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25.01.2022 Appreciation Post! Without volunteers, Hepburn Wildlife Shelter couldn’t achieve what we do. Ann Clendinnen has been an awesome asset to the shelter, often offering her time multiple times a week and sacrificing other life tasks and duties just to help at the shelter. ... Ann is always willing to help where ever needed, from hard yard duties right through to cleaning, washing and of course making sure all the birds are fed. A much loved member of the team and community! Go Ann! (If you see yourself volunteering at the shelter don’t hesitate to get in touch. There are a range of jobs and tasks that need completing every day and volunteers are crucial to achieving what we do here at Hepburn Wildlife Shelter

24.01.2022 Thank you Belle Property for your continuous support in the realisation of the Central Victoria Wildlife Hospital!! The wildlife thank you!!

24.01.2022 Here is an update of the two beautiful Crested Pidgeon nestlings that came into care about a month ago. They were found on the ground after a tree was cut down. Here is a video of them learning to fly! Go little ones!

23.01.2022 https://www.facebook.com/Naturee.jellysmack/videos/2893576860764045/?vh=e WATCH. Ever wondered what goes on in a Macropods pouch during pregnancy and the development of a Joey? Take a peek..... Don’t forget if you see wildlife on the side of the road please stop. Check pouches. Even though mum may have become victim to another unfortunate road statistic, her Joey can survive in pouch for hours and sometimes upto days. PLEASE, always stop to check. Wombats, Kangaroos, Wallabies, Possums, check all animals you see in distress ... TIPS ON CHECKING POUCHES OF DECEASED WILDLIFE Pull over safely from road and turn your hazards and lights on Move animal gently off road and to a safe place for yourself away from oncoming cars easiest way to check if Female or Male? Go to the tail, trace your way up towards stomach, see dangling things? aka testicles, you have a MALE. No dangly bits? Keep tracing your hand further up towards the stomach area. Sometimes a pouch opening isn’t the easiest to find, however keep with your search, sometimes the pouch opening can be obvious other times the opening can be quite discreet. If you come across injured wildlife and need assistance don’t forget to call for help.

21.01.2022 We hope everyone is coping okay in isolation.

20.01.2022 Look at that spunk! The joey! A heartfelt THANK YOU Belle property for supporting The Central Victoria Wildlife Hospital -project!!... To have a hospital means: * Easier accessibility to urgent care and support for injured wildlife * Reduction in transit related stress, trauma and lives lost! * Improvement in the work environment for the wildlife rescuers, vet nurses and volunteers We still have a way to go and every bit of help is incredibly valuable to the wildlife and us carers! You can help by donating here (donations are 100% tax deductible): https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-build-a-hospital-where-the- Don't forget us!!!

19.01.2022 Have you ever seen a red joey before? Well, meet Autumn! In winter! This beautiful kangaroo is one of the latest arrivals to the shelter, far away from her home and a first ever to us!... A warm hearted Thank You to the Daylesford Seafood Bar for their generosity in sharing their tips and to community members who have kindly contributed. All donations are appreciated and truly make a difference in the recovery of Autumn and all the other injured wildlife

19.01.2022 With the never ending tasks and day to day duties at the shelter, one of the things we don’t get to do much is capture moments like these. Release days are always a highlight to what we do at Hepburn Wildlife Shelter and seeing an animal go home to live free and wild is our ultimate goal. Please enjoy these clips of a couple of our latest releases. After coming into care from various injuries and spending some time to heal at the shelter these guys are now back living free,... the way it should be. One clip is of a galah who was hit by a car in Clunes and suffered a concussion.. Another is of one of our communities locals. Who spends her time patrolling the Main Street and greeting the tourists. Did anyone miss this white feathered friend? Well good news, she’s fully recovered and back to browsing the local galleries and gift shops

16.01.2022 Here is the second post in our series to share some epic facts about the Short-nosed Echidna . We are focusing on their unusual body modifications and their physiology. : Echidnas can thrive in any habitat type they are true generalists. ...Continue reading

15.01.2022 UPCOMING FUNDRAISER TOMORROW! Spring is here!! what a better time to get out into your gardens. Hepburn Wildlife Shelter have decided to do some fundraising with a slight twist.. ... We will be at the Daylesford Railway market tomorrow selling glorious Roo Poo compost. Perfect for your gardens and future gardening ideas. Look for the Blue Landrover for all your compost needs. $10/10kg and discount on bulk orders! Holy Excrement- made by the animals that have been coevolving with our soils for over 25 million years. Composed for over 3 years. Please share everyone and help get the word out!! Thanks

14.01.2022 Release day for Mr Finch after a being found by the side of the road just out of Guildford by one of our Volunteers Serra Stone, and a short stay at the shelter to recuperate, this lovely guy is back home safe

13.01.2022 Yay for snow day! Tahini approves

13.01.2022 Spring is here which means it’s wake up time for all the lizards and reptiles... Here are some of our hungry guests at HWS that request only the freshest produce on the menu. With spring here it’s a timely reminder to keep an eye out for our lizard friends whilst out in the garden and even on our roads . Please be careful with your spring/summer fire preparations, mowing, chopping wood, burning off, clearing garden beds. These guys are waking up and will be more active as the warmer days welcome us. Also a reminder to keep your cats inside or in a dedicated cat run. So many times these guys fall victim to cat attacks which unfortunately lead to death for many of our wildlife species.

12.01.2022 Here is a happier post about the most magical of animal - echidnas! Here are is the first post in our series to share some epic facts about the Short-nosed Echidna : ... They are great swimmers. They are excellent climbers and are known to some of the best escape artists when in care. You cannot tell the sex of an echidna without a DNA test or post-mortem exam! They vary massively in size from 2-7kgs. The size of the echidna has nothing to do with sex or the age of the individual. They are solitary, except for during the breeding season They eat ants, termites, beetles, and earthworms They have a tiny mouth. It is at the end of their beak. Anything they eat must fit into this tiny 5mm space! They do not have teeth They have a tongue that is 6-inches long! They are able to move their tongue very rapidly to capture insects. Tachyglossus actually means fast tongue They have electroreceptors on their beak, platypus also has an electroreceptor system on their bill but it is more developed. The can detect electrostatic fields from their food sources and suck them into their mouth There are records of echidnas living for 45 years in the wild . : Be quiet Give them space, move slowly behind them ensuring you are out of their peripheral vision. They have poor eyesight. If possible be downwind of them as they have an excellent sense of smell. If they bury in they could stay there for many hours! : Call a local rescue organisation or shelter. Our rescuers are mainly with Wildlife Victoria . Save this into your phone - (03) 8400 7300 If you are asked to move an echidna you need to be careful as their spines are sharp. Ideally, you need to have something to protect your hands. A jumper or towel would work. Welding gloves are the best! You could add it to your car rescue kit... If you have to transport an injured echidna, you need to put it into a very sturdy container. Ideally, it would be a deep bin or bucket with a secure lid. Make sure you add a few air holes so they can breath! Do not put an echidna in the back seat or you might end up with it burrowing under your seat. If that does happen you will need to open all the doors and potentially leave the car like that for many hours! Never use a shovel to dig out an echidna. Their beak is essential for their survival. Leave them alone and they will move on. If you have a pet dog and see an echidna, you should contain your dog. It is not uncommon for dog-attacked echidnas to come into care. Make sure you keep your eyes peeled for more in this series of epic echidna facts. What is the most surprising echidna fact you just learned?

11.01.2022 Want something to cure the isolation blues? Please tune in Cyndi was much loved in our community and here at the shelter. Cyndi and her families efforts continue to help the shelter and for this we feel very lucky https://www.facebook.com/113202505386340/posts/3164736880232872/?d=n

10.01.2022 Looking mighty great guys!! https://www.belleproperty.com/daylesford/

10.01.2022 G'day to all the Cyn Warrior fans out there. Rory here. This is a shout out just to let you all know there is a fantastic online Music Festival starting this we...ekend with some of Australia's finest and you are all invited and its FREE !! Gotta love that. Just follow the link to the www.facebook.com/thesaltystage anytime from Friday to watch LIVE performances over the whole weekend. Make sure you check out the Festival Artists Program Guide for performance dates/times. I will be doing a 45min set of Cyndi's songs on Guitar accompanied by good friend and musical brother Trev Dwyer from 5pm EST on This Saturday 9th May. This set is geared strictly for the purpose of getting Cyndi's songs out there in the Live environment again among people who knew and loved her best. Who knows , we may find some new fans along the way. See Ya Round .... An account, paypal.me/cyndiboste has been set up for any Donations to go to The Hepburn Wildlife Shelter who Cyndi volunteered and was very close to her heart. Please follow their page to see the amazing job they do with so little help. https://www.facebook.com/hepburnwildlifeshelterpage/ Friday 8th May (WA time) 9:00am Bart Pigram of the award winning Narlijia Experiences Broome gives us a welcome to country 10:00am Tonchi Tosh Festival Director gives the opening concert live from the Kimberley desert 11:00am Eric Purdie (Gandhi-Glaswegian comedian) 11:30am Luke Plumb acid folk songwriter/Mandolinist 12:00pm Kavisha Paola Mazzella (WA's Italian songbird) 1:00pm Marty Kelly well-loved The Lomond Hotel based Irish performer 2:00pm Glenn Skuthorpe Koori superstar 3:00pm Nicola Strating and Lachlan Dear 4:00pm Den Hanrahan (Country Rock Bandido) 5:00pm Damian Howard (Folk Festival favourite) 6:00pm Adele Oliver (Stunning Kimberley performer) www.Paypal.me/adeleolivermusic 7:00pm SKY EATER (Feat. Tom Kelly & Chelsea) 8:00pm Paul George (of Tijuana Cartel) www.PayPal.Me/blackrabbitgeorge 9:00pm General Justice and Mumma Trees (Australia's longest running dancehall/reggae radio show on RTRFM 92.1) 10:00pm Paul Andrew Carey (Soulful songwriter) 11:00pm tbc 12:00am Liam ó Maonlaí (Hothouse Flowers) Saturday 9th May (WA time) 9:00am Tonchi Tosh Broome based songwriter 10:00am Byron Lerner (Mexican music therapist) 11:00am Gleny Rae (Tamworth favourite and Australia's First Lady of the Accordion) 12:00pm King Marong (Leading Australian-African artist) 1:00pm Ruth Hazleton (Folk historian and music industry advocate) 1:30pm Bill Jackson (Folk singer's folk singer) 2:00pm Rose Bygrave (Goanna Band) 3:00pm Rory Boast a Tribute to Cindi Boste 4:00pm Mick Daley (Genre inventing Gonzo journalist from 'The Re-Mains') 5:00pm Craig Fermanis ('The Band Who Knew Too Much', Jazz guitar virtuoso) 6:00pm Billy-Jaymee Arnah Riley Chaqshov-Jo from the Family Shoveller Band (Bidyadanga based Kimberley rockstar) 7:00pm David Bridie ('Not Drowning Waving', www.davidbridie.com) 8:00pm Sarah Carroll and family (Seminal Geelong based women's music pioneer with her amazing sons) 9:00pm Chris Matthews (Adopted Kimberley touring legend) www.paypal.me/chrissomatthews 10:00pm Bradley Hall (Pilbara's country King) 11:00pm The Mexicans (Broome based Reggae band) Sunday 10th May (WA time) 9:00am. Dave Evans: main provocateur and Melbourne street-music identity of 'The Band Who Knew Too Much' thanks Kate Reid 10:00am Shannon Stephen Bourne (Melbourne based blues guitarist extraordinaire) 11:00am Tanya Ransom (WA music festival favourite) 12:00pm Carus Thompson (WA's original self managed internationally acclaimed artist) 1:00pm Jacqueline Louise Marshalll 2:00pm Lucie Thorne (Favourite touring songwriter) www.PayPal.Me/luciethorne 3:00pm Coral Lee Farrow (VIC's new-generation rockabilly Queen) 4:00pm Jaime Jackett (From the Belle Miners) 5:00pm tbc 6:00pm Sime Nugent (Heartfelt alt country songwriter) 7:00pm Tracey Bunn (NT's country Queen) www.PayPal.me/traceybunntipjar 8:00pm George Bishop (Soulman singersongwriter) 9:00pm Tom Fisher (Heir to WA's Clancy's Fish Pub Fremantle chain and well loved songwriter) 10:00pm Naomi Pigram (Broome's songwriting saltwater daughter) 11:00pm Rory McLeod (The internationally acclaimed and deeply loved political poet himself) https://paypal.me/tipjarofferingwage?locale.x=en_GB Sat 16th May (WA time) 9:00am Bart Pigram of the award winning Narlijia Experiences Broome gives us a Yawuru welcome to country 10:00am Tonchi Tosh live from Entrance Point, Broome.11:00am Steve Salisbury Australia's most imminent palaeontologist talks about the incredible world class Broome dinosaur footprints http://www.uq.edu.au/dinosaurs12:00pm Seth Lowe (Well loved, hard touring, WA music identity) 1:00pm David Rastrick (WA's reggae jazz multi-instrumentalist) 2:00pm Datura4 Band featuring Dom Mariani of seminal WA band The Stems 3:00pm Wil Thomas (Broome's iron mongering troubadour) 4:00pm tbc 5:00pm tbc 6:00pm Robert Bundle (The South Coast's well loved Yuin songwriter)7:00pm Owen Campbell (Blues Festival favourite) 8:00pm The Nomadics (Dave Mann & Bec Schofield) www.thenomadics.com.aupaypal.me/thenomadics 9:00pm Mark Atkins (Internationally acclaimed Yidaki musician and Australian Zydeco hypnotist) 10:00pm John Albert (Front man of iconic Broome band 'Scrap Metal' with acclaimed solo career) 11:00pm Jacob Gregory aka Lyrical instinct, Broome's rapping free styling genius Sun 17th May (WA time) 9:00am tbc 10:00am Craig Lawler ‘Blind Freddy Bushranger Tours’ 11:00am Aj Moore (Broome's amazing voice) 12:00pm Justin Walshe WAMI award winning artist 1:00pm Suzannah Espie (Melbourne alt country favourite) 2:00pm The Divination Agency with Miss Print and Ms DIvine PayPal.me/divinationagency 3:00pm Adele Oliver (Fitzroy Crossing's rising star) 4:00pm tbc 5:00pm Ant Beard (Of Caravãna Sun) 6:00pm Marco Puertollano (From Broome favourites 'Puertside') 7:00pm Andrew Hull (Festival headliner and Baard Of Bourke) 8:00pm Van Walker (Top shelf troubadour) www.paypal.me/ramblinvanwalker 9:00pm General Justice and Mumma Trees (RTRFM 92.1's favourite Jamaican DJ's and directors of Australia's longest running Reggae Dancehall WA Festival the Bob Marley Outernational) 10:00pm Paul Carey (A true artist) 11:00pm Stephen Pigram of The Kimberley's favourite saltwater sons The Pigram Brothers

07.01.2022 A short but EXTREMELY adorable post.. It is an absolute pleasure to introduce you all to our latest guests at Hepburn Wildlife Shelter. Stay tuned for updates on these beautiful bundles of joy

06.01.2022 A heartfelt thank you to the people of the Glenlyon community who have kindly made donations towards The Central Victoria Wildlife Hospital -project: Kaye Powell Margret Lockwood Joy Durston... Rosie Ashbolt Edward&Fiona Benedict Dee Briscomb Jenny Corr Mary Ellis Dan&Pam Harris Suchada Hongsananda Jenny&Ian Jordan Jill Teschendorff&John Cable Yvette Reading Your help is appreciated and the wildlife thank you!!

05.01.2022 Careful please! Lady spring is almost around the corner and so it is also very busy times for our wild friends out there! Numerous baby birds are born this time of the year. In fact many are on their L-plates learning to fly! ... If you spot a bird that looks injured it's good to remember that it may be a lesson of flight instead of an injury. Reptiles especially lizards are starting to wake up and move around at this time. As the weather starts warming up you may spot more of them out and about enjoying the warmth of rocks, roads and other comforting surfaces. At times they may also look injured or dead even but may just be simply enjoying some sun! Also a reminder to check your garden piles for any creatures before burning and to keep cats and dogs away from the precious wildlife. The wildlife thank you!! Ps. We welcome any spare pillow cases in the shelter in preparation for the busy season ahead!

05.01.2022 Jon together with his partner Gayle work tirelessly caring for wildlife under the roof of their very own home. Out of all the places it started in St. Kilda over 20 years ago when an injured wombat was handed in their care. The experience was deeply moving for the couple and they decided to make a shift to the Wombat Forest.... And well, work hasn't stopped ever since. The animals started to come and the number of injured kangaroos, wombats, echidnas, eagles.. name it.. don't seem to be getting any lesser by the year. The effects of global warming on the wildlife and human carelessness are clear: "Usually nothing stops these guys in the wild. We need to recognize that we are part of living systems and that we can't survive without animals. Birds and reptiles can adjust to temperature change. Mammals can't. The next generations will be paying on an environmental level".

04.01.2022 November has turned into quite the busy month, especially for the Tawny Frogmouths at the shelter. This is one of our guests who has decided that Hepburn Wildlife Shelter is a safe place for her to lay her egg. Stay tuned for updates and a overload of cuteness that is Tawny Frogmouth Chicks. Did you know that when tawny chicks are born they look like fluffy little Dandelions And please don’t forget about our huge mission of building Central Victoria Wildlife Hospital. Due ...to covid and extremely busy time for animals at the shelter we’ve had to put a lot of our fundraising efforts for the hospital on hold. However, you can still help by donating to our Go Fund Me page which you can find the link pinned to the top of our page. Every single bit counts and a huge Thankyou to everyone who has contributed so far. We love that our mission has now become your mission https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-build-a-hospital-where-the-

03.01.2022 Now here is one cheeky Galah! Say hello to Winfield! Hanging out in his cage with two other Galah mates, looking very innocent, he suddenly calls out: "Hello!" ... Within moments there's no doubt this bird loves attention! Galahs are a type of a Cockatoo, highly intelligent and very social. Their lifespan in the wild is about 40 years and about 80 years when domesticated. They tend to mate for life and like to spend most of their time together eating, playing and cleaning. Well that doesn't sound that different to us! And makes you wonder which one takes care of most of the cleaning? Winfield was surrendered to the shelter for about three years ago after his owner died. He got given the name because he sounded like the smokers cough He is very attached to the carers so it would be insensitive to rehome him again after having lost his previous owner. He can also laugh in a funny way and likes to woo you in, moving his head as if he was dancing. Once you're closer and give him a pat he'll bite you!! Whenever he's been naughty like that he can also say: "I'm a good boy"! Hmm I'm not so sure about that Winfield

01.01.2022 After being found on the road in Taradale and a short stay at Hepburn Wildlife Shelter this lovely lady is ready to go home It’s important to stop and check wildlife if found on the road, however when it comes to certain critters like, turtles, lizards, echidnas, it’s a good idea to keep in mind, sometimes they are simply going from A - B and not injured, rather they are taking the chance to sun themselves on the roads and warm up before moving onto their next place. After... all, roads are quite warm. If you spot reptiles crossing the road, please be mindful that they simply might be just crossing the road and it’s important to keep them in their area. A simple guided tour off the road to safety sometimes is better then picking up the animal and taking to the vets. With turtles... look for a broken shell, if no breaks, no sight of damaged limbs, especially at this time of year, it may be best to just pull over, turn your hazard lights on and guide the turtle to a safe place away from the road. You may not know what side of the road the turtle came from however look for water banks such as, dams, creeks or a place safe and far enough from the road.. Always contact wildlife carers or a local wildlife shelter and they can guide you through the steps if an animal needs rescuing or not. Please don’t attempt to relocate wildlife with out advice from wildlife carers and shelters

01.01.2022 The Wildlife Shelter wouldn't be the same without the amazing volunteers who contribute their time looking after the animals and the shelter. Rewind four years. Sarah was driving home late at night on a country road with numerous kangaroos around. ... She tried her best to be careful but unfortunately ended up hitting one. She slid off the gravel road, nearly hit a tree but managed to get back on the road facing the kangaroo she had just hit. The kangaroo was still alive but Sarah was unsure of what to do, had no mobile phone on her nor residential houses nearby. Her only option was to drive back to Daylesford for help. She managed to find someone but by the time they were back it was too late. "I’ll always regret leaving an injured animal the way I did and I still kick myself to this day about it". Come the next day and Sarah came across HWS calling out for volunteers on social media. She decided to jump at the opportunity to help and learn what she could do if she was ever stuck in the same situation again. Sarah helps at the shelter on multiple days and is also studying to become a vet nurse

01.01.2022 Don’t forget to check out our Instagram. Now up and running https://instagram.com/hepburnwildlifeshelter