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The 2023 AWRC Conference marked the 20th anniversary of the first-ever AWRC event and was the first to be held in a hybrid format, offering both in-person and online participation.

The Conference was run by WA Wildlife and Kanyana Wildlife and was hosted in Perth, Western Australia. 

Major sponsors included IFAW and Western Australian Wildlife Rehabilitation Council. Other sponsors include Animals Australia, Humane Society International and WIRES.
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Since 2003 Australian wildlife carers have gathered to meet, learn and share their experiences. Each conference has been held in a different location, and has featured presenters from around Australia and beyond. Our goal is to help raise the standard of wildlife care in Australia through education and collaboration. Our conferences are the only national conferences delivered for and by wildlife carers.
The conference gives wildlife carers the opportunity to learn from each other and from experts in the field including researchers, carers and veterinarians. Topics have ranged from the latest hands-on treatment for wounds to emergency response, fund-raising and lobbying.

Conference Presentations  - (Program)

  • Dean Huxley - Opening address
  • Dr Michelle Oakley - International wildlife rehabilitation
  • Traci Gamblin - Changing landscapes of volunteering in Australia
  • Dr Anne Fowler - ​​Understanding and treating starvation and refeeding syndrome in Australian wildlife
  • Joe Cashmore and Shana Ahmed - Wildlife Health Australia and wildlife rehabilitators
  • Dr Shan Siah - Fine-tuning the treatment of burnt paws of critically endangered Western Ringtail Possum
  • Dr Howard Ralph - Diarrhoea in macropods
  • Tania Duratovic - Fire first-aid for fauna
  • ​Dr Howard Ralph, Dr Anne Fowler, Dr Meg Rodgers, Dr Simone Vitali, Dr Shan Siah (Q&A) - What support does the veterinary industry need to achieve better outcomes for wildlife
  • Aditi Sriram - Facilitating strategic support for the wildlife rehabilitation sector in New South Wales 
  • Frances Carleton - Supporting wildlife workers: working in isolation and the impact to mental health
  • Dr Meg Rodgers - Upskilling GP veterinarians in wildlife medicine​
  • ​Marg Peachey - Happy 20th birthday AWRC​
  • Helen Riley - Day 2 opening

POSITIONS VACANT  Each state and territory has two volunteer representatives on the AWRC committee.  We are looking for representatives from Victoria, South Australia and Queensland.  Please contact us via the contact form. 
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Hon Melissa Parke formally closes the 2023 AWRC.
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Louise Bonomi (Animals Australia) was the inaugural recipient of the "Dr. Jim Pollock People’s Choice Inspirational Presentation" at the 2023 AWRC.

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  • Louise Bonomi - Wildlife caring is wildlife advocacy
  • ​Catherine Herbert - Recovering our missing marsupials
  • Rob Leach (IFAW) - Preparing for emergency responses (workshop part 1)
  • Rob Leach (IFAW) - Preparing for emergency responses (workshop part 2)
  • Helen Church - Humane Society International’s disaster response program
  • Dr Tania Bishop - ​The importance of gut biota to koala population health
  • Brett Hopley, Robert Leach, Evan Quartermain, Erica Honey (Q&A) - Emergency response for wildlife
  • Jacqui Marlow & John Isles - ​Roadkill monitoring app: using technology to conserve wildlife
  • Lynleigh Greig & Joan Reid OAM - Victims, viruses, volunteers and vets
  • Professor Steve Garlick & Dr Rosemary Austen - Quantifying post-trauma stress in macropods and the polyvagal theory and therapy in stress rehabilitation
  • Jodi Bellett - Little Penguins on Phillip Island: rehabilitation as a tool in a changing climate
  • Georgina Steytler - Using photography for wildlife conservation
  • Dr Halina Burmej & Angela Radalj - The use of net launchers in bird rescue
  • Professor Michelle Power - Antibiotic resistance in wildlife
  • Ellen Rasidi - Tracking wild raptors via satellite telemetry
  • Catherine Baudains - Tracking Oblong Turtles for conservation
  • Carol Jackson - A cooperative approach to identification and treatment of Nannizziopsis fungal disease in Shingleback Lizards
  • Dr Howard Ralph, Dr Hayley Stannard & Marie Wynan - Pharmacokinetics of moxidectin in Bare-nosed Wombats 
  • Hon Melissa Parke - Moving forward

2023 AWRC Sponsors

WildTalk
Two Green Threads
Humane Society International
Vetafarm
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Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife
WIRES
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