Queensland Wildlife Rehabilitation Council
District 1: Northern Region
Cape York / Dry Tropics / Gulf
Amber Dahlberg
Julatten Qld.
Phone: 0421 553 214 (click to call)
District 2: Northern Region
Wet Tropics / Cairns Marine
Connie Pinson- [Secretary]
Cow Bay Qld.
Phone: 07 40989056 (click to call)
I live in the Daintree and have been working with Wildlife for 20 years, starting out originally in Mid North Coast NSW with Wires.
I predominantly work with Bats and Flying-foxes, including presenting Bat Training throughout Australia.
I am also trained and experienced with Birds and Small Mammals (mainly Bandicoots and Melomys) and have some limited experience with Possums.
I have previously been both President and Vice President in various Wildlife Groups.
In my spare time, my partner and I run a business called Daintree Life and in the last 18 months have begun rainforest revegetation work in the Daintree. To date we have planted over 7,000 trees – expanding wildlife habitat. For all carers one of the hardest things about getting animals into care is being able to release them with the knowledge that they can be returned to the wild with sufficient habitat to sustain them.
I am also an avid photographer, with a strong interest in Wildlife and Nature photography.
I hope as the District Rep for Far North Qld, to be able to be a conduit for QWRC Wildlife members/Carers in this area and would like to encourage all members from the area to feel free to contact me for help.
District 3: Northern Region
Savannah / Townsville Marine
Margaret Neihoff
Townsville
Phone: 0418 750 428 (click to call)
District 4: Central Region
Mackay / Whitsunday
Kirsty Black
Andergrove Mackay
Phone: 0418 750 428 (click to call)
email: ak1.black@bigpond.com (click to email)
District 5 Central Region
Capricorn / Gladstone
Janet Irvine – [Treasurer – Membership Secretary]
Rosedale Qld.
Phone: 0411 254 661 (click to call)
email: janet-irvine@hotmail.com (click to email)
District 6: Central Region
Longreach
Kim Palmer – [Chairperson]
Muttaburra Qld.
Phone: 0436 366 452 (click to call)
I have lived in Muttaburra, part of Barcaldine Regional Council, for over 15 years. I have, along with my husband, been caring for animals and birds both here and in North Brisbane for over 20 years. I feel district 6 will benefit from having a representative who can voice the concerns of members and carers in our remote area.
District 7: Southern Region
Wide Bay Burnett / Great Sandy
Judy Elliott
Rosedale Qld.
Phone: 0428 980 814 (limited service) (click to call)
I have been a carer over 20 years mainly specialising in the furries and I really love the pinkie macropods. I volunteered for many years at the Moggill Koala Hospital so also cared for lots of Koala joeys. We have Koalas on our land but have not seen one come into care in this area yet.
My husband and I purchased 240 acres in the Rosedale area and had it registered as Glider Gully Nature Refuge with the Queensland government. It is a Eucalypt forest with a wattle and grasstree understorey that backs onto a large State forest. It is home to an enormous variety of wildlife including five species of macropods, Koalas, Long-nosed bandicoots, gliders, and birds together with frogs, snakes, lizards and butterflies. We have yet to identify lots of the critters that we see and hear.
We arrived from the UK in 1988 and were delighted to learn that Koalas were resident in the area (Pine Rivers Shire) where we were buying land. We planted our block with natives and registered it with Land for Wildlife. We joined (and became office bearers) of the local branch of the Wildlife Preservation Society of Qld and I later worked for their Head Office in Brisbane. We also became active members of the Society for Growing Australian Plants. It horrifies us to see all the exotic plants that people have in their yards, together with all their cats and dogs!
We sold our property and spent 12 months travelling around Australia, visiting local carers wherever we could. We designed and owner-built an octagonal house in the centre of our block. We have solar power that we are very happy with, solar hot water and satellite broadband and eventually got a phone line buried beneath our 2km drive!
I am Secretary of the Qld Wildlife Carers and Volunteers group based in Bundaberg. I am also Editor of RnR QWRC’s newsletter. I would like to to meet (or at least be able to contact) the carers resident in District 7 who I represent. I am happy receiving phone calls or emails from other carers.
District 8 Southern Region
South West
Lea Macken
Hungerford Qld.
Phone: 0428 437 984 (limited service) (click to call)
District 9 Southern Region
Toowoomba
Terise Hungerford
Dalby Qld.
Phone: 0448 814 882 (click to call)
My first memories of caring for macropods was in my early pre teen years. Many years ago! Bex powder bottles used for formula and half the linen cupboard keeping the joeys warm hanging around the No.7 kitchen wood stove. I have lived within District 9 Toowoomba for the majority of my life.
As the representative for the district I hope to build a rapport with members to establish shared concerns and aim to improve standards and outcomes of our native wildlife rehabilitation and release throughout Queensland.
I hope members will engage with me by contacting me, allow me to advocate on their behalf as a Councillor and the collaborative climate the committee is founded on in representing wildlife rehabilitators.
District 9 Toowoomba members can email me at wildlifedalby@gmail.com.
I look forward to hearing from you!
District 10: Southern Region
Sunshine Coast / Southern Marine
Glendell Appleford
Wivenhoe Pocket Qld.
Phone: 0413 453 722 (click to call)
I became a registered wildlife carer ten years ago after completing a Wildlife Conservation Course. I had promised myself that once I left my nursing career, I would direct my activities towards conservation and wildlife management. I am currently a member of the Ipswich Koala Protection Society, S.W.A.G (Student Wildlife Association Gatton), W.P.S.Q. (Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland) and an Honorary Park Ranger with Ipswich City Council.
As a generalist wildlife carer, I have great pleasure in caring for all our creatures, great and small from the tiniest feathertail glider which I rescued and raised from five grams through to the big kangaroos. I am also passionate about the birds and bats in my belfry as well. My greatest pleasure is being able to release all of these beautiful creatures back to their natural habitat. However, my greatest sadness is that their habitat is disappearing at an alarming rate. This is why I believe that we need to stay acutely aware of what is happening and to try to ensure that there will be suitable habitats and management of our wildlife for future generations. How privileged we are to share our lives with such unique wildlife.
I am available to discuss any areas of concern that wildlife rehabilitators encounter either by telephone, email or ‘snail mail.’ I look forward to hearing from you.
District 11: Southern Region
South East / Moreton Bay
Lana Field
Brisbane Qld.
Phone: 0412 036 655 (click to call)
Positions
Chairperson – Kim Palmer
Phone: 0436 366 452 (click to call)
Vice Chairperson – Samantha Tro
Phone: 0422 466 099 (click to call)
Secretary – Connie Pinson
Phone: 07 40 989 056 (click to call)
Treasurer – Janet Irvine
Phone: 0411 254 661 (click to call)
Membership Secretary – Janet Irvine
Phone: 0411 254 661 (click to call)
Trustees
Queensland Wildlife Rehabilitation Council
Glendell Appleford
Annie Saunders
