Red Box Wildlife Shelter
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Crew goes above and beyond
With the buzz about the pending arrival of the crew filming the latest Liam Neeson movie on the nearby Calder Highway, Red Box Wildlife Shelter operator Nikki Medwell contacted the crew and asked if they had considered the local wildlife? With car chases and high-speed action anticipated and an increase in traffic in the region,…
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Roo on road to recovery
Volunteer rescuers from Wildlife Victoria, Wildlife Rescue and Information Network and local community members joined forces last week to rescue a male kangaroo that had been cruelly shot through the head with an arrow at Chewton. The kangaroo, estimated to be about seven to nine years old, was first spotted in bushland behind homes in…
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Macropod vet bound for US
Red Box Wildlife Shelter veterinarian Dr Mark Sayer will visit the United States this month to be the local shelter’s ambassador at the 2024 Education and Conservation Society of Macropodidae Conference.
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Hop to it and snap up book
Local author and illustrator Trace Balla has created a new graphic novella to raise funds to support the Red Box Wildlife Shelter at Elphinstone. Singing for Joeys – A True Roo Tale of Wandering and Wondering, set on Djaara Country, south eastern Australia was officially launched as part of the Maldon In Winter ‘Kangaroo Art…
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Celebrating World Kangaroo Day
For World Kangaroo Day on October 24, local wildlife carers Nikki and Scott Medwell of Red Box Wildlife Shelter at Elphinstone are once again ccelebrating the Australian icon with a special prize giveaway. Express readers can win a prize pack from our friends at Red Box Wildlife Shelter, which includes a beautiful print by photographer…
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Funds support our wildlife
Red Box Wildlife Shelter has received a funding boost to support its important work rehabilitating injured kangaroos from across the region. The Elphinstone shelter has been awarded $4000 in federal funding via the Department of Social Services’ 2021 Volunteer Grants program. Bendigo MP Lisa Chesters visited the site on Friday to check out the new…
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Devastation and hope
Dedicated local wildlife carers Scott and Nikki Medwell of the Red Box Wildlife Shelter at Elphinstone have been doing what they can to support stricken fellow wildlife carers in Victoria and beyond. Scott made the trek north earlier this month to offer assistance to fellow carers and friends Sara Tilling and Gary Henderson of the…