November 12th, 2022Wildlife fundraiser

A QUIZ night at Daylesford’s Victoria Park Pavilion offers a chance
to not only flaunt your general knowledge – or complete lack of it –
while raising vital funds for the Hepburn Wildlife Shelter.
Organised by wildlife rescuer, Kristina Forbes, pictured, the trivia night will get
started from 6pm this Saturday, November 12 and is open to all.
“The shelter is hoping to raise money for a vet therapy laser machine which costs
$8000,” said Kristina, a Castlemaine-based wildlife rescuer.
Kristina said that being able to secure the therapy laser machine would give the
shelter a greater capacity to manage pain and heal wounds in injured wildlife.
“I am a wildlife rescuer and have seen firsthand the amazing work Gayle, Jon and
a small group of volunteers do at the shelter.
“I’m absolutely amazed at the selfless dedication Gayle and Jon have – caring,
rehabilitating and helping sick, injured and orphaned wildlife.
“I and other wildlife rescuers are taking many animals down to the shelter from
Castlemaine and surrounding areas.
“We take kangaroos which have been caught in a fence, birds hit by cars, joeys
where mum has been hit by a car and they are now orphaned, and animals that have
been found on the ground by a member of the public.
“What makes Hepburn Wildlife Shelter different from the others is that they take
in all types of Australian wildlife including kangaroos, koalas, lizards, birds, possums,
sugar gliders, echidnas, turtles and bats.
“For anyone who has had children, they know about nightly feeds. Gayle has
been doing this for over 20 years, feeding kangaroo joeys, wombats, echidnas and
birds at all hours of the morning. They truly are amazing people. I call them wildlife
heroes.”
Kristina said the quiz night promised to be a lot of fun with questions ranging
over general knowledge areas like music and sport, with some attractive prizes up for
grabs.
“All the items have been very kindly donated to help support this worthy cause.”
The evening will also feature a silent auction enabling those who get along to bid
for a B&B voucher and artworks including a valuable piece created especially for the
event by local multimedia artist, Tahlia Stanton.
Doors open at 5.30pm for a 6pm start. Entry is $25.
Link: www.trybooking.com/CCTRS
Words: Eve Lamb
Wildlife fundraiser
“They truly are
amazing people.
I call them
wildlife heroes.”