Mount Alexander Animal Welfare
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Big-hearted fundraiser
Forest Creek Tattoo has raised more than $11,000 for the Mount Alexander Animal Welfare shelter following a ‘Flash Tattoo Fundraising Day’ for the local charity on Sunday March 12. Forest Creek Tattoo operator Leonie New said their team admired the work of the local organisation and wanted to raise some funds to help them out.…
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Open your heart and home to a rescue pet
Throughout March, PETstock Gisborne and Castlemaine will once again host their annual National Pet Adoption Month – an initiative led by PETstock Assist – to help change the lives of local rescue pets in need of a permanent or temporary home, and of humans eagerly awaiting their paw-fect match. PETstock Gisborne will be helping to…
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New chapter for MAAW
Mount Alexander Animal Welfare’s new committee of management hopes to put the challenges of the past 18 months behind it and take the organisation into a bright future. The incoming committee was elected at MAAW’s annual general meeting at the Castlemaine Town Hall on December 19 and includes president Graham McFaul, vice-president Carol Jensen, secretary…
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Cheque brings welcome paws for thought
In the past few days the crew at Mount Alexander Animal Welfare’s Castlemaine animal shelter have received more than 6000 good reasons to pause and celebrate. Danielle Cuskelly and Lis Templeton of ASQ Garden and Landscape last week dropped by, shouldering a cheque for $6560 and the pleasant task of presenting it to the local…
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Dispute to Consumer Affairs
Members of Mount Alexander Animal Welfare have written to Consumer Affairs Victoria airing concerns about the conduct of the organisation’s committee. Their concerns include the committee’s failure, to date, to accept a grant to establish a low-cost vet clinic at MAAW’s Castlemaine animal shelter. A delegation of concerned members, including former president Stephanie Miller, Ian…