks as though her body has started rejecting the implant.

This does not dampen her love for life.

We are just awaiting her culture and sensitivity results and a specially compounded pack to be made, before she will have hopefully the last surgery to remove the implant and have an external fixture.

Then, we hope this little lady is going to fly!

Matilda has one of the most beautiful temperaments of any wombat.

What a privilege it is to have her in our lives.

A big thank you to you all for your never ending love and support and of course to the wonderful gentle-man who took the time to save her life.

We love you darling girl 😍

17/08/2026

I'm pretty excited to tell you that little Aurora is doing great after her emergency surgery last weekend for a twisted bowel.

She'll be on an assortment of medications for quite some time but what she wants most is company 24/7.

She loves Clare carrying her around all day.

This morning she had an important job to do. She came with us to the clinic to drop some samples off. She brings a smile to all that see her.

What a darling, brave, very lucky baby loaf ❤️

15/08/2026

We have so many little tubby beans that I don’t get to show you.

Once a wombat becomes nocturnal in the sanctuary, I take that as a need for their privacy.

That is of course unless they are showing off and feeling like a game of bowls 😅😆

I think I've barely shown you anything of Nina? This funny kid was found laying on the side of the road as an extremely emaciated child whose mum dropped her off as she was struggling to survive the drought.

We had so many kids come in over the period of a few weeks. There were 34 of them!

The mum's knew what was coming and they dropped their babies off on the road which was the only chance they had of being found and helped.

Nina has grown into a substantial lump, full of joy and a love for life, just like every wombat should ❤️

12/08/2026

We are back at the clinic again this morning with Matilda.

For the life of us, we can't get on top of the infection in her leg.

She had a CT scan on Monday morning to locate the infection site and, look for any tiny bone shards that may be the cause.

The infection site was found but no bone shards.

Our plan moving forward is to today, get a sample of the infection and send it to the lab for a culture and sensitivity test so we know what antibiotics/antifungals are going to fix this. Then, we have a compounding pharmacist make us a pack filled with exactly what she needs to kill the infection.

That will be placed inside the infection site after it is flushed out.

We've done this numerous times and it works over time and sometimes, repeated applications are needed.

Your typical wild wombat wouldn't normally cope through this but Matilda is completely different.

She's in a league of her own. The only symptom she has is a bit more of a limp. She still gets around and just last night, she was having a good game with me! She's incredibly social at meal times, jumps in and out of her bed by herself and socialises with the other late night wombats.

She's drinking her carrot soup well, kind of looking at solids and just all round enjoying everything sanctuary life has to offer her.

She's truly part of our family and wants to be here.

Hold tight darling, we are going to fix this!

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