Date: Sunday 27 September 2026
Time: 9:00am - 2:00pm (may go to 3pm if needed)
Location: Ganaba, 84-100 East Coast Rd, Goompi (Dunwich), Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island)
Tickets: FREE, Reserve you seat.
Attendance: Anyone 16 and over welcome. No prior training for knowledge required. Yearly refresher opportunity.

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Learn. Care. Make a Difference.

Come & join us for an on-island koala rescue and rehab course! It is easier than you think to make a difference for our island koalas! Learn how to help rescue and care for them. Practical skills to save lives.

Please bring:

• pen & note pad

• food & drink for the day

We’ll provide:

• light refreshments

• printed manual and course notes

Together we can help our wildlife thrive on Minjerribah

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On the day

9am - 11am

• Basics of normal / abnormal behaviour.

• Signs of sickness and injuries

• How people can help

• Basic rescue techniques

12pm - 2pm

• Koala’s in care

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Proudly Supported by:

• Wildlife Rescue Queensland

• Straddie Vet

• QYAC

Date: Saturday 10 October 2026
Time:
9:00am - 2:30pm - Bird Rescue & Rehab Course
‍3:00pm - 4:00pm - Seabird Assessment & Care Session
Location: Ganaba, 84-100 East Coast Rd, Goompi (Dunwich), Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island)
Tickets: FREE, Reserve you seat.
Attendance: Anyone 16 and over welcome. No prior training for knowledge required. Yearly refresher opportunity.

‍ ‍

Learn. Care. Make a Difference.

Come & join us for an on-island bird rescue and rehab course! It is easier than you think to make a difference for our island birds! Learn how to help rescue and care for them. Practical skills to save lives.

This bird training session will be an intensive full day course. We will cover information relating to rescues, handling and basic care for birds. This course would be ideal for people interested in rescuing wildlife and/or providing short term care for recovering patients prior to release.   

Please bring:

• pen & note pad

• food & drink for the day

We’ll provide:

• light refreshments

• printed manual and course notes

Together we can help our wildlife thrive on Minjerribah

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O‍n the day

Bird Rescue & Rehab Course
Time: 9am - 2.30pm

Topics covered in the course will be: 

• Basic bird anatomy - how birds work. 

• Common injuries and illness - identifying abnormal behaviour and movement. 

• How to handle birds - in the field as well as to give medications. 

• How to transport birds - suitable containment. 

• Set up - what is required to care for birds in a short-term situation. Briefly touch long term requirements: aviary size and set up.

• Diets - variety of diets and species. 

Seabird Assessment and Care Session
Time: 3pm - 4pm
Attendance: Limited numbers. You must have attended the Bird Rescue & Rehab Course prior. Check box when you reserve your seat.

• Initial checks (what makes a seabird viable for the next stage)

• subcutaneous fluids 

• tube feeding 

• feather health 

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Proudly Supported by:

• Wildlife Rescue Queensland

• Straddie Vet

• QYAC

A photograph of Midyim, the first koala orphan to be hand raised on the island. She was in care for nearly 6 months and received 24-hour care, when big enough, released on Country on her island home Minjerribah. Prior to MWVCF making this possible, koalas taken to the mainland for hand raising were unable to be returned. This little girl has a big story to tell!

100% of your purchase will go towards providing veterinary care, food, rehabilitation to Minjerribah’s wildlife in need, conservation research and education. Your support is greatly appreciated!

A pack of 10 blank cards with photographs of some of a few of the beautiful orphaned, sick and injured wildlife patients that MWVCF has supported through their journey after rescue, through rehabilitation to release back on the island.

100% of your purchase will go towards providing veterinary care, food, rehabilitation to Minjerribah’s wildlife in need, conservation research and education. Your support is greatly appreciated!

A pack of 10 blank cards with photographs of some of a few of the beautiful orphaned, sick and injured wildlife patients that MWVCF has supported through their journey after rescue, through rehabilitation to release back on the island.

100% of your purchase will go towards providing veterinary care, food, rehabilitation to Minjerribah’s wildlife in need, conservation research and education. Your support is greatly appreciated!