Volunteers
Join or volunteer for community-based Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby support groups such as:
New South Wales
- Friends of the Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby (Kangaroo Valley NSW)
- Coonabarabran and Upper Castlereagh Catchment Landcare Group (Friends of the Warrumbungle Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby NSW)
- Waterfall Springs Wildlife Sanctuary (Central Coast NSW)
Australian Capital Territory
- Friends of Tidbinbilla (ACT)
Victoria
- Friends of Grampians Gariwerd (Grampians VIC)
Nationally
- Conservation Volunteers (Australia)
Other ways to help
- Collect evidence like sighting of animal, scats, etc for identification by experts – you may find a new colony!
- Become involved in monitoring Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby colonies by contacting DECC.
State parks agency contact details are listed on State Information pages: Victoria | New South Wales | Queensland
State Information
What you can do!
An important aspect of Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby recovery is the active involvement of local landholders and the community overall. See what you can do!
Resources
- Vortex Project Brief
- The Shadow – Newsletter of Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby conservation in Victoria
Did you know?
Before European settlement, Brush-tailed Rock-wallabies were widespread throughout southern Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. At the beginning of the twentieth century over half a million animals were killed for the fur trade and as agricultural pests.
