LIKE TO VOLUNTEER?

​There are many ways our volunteers contribute. Not everyone has to do hands-on rescue work.  Volunteer roles include:
  • Rescue of native animals needing care
  • Rearing of young birds and mammals
  • Treatment, care and rehabilitation of wildlife
  • Transporting injured wildlife
  • Answering the rescue hotline
  • Training volunteers
  • Fundraising
  • Administration
  • Public education and publicity
  • Social media
Every one of these roles is critical to the successful functioning of the group and can be rewarding and enjoyable for volunteers. Click on the image below to see a video about wildlife volunteering.​
​While caring for native animals including birds, possums, wombats, wallabies and flying-foxes continues throughout the year, we are particularly busy, such as during spring and summer and after extreme weather events. We encourage members to attend meetings and training days, to meet and share information with each other.
HOW TO JOIN US

​There are currently two ways you can apply for membership:
  • Complete an online application here
  • Download application form and pay the  membership fees online (payment details are on the application form).  Email the completed form and your payment receipt to our membership email address, or
  • Download and print out the application form. Complete it and post it to Wildlife Rescue South Coast with a cheque. Details, including current membership fees are provided on the form.
If you have any questions about your application please email our membership officer.

Membership applications are subject to approval by our committee. Approval may take up to 4 weeks, but is often less.

To become a member, you must live within our area of operation and agree to the terms & conditions of membership.

Becoming a member is the first step in becoming a wildlife carer. New members need to complete an Introduction to Wildlife Rescue training course before handling animals. Each species has unique requirements and may require volunteers to complete further training. It's all part of the journey to becoming a skillful and caring wildlife rehabilitator.
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Those who wish to help in other ways will find we offer many different and rewarding ways to contribute. We pride ourselves in looking after our wonderful volunteers. 
WHERE WE LIVE

​Our members are spread through the Illawarra, south of Wollongong, the Southern Highlands and Tablelands, Shoalhaven, South Coast and Far South Coast to the Victorian border. Total number of members is currently around 500.
* March 2020

For your own safety, you must complete our  ‘Introduction to Rescuing Wildlife & Introduction to the Rescue Telephone’ courses before you can rescue wildlife or man our rescue hotline. Training courses are held in the Highlands, Shoalhaven and Far South Coast regions.
This page last updated September 2022