SPONSOR AN ANIMAL   

Sponsor an animal help pay for their species specific milk formula, supplementary feed, bedding and medical needs. It costs an average of $2000 to raise one healthy joey for kangaroos and wombats this is around 2 years. If the joey has medical issues or injuries this can increase significantly. Possums, turtles and lizards are the second long care animals. And we also look after birds that usually require short term care

For our long term care animals you will receive a sponsorship certificate,  a monthly email update with photos and a few surprise gifts through the year. You will also receive membership to Dimmocks Retreat and receive exclusive members only offers.  You can read more on each of our rescues below.
If you would like to sponsor one of our animals in care there is a sponsor button under each animal

Kangaroos & Wallabies

Willow
$25/month
Orphan​

Willow is a tiny eastern grey that has come in as a pinkie without fur. She is just getting little fuzz fur through. She was found by her dead mother in a paddock by a local vet nurse in Bundanoon who named her. 

Sponsor the Mob

​$25/month
Sponsor the Kangaroo mob

All of our kangaroos are soft released and planned in advance as a progressive release with support feed and medical assistance, this is especially required in the current environmental conditions. Each animal is different psychologically and needs different levels of support. Due to the long drought and now bushfires there is no food left for our wildlife and we now have to support feed until the forest regrows.  ​

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Wombats

Samson
​$25/month
Car Accident Orphan

Samson is a baby orphaned wombat found by a dear local mother who checks deceased wombat regularly. This was the first time she had found a baby inside alive. Samson was furless and pink weighting just over 500 grams and suffered a fractured ulna from the car accident. He was treated by the vet and has recovered well and loves running as fast as possible after his buddy Monty

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Monty
​$25/month
Car Accident Orphan

Monty is a baby orphaned wombat found in Wildes meadow by a father and son who found a deceased mother on the side of the road were unsure how to check the pouch. Monty is a very cheeky funny wombat with bounds of energy and loves his foster brother Samson
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Mr Squiggles
​​$25/month
Car Accident Orphan

Welcome Mr Squiggles the little orphaned wombat found by a kind passer by that checked the pouch of his deceased mother and brought him into the Bundanoon vet. He is learning that his wombat milk is very yummy and enjoys his post milk cuddles. He is the youngest of the wombat squad
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Berrima
​​$25/month
Car Accident Orphan

On new years eve we were evacuated for the first time from the path of a monster bushfire that was heading towards our property. That morning a dear little female wombat was rescued and handed in to Bundanoon vet. We were then taken in by dear friends with all of our animals and we asked them to name her and they chose Berrima. She is named after the suburb we evacuated to. Welcome Berrima she is settling in well as she gets used to her new world.

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Ruby
​​​$25/month
Bushfire victim

New rescue Ruby wombat is settling into her comfy pouch after she was found sitting by the road in the middle of the day in Bundanoon. She may have been looking for mum for a few days who could have been lost in the fires we are just not sure.  She was a little dehydrated and exhausted. She will buddy with her soon to be foster brother Boulder after a period of quarantine ❤❤

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Boulder
​​​$25/month
Bushfire victim

A victim of the Australian Bushfires, Boulder came in with burns to the back of his head and body and is receiving ongoing supportive treatment with our local Bundanoon vet. He received his name as the kind man called Bob found him in the middle of the road not moving. He thought it was a rock on a big winding dirt road in Wombeyan Caves. As he got closer he realised it was a wombat. Surrounded by the black zone of the bushfires. Bob himself has lost his house. Our thoughts are with him and the hope for this little one. 

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Marulan
​​$25/month
Car Accident Orphan

Marulan came in one late evening when a kind person walking their dog spotted this little guy still trying to suckle off his deceased mum which had been gone a couple of days. He had bite wounds down his back and stomach which had maggot infestation. We got him to the vet who cleaned the wounds and administered medication. He is undergoing a vet treatment plan and is progressing well with regular check ups and taking his milk and medication like a champ

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​Sponsor the Wisdom
​​$25/month
Sponsor the Wombat Wisdom

​All of our wombats are soft released and planned in advance as a progressive release with support feed and medical assistance, this is especially required in the current environmental conditions. Each animal is different psychologically and needs different levels of support.  Due to the long drought and now bushfires there is no food left for our wildlife and we now have to support feed until the forest regrows.  Each animal is different psychologically and needs different levels of support

SPONSOR

Possums

Rosie
​$15/month
Found Alone Orphan

Larry is an orphaned baby brushtail possum who was found by a kind local mother on her way to pickup the kids from school. She dropped him into the local vet who warmed him up as he was very cold and gave fluids. He came in very small and today is a big boy learning to hang from branches and foraging for food

Lizards & Turtles

 

Herman
​​$15/month
Found Alone Orphan

Herman is a male eastern long necked turtle that was found by a wildlife rescuer on the side of the road clipped by a car in Werai,  a known turtle crossing spot. Thankfully his injuries were not life threatening and received xrays and patching up, passing his float test he is currently in long term care until he sheds his shell to reveal if the patching has worked