Date and time: 9:30am, Sunday 24th May
Trip Standard: Easy – Gravel roads. There will be physical activity involved so a degree of physical fitness is required.
Description:
This event is a working bee to work assist LnLz Wildlife Care & Rescue in Strath Creek who are improving their outdoor wombat pens. LnLz, aka Leonie and Lionel are dedicated carers raising orphaned wombats from palm size 'pinkies' to you adulthood, ready for release back into the wild. They care for younger wombats in and around their house, after which they graduate to outside pens as they mature toward readiness for release. Caring for young wombats is a relentless task requiring skill and nuturing, but with the reward of seeing these beautiful creatures grow.
As wombats are strong burrowing creatures they are rather hard on their outdoor pens. Helpers are needed for installing and reinforcing some new fences following some excavation work Lionel already has planned. There will also be lighter duties, general tidying and so on for those not up to fencing. It will also be a great opportunity to learn about the work wildlife carers do and the lovely creatures they care for.
Weather: It is well into Autumn so come prepared for all conditions as we'll be working outside.
Equipment: Tools such as shovels and rakes may be useful - more info on tools TBA.
Fuel: a full tank ex Melbourne.
Distance: Approx.130km distance from the CBD to the rendezvous at Strath Creek General Store
Duration: One day
Food: Lunch provided
Meeting arrangements: Meet 9.30 am at the General Strath Creek which is open for coffee and breakfast from 9 am. https://www.thegeneralstrathcreek.com.au/. From there Simon will lead the short drive to LnLz as Google is not quite on the mark for this rural location!
Trip Leaders: Simon Van den Berg (0424544297, 5i.b3rg@gmail.com) and Piotr Pecho (0427439908, piotr.pecho@gmail.com)
Please contact your trip leader if you are unsure of any of the above requirements for this trip.
Club Guest Registration policy: It is club policy in regard to insurance cover that if a member brings any non-members on the trip they must be registered and have paid the required fee as Temporary Members BEFORE the event.
i.e. non- members can no longer register on the day with the trip leader.
Temporary Membership information and ways to register can be found at:
Temporary (Guest) Membership
