Wildlife In Need of Care Inc - WINC

30/10/2026

A wonderful write up from Port Stephens News Of The Area regarding our bats in need 🦇💚

Share via: Facebook X (Twitter) A flying fox caught in netting around a fruit tree. Photo: WINC. Tears and holes in a flying fox’s wing membrane, from netting or barbed wire around the fruit they are desperately trying to access. Photo: WINC. Two young flying foxes being hand-fed while in care. Ph...

29/10/2026

A very big thank you to Box Divvy Stroud, Hunter Independent Coordination & Support Services and Victoria Davies Animal Justice Party Candidate for Cessnock for your support for our beautiful Flying Foxes currently in care.

Little Beetle Juice featured in the video showing off just how much he enjoys his watermelon 🦇🍉💜

29/10/2026

Wildlife in Need of Care (WINC) is looking for passionate volunteers to join our team! 💚

You don’t have to be a wildlife carer to make a difference. There are so many ways you can help us save lives and support our native wildlife!

📞 Phone Volunteers – Help answer calls, coordinate rescues and connect members of the public with the right help.

💰 Fundraising Volunteers – Help us raise vital funds to support our wildlife, carers and rescue efforts.

🚑 Rescue Volunteers – Help rescue injured, sick or orphaned wildlife and get them the assistance they need.

🍼 Wildlife Carers – Open your heart and home to animals in need, providing care, comfort and rehabilitation under the appropriate training and guidelines.

Every call answered, every dollar raised, every rescue attended and every animal cared for makes a difference.

We understand that everyone has different skills, commitments and availability. Whether you can give a few hours or commit more regularly, your help could be the difference between life and death for an animal in need.

If you live in Port Stephens — including Tanilba Bay, Raymond Terrace, Medowie, Nelson Bay and surrounding areas.
Southern Great Lakes — including areas around Tea Gardens, Hawks Nest and Karuah.
Southern Dungog — including Dungog, Gresford and surrounding areas and would like more information please send an email to
[email protected]

23/10/2026

Today we are set up at Pindimar markets, so if you’re looking for something to do, come down and say hello! If you can’t make it and would like to support us, we have a GoFundMe to help raise much needed funds to help look after the sick and injured wildlife in care. All donations are greatly appreciated, and any donations over $2 are tax deductible!

https://gofund.me/69525b1d4

09/10/2026

Come Find Us today at Gresford Markets

https://gofund.me/69525b1d4

03/10/2026

Our bats are starving.

Right now, many bats are facing an incredibly difficult time as food sources become scarce. When flowering and fruiting trees aren’t producing enough, these beautiful animals can go without the food and energy they desperately need.

Premature pups are also being found alone or clinging to their deceased mums, left vulnerable and in urgent need of help.

Bats are not pests. They are vital to our ecosystems — pollinating flowers, spreading seeds, and helping our forests regenerate. Yet when food disappears, they can become weak, dehydrated and vulnerable.

Behind every bat hanging quietly in a tree is a living animal simply trying to survive.
Please remember them.

If you see a bat that appears weak, grounded or in distress, please do not handle it yourself.

🦇 Wildlife in Need of Care: 1300 946 295 🦇

A phone call could make the difference between life and death for a bat in need.

They deserve our compassion, protection and a chance to survive. 💜

Please share this post. The more people who understand what our bats are facing, the more we can help

29/09/2026

Wonderful knitted houses for our orphan possum babies to cuddle up while on their journey growing big and strong till they go back to the wild
Rescue Craft Co

23/09/2026

Our delivery has arrived!!

A huge thank you to Rescue Craft Co for our beautiful Possum Palaces!
We absolutely love them and can’t wait for our babies to move in and explore their very own special little palaces.
We’re sure they’re going to love them just as much as we do! 💕

20/09/2026

There are growing concerns about fire activity near the bat camp at Raymond Terrace, particularly given the potential smoke risk to local wildlife, nearby residents and surrounding bushland.

The bat camp is an important part of the local environment, and any fire in the area could have serious consequences for the bats and other wildlife that rely on this habitat.

If you see any injured or sick bats and other wildlife please do not touch and call our hotline immediately on 1300 946 295

16/09/2026

🩵 A happy little kookaburra release! 🩵
This little Kooka was proud as punch after popping on his brand-new, clean pad! 🥰🦜
He was collected from Sandvic after workers noticed he was being attacked by other birds. He had a few superficial injuries, so he came into care where we treated him, kept a close eye on him and gave him some time to recover.
Once he was feeling much better and ready to go, this handsome boy was released back into the area he came from. 🥰🌿
Another little wildlife warrior back where he belongs! 💙
Happy flying, little one! 🦜💙