USEFUL NUMBERS LISTS This list is to be used if the problem is outside the scope of the WILVOS phone contact list. Update June, 2018 ALL PHONE ROSTER VOLUNTEERS PLEASE FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH THIS LIST When you answer a call you need to decide who is the best person/organization to provide advice or assistance to the caller. This advice or assistance may come from: YOU A CARER/RESCUER FROM THE PHONE CONTACT LIST A PERSON OR ORGANISATION FROM THIS USEFUL NUMBERS LIST or A COMMITTEE MEMBER (Inside back page of newsletter) Use these numbers in conjunction with your Phone Contact List when solving a problem. If you have any problems with the Useful Numbers/Snake Catcher/ Possum Trapper/ or Bat listings please contact a Committee Member so we can amend the lists. If there are several numbers on the Useful Numbers lists that a caller could use please provide them with a few, not just one. 1
HOMING PIGEONS/Feral Pigeons This list is to be used for any Homing Pigeons (they ll have a band on their legs) or pigeons/doves that are causing a problem to humans, i.e. nesting in their roof. Homing Pigeons or Feral Pigeons/Doves Area/Shire Name Phone No. Hours Sunshine Coast Banding Registrarfor pigeons Homing pigeons Sunshine Coast Thomas Nealson (Parks & Wildlife) Trapping and relocating any problem bird John Bowtrell Rescues homing pigeons 54944590 0437 279505 Anytime 3848 7659 No feral pigeons 54935796 Banded pigeons only ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES Dept of Environment & Heritage Protection & Qld Parks & Wildlife Service Dept of Employment, Economic Development & Innovation (Previously DPI) OTHER GENERAL USEFUL NUMBERS 1300 130372 Mdore 5459 6116 132 523 Sunshine Coast Environment Council 5441 5747 SCEC Animal Disease Watch Hotline 1800 675 888 Wildlife Recreation Permits, Camping, Fish kills, Pollution, Native wildlife, Dingoes, Crocodiles. Fire ants, red-eared slider turtles, foxes, hares, peacocks, nonnative pests, plant pests, weeds. Bird Flu Hotline Qld Dept of Health 3234 0111 Advice on Bat Lyssavirus Sunshine Coast Public Health Unit 5409 6600 Bat Lyssavirus Queensland Museum 3840 7555 ANIMALWILDL ORGANISATIONS Sunshine Coast area (identification of insects/snakes/scats) RSPCA Wildlife Centre -Eumundi 6am- 7.30 daily 5442 8057 1411 Eumundi/Noosa Rd Vet on Mon & Friday Only RSPCA - Noosa 5449 1371 Domestic only -10-5 Maroochy Pound 5494 5244 Stray/Lost Dogs Council A/H message then Press 1 5449 5200 Stray/Lost Dogs 4 Paws Animal rescue 0411 144 689 Lost dogs Sunshine Coast Animal Rescue AM directs your call Office Tuesday 5494 5275 SCARS (dogs and cats) Sunday 10am-5pm Steve Irwin Conservation Foundation Australian Wildlife Hospital at Australia Zoo 1300 369 652 (24hr) 5436 2097 (bh) 54362340 Direct Treats injured wildlife- 24hrs 2
MARINE ENVIRONMENT & RESCUE Fishwatch Hotline 1800 017 116 Illegal fishing Shark Hotline 1800 806 891 Boating & Fisheries (shark nets) 5444 4599 Environmental Hotline: Dept of Environment & Heritage Protection Marine Strandings- ie Sea Turtles 1300 130372 Fish kills 5459 6110 (bh) or 3227 7111 (ah) Entrapped animals / Turtles (in shark equipment only) Marine Strandings 1300 130372 (ah) dead or alive Marine Strandings Moreton Bay 0427 753683 Duty Ranger Underwater World-does not rescue but will rehabilitate if taken there Marine Turtles nesting, hatchlings 5445 1238 Marine TURTLE Rescue (dead or alive) Marine Turtles ONLY ie Sea turtles 5444 8488 (bh) Turtles & marine 5446 1044 0413 597724 5446 5470 0403 370157 Permit for keeping Turtles 1300 130372 Turtles any situation- 0437 559067 OTHER SPECIES Crows purchase a noise maker repellent Frogs Native Bees Bees Swarms- usually swarm October- November call Gavin to remove Echidnas or Platypus Nev McLachlan (Not available Dec-Feb) Michelle Jones Maroochy River to North Shore Sherida Holford Julie O Connor Sunshine Coast Regional Council 5443 6344 Andy Fowler of Birdguards 3366 1868 5436 2097 bh 1300 369 652 24hr 5441 7764 Bob Raabe 5442 2979 0438 544460 Enquiries re frogs call Jenny 3366 1868 Australian Wildlife Hospital Grant (Asst.) 0402 023 721 Gavin Wilsher 0413 861757 Donna Anthony 5446 7760 0400 125807 European Honey Bees & Wasps 1300 442 978 Bat rescues Brisbane to Mt Glorious 3261 2556 0437 713 952 Sylvia Whiting Pesky Possum Bird & Pest Control. Will Charge. Gavin,will travel out to Mt Glorious and as far at AWH Bat Conservation & Rescue QLD (Bris) 0488 228 134 Flying Foxes, Microbats Bats Qld Based Gold Coast but can help in Brisbane 0447 222 889 Flying Foxes, Microbats Bat Rescue Cairns 4053 4467 Flying Foxes,Microbats Raptors - refer Raptors to Jackie 5499 9057 Jackie Fraser Snake Removal on our Contact list. SNAKE Removal 24/7 Hotline Refer to areas on Contact list 0409 536 000 call Snake catchers on our Contact list Hotline for all areas 3
Sunshine Coast Regional Council 5475 7272 Foxes/Feral cats/wild dogs Animals on Road Hotline (SCRC) 1300 007 272 Animals on HIGHWAY Hotline Seabirds (Pelican & Seabird Rescue) BRISBANE 131940 Press option O 0404 118 301 Hammy Koalas PICK UP ANYWHERE 0431 300729 Murray Parrots.. Lost Lost pets Direct contact Sheila 5493 3775 / 0400 085 515 - cannot pickup or take birds but will try to find owner Or sa_robinson@hotmail.com To report roaming animals on Council Roads To report roaming animals on Highway www.parrotalert.com Directory search for updated list of lost /found pet birds WILDLIFE ORGANISATIONS IN OTHER AREAS-Brisbbane and other B A R N - Brisbane Area Rescue Network. Albany Creek Animal Emergency 15 mins from Strathpine 0405 056 066 24hr hotline 5498 6555 RSPCA 24hr Hotline Native Animal care RSPCA - animal abuse including domestic 1300 264 625 24 hr Hotline statewide 3426 9999 7am-10pm RSPCA AMBULANCE direct -Wacol 0404 871 609 7am-10pm RSPCA Emergency 1300 852 188 Emergency RSPCA- Native animal care 1300 animal 24hr hotline statewide Brisbane City Council Animal Ambulance service RSPCA-Brisbane KOALAS 3403 8888 3426 9999 1300 ANIMAL 1300 264 625 Wildcare Australia Gold Coast 5527 2444 KOALAS RSPCA has a vehicle that picks up injured, sick or orphaned native fauna Australia Wildlife Hospital-Beerwah 5436 2340 Koalas & all fauna -24hrs. Moggill Koala Hospital Koalas Pine Rivers Koala & Wildlife Rescue 3330 4666-7 days 7am -4pm Moreton Bay Koala Rescue 0401 080 333 Ipswich Koala Protection Society (2 ambulances/24hr clinic/vet on call) Rachael Lyons- Koalas & Euthanasia in Pomona Cooroy areas Koalas and other native animals - Greater Brisbane 0401 350 799 Brisbane to Redcliffe areas 0419 760 127 07 5464 6274(H) 5485 0595 0417 078 432 Koalas- 24 Hr Hotline. Cabooloture, Pine Rivers Moreton Bay area Ruth Any native animal Euthanasia Licence.. Macropods injured on Highway etc and arrange Koala rescue. 4
Koala Rescue Qld Redlands Wildlife Ambulance Currumbin Sanctuary Wildlife Hospital 27 Millers Drive Gold Coast ANARRA Burnett area 0431 300 729 Murray 0419 028 922 - ambulance 3833 4031 24hr service Koala pickups & rescue 5534 0813 7days 8-5 daily Redland Shire native animals only Paula 5484 9111 5484 9220 Burnett area & Gympie The below groups do not have a Hotline Ring RSPCA for calls from Brisbane area Some have a message to ring RSPCA. These organizations do not have a Hotline or pick up service B.I.R.O - Brisbane birds group 3208 3512 Birds when available O.N.A.R.R.- Brisbane Wildlife Group A.R.R.O.W. (no hotline) Native animal rescue 3269 6310 Linda - Nth Brisbane 3294 6264 Beverley Ipswich area 0430 904 415- Heather Mostly unavailable suggest ring RSPCA Esk and surrounding area Wildlife Wanderers (no hotline) Native animal rescue 0447 196 704 Wildcare Brisbane/Gold Coast In not answered ring RSPCA-1300animal 5527 2444 For other fauna ring RSPCA Nanango-Blackbutt Bunya Mts region When not available answering machine will give phone number for Bats Bribie Island & District Wildlife Rescue KINGAROY AREA.Will do pick ups & rescues in Kingaroy area and surrounds LOCAL COUNCIL DETAILS Moreton Bay Regional Council Sunshine Coast Regional Council 0400 836 592 0412 345 795* 0429 428 288 Neil 3205 0555 (bh/ah) 5420 0299 (ah) If no answer ring Byron Cann* Enquiries 5433 3000 (bh/ah) Caboolture direct 5475 7272 bh Caloundra Enquiries 5420 8200 Enquiries Caloundra Pound 5494 5244 Lost dogs and cats Maroochy (Nambour Office) 5475 8501 (bh) (direct) 3493 8467 Emergency 1300 366695 Enquiries stray dogs 1300 00 7272 To report roaming animals 5494 5244 B/H POUND lost dogs and cats 5449 5200 A/H 24 hour enquiries 5
Sunshine Coast Council Noosa Vector Control Officer Noosa Council Gympie Regional Council EMERGENCY SERVICES 5475 7272 (Mon - Fri 8.15-5pmleave message.) 5329 6500 (bh) 5329 6500 (a/h) 0419 023 973 5481 0801 1300 307 800 *** Police 131 444 Caboolture Police 5495 0444 Caloundra Police 5439 4444 Gympie Police 5480 1111 Maroochydore Police 5475 2444 Nambour Police 5459 0200 Noosa Police 5440 8111 Dead Animals on Road/Public Land, Sunshine Coast Council: Dead animal removal & Animal control NB Dead animals on domestic areas accepted at the public tip. Dead Animal Removal & Animal Control. Same number but follow the prompts Feral dogs & Foxes Jason Sherrif Office hours 24 hour enquiries *** Hospitals (public) Caboolture 5433 8888 Caloundra 5436 8500 Gympie 5489 8444 Nambour 5470 6600 Noosa 5455 9200 OTHER handy numbers NESTING BOXES for purchase Bushland Conservation BIODIVERSE Environmental Hollow Log Homes EMERGENCY SERVICES ENERGEX Mobile 0434 967 587 Office 07 5442 8082 0408 011 584 -Liam Pratt 5472 3142 0419 196 621 13 12 53 3664 4000 SES 132 5000 Euthanasia -------Rachael Lyons 5485 0595 0417 078 432 Bushland conservation management www.bushlandconservation.com.au BIODIVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL liam@biodiverseenvironmental.com.au Hollow Log Homesinfo@hollowloghomes..com Power line assistance Possums on lines Euthanasia Licence.. Macropods injured on Highway etc Arrange Koala rescue in Cooroy area 6
QLD PARKS & WILDLIFE SERVICES OFFICES SUNSHINE COAST & HINTERLAND Bribie Island (07) 34 088 451 Maroochydore 54 438 994 Local 54596110 Noosa /Tewantin Great Sandy Info 54 497 792 Centre All other area 137 468 24hr line PHONE ROSTER VOLUNTEERS or CARERS: Please advise Sylvia Whiting: Phone: 54 467760 or 0400 125807 or Email: membership@wilvos.org.au if any of these numbers are incorrect or if you can suggest any other helpful numbers. Thank You For Helping Our Wildlife 7