Date: Saturday 10 October 2026
Time:
9:00am - 2:30pm - Bird Rescue & Rehab Course
3:00pm - 4:00pm - Seabird Assessment & Care Session
Location: Ganaba, 84-100 East Coast Rd, Goompi (Dunwich), Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island)
Tickets: FREE, Reserve you seat.
Attendance: Anyone 16 and over welcome. No prior training for knowledge required. Yearly refresher opportunity.
Learn. Care. Make a Difference.
Come & join us for an on-island bird rescue and rehab course! It is easier than you think to make a difference for our island birds! Learn how to help rescue and care for them. Practical skills to save lives.
This bird training session will be an intensive full day course. We will cover information relating to rescues, handling and basic care for birds. This course would be ideal for people interested in rescuing wildlife and/or providing short term care for recovering patients prior to release.
Please bring:
pen & note pad
food & drink for the day
We’ll provide:
light refreshments
printed manual and course notes
Together we can help our wildlife thrive on Minjerribah
On the day
Bird Rescue & Rehab Course
Time: 9am - 2.30pm
Topics covered in the course will be:
Basic bird anatomy - how birds work.
Common injuries and illness - identifying abnormal behaviour and movement.
How to handle birds - in the field as well as to give medications.
How to transport birds - suitable containment.
Set up - what is required to care for birds in a short-term situation. Briefly touch long term requirements: aviary size and set up.
Diets - variety of diets and species.
Seabird Assessment and Care Session
Time: 3pm - 4pm
Attendance: Limited numbers. You must have attended the Bird Rescue & Rehab Course prior. Check box when you reserve your seat.
Initial checks (what makes a seabird viable for the next stage)
subcutaneous fluids
tube feeding
feather health
Proudly Supported by:
Wildlife Rescue Queensland
Straddie Vet
QYAC
Date: Saturday 10 October 2026
Time:
9:00am - 2:30pm - Bird Rescue & Rehab Course
3:00pm - 4:00pm - Seabird Assessment & Care Session
Location: Ganaba, 84-100 East Coast Rd, Goompi (Dunwich), Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island)
Tickets: FREE, Reserve you seat.
Attendance: Anyone 16 and over welcome. No prior training for knowledge required. Yearly refresher opportunity.
Learn. Care. Make a Difference.
Come & join us for an on-island bird rescue and rehab course! It is easier than you think to make a difference for our island birds! Learn how to help rescue and care for them. Practical skills to save lives.
This bird training session will be an intensive full day course. We will cover information relating to rescues, handling and basic care for birds. This course would be ideal for people interested in rescuing wildlife and/or providing short term care for recovering patients prior to release.
Please bring:
pen & note pad
food & drink for the day
We’ll provide:
light refreshments
printed manual and course notes
Together we can help our wildlife thrive on Minjerribah
On the day
Bird Rescue & Rehab Course
Time: 9am - 2.30pm
Topics covered in the course will be:
Basic bird anatomy - how birds work.
Common injuries and illness - identifying abnormal behaviour and movement.
How to handle birds - in the field as well as to give medications.
How to transport birds - suitable containment.
Set up - what is required to care for birds in a short-term situation. Briefly touch long term requirements: aviary size and set up.
Diets - variety of diets and species.
Seabird Assessment and Care Session
Time: 3pm - 4pm
Attendance: Limited numbers. You must have attended the Bird Rescue & Rehab Course prior. Check box when you reserve your seat.
Initial checks (what makes a seabird viable for the next stage)
subcutaneous fluids
tube feeding
feather health
Proudly Supported by:
Wildlife Rescue Queensland
Straddie Vet
QYAC
