A Ballina Greens councillor is calling on the government agencies to act immediately over claims that native clearing is occurring on a private property in Lennox Head.

This week, Australia’s first mobile wildlife hospital, Matilda, is embarking on a national tour to support wildlife care organisations, engage regional communities in wildlife-rich areas and advocate for a coordinated national wildlife care framework in Canberra.

Vet accomodation, and a new care and training facility for the Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital has been announced by federal and NSW Labor.

Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital (BBWH), one of the two all-species all-species wildlife hospital between Sydney and the Gold Coast, is celebrating the upcoming opening of its new Lennox Head branch on Monday, August 11.

The Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital has starred in two federal election campaign announcements in the marginal seat of Richmond, with both The Greens and Labor promising funds if they get the numbers in the 3 May election.

Greens spokesperson for the environment Senator Sarah Hanson-Young is calling for a federal investment of $20 million a year into a National Wildlife Rescue Strategy.

Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital and Port Stephens Koala Hospital are collaborating across almost 600km to treat, rehabilitate and ultimately release a young, injured peregrine falcon.

As Australia’s bushfire season approaches, the only all-species wildlife hospital between Sydney and the Gold Coast has been forced to reduce its opening hours over Christmas/NY as surging patient numbers take their toll on the humans who provide the vital veterinary service free of charge, seven days a week.

The family of Australian cycling champion Sir Hubert Opperman has left a significant donation in his name to Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital to help it continue providing lifesaving veterinary care for Australian wildlife.

Lennox Head-based vet Toni Kealy recently returned from a trip to Vanuatu, where she was volunteering with the international animal charity organisation Vets Beyond Borders.