Sue's Roos Kangaroo Rescue-Rehab-Release

05/09/2025

Janice has been quietly collecting and refunding cans behind the scenes. She has saved up $160 and asked what we needed. I sent her a shopping list a couple of hours ago and she just delivered all of this.

I have a new joey in care with diharreah, have done 8 loads of washing, used 1 box of tissues and 1 pack of wet ones in 44hrs.

And Janice bought a special treat for me!

Thankyou Janice King

05/09/2025

This is truly heartbreaking. Two kind and compassionate people have lost their lives while trying to help an injured kangaroo. My deepest condolences go out to their families during this devastating time.

To all wildlife rescuers - please stay safe out there and take every precaution. Our work is vital but our safety must come first.

To all road users - if you see a rescuer stopped on the roadside assisting an injured kangaroo, please slow down. We risk our lives every day to help these animals.

The “slow to 40km/h for flashing lights” rule must be extended to officially include wildlife rescuers. We also need the authority and proper training to manage traffic safely while doing our work.

Police say the two women were struck by a vehicle on the Hume Freeway at Craigieburn on Thursday night.

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28/08/2025

Prison term and fine for exploiting wildlife.

On the 1st of August 2024 Conservation Regulator officers assisted our federal colleagues from Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW), executing a search warrant in Melbourne.

Last week, the accused faced court on both state and federal charges over the illegal trade and export of wildlife domestically and internationally. He was sentenced to two years and ten months in prison, with a minimum of 12 months for the federal offending.

As part of the investigation Conservation Regulator officers identified licence and permit breaches as well as breaches relating to appropriate housing of wildlife.

In sentencing for the state offences, the judge accepted the prosecution’s submission that the offending should not be trivialised as mere paperwork breaches, and that wildlife licence requirements are the foundation of the regulatory framework governing the keeping and trade of native wildlife. The accused was convicted on 11 state-based offences laid by the Conservation Regulator and was fined $5000.

Chief Conservation Regulator Kate Gavens said “This case is a great example of cooperation between agencies to prevent exploitation of Victoria’s wildlife. Our wildlife is protected and we will hold to account anyone who fails to meet their obligation to take proper care of native animals.”

Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Animal Welfare Victoria
Wildlife Victoria

27/08/2025

Some compassionate members of our community have stepped up after learning about the devastating number of wildlife deaths on Wellington Road. They’ve seen the heartbreaking toll this is taking on local rescuers who face the trauma of animals dying every single day.

They understand our ongoing efforts - pushing hard for VMS boards to alert drivers about kangaroo crossings and relentlessly advocating for the broken virtual fence to be repaired and extended. They also know how frustrating it’s been, with no approvals or action in sight.

In the absence of official support, these generous individuals took matters into their own hands. They personally funded and installed signs at key crossing points along Wellington Road, hoping to warn drivers, save wildlife, and prevent a potential human tragedy.

In July, 84 kangaroos were killed on Wellington Road in Lysterfield and Rowville. Since then, the little signs were installed by concerned community members and as of today, the death toll for August is 24. It’s still far too many but it appears that these warning signs might be working.

So who is destroying them? Vandalising them? Stealing them? And more importantly - why?

What kind of person does that? Who sees an effort to save lives and tears it down? These signs are not just pieces of plastic. They are a desperate attempt to protect life.

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22/08/2025

Elsie 😄

22/08/2025

🦘Update

Court cases were adjourned for the ferals in the 4WD who (apparently I have to insert allegedly - even with camera footage) intentionally mounted an enbankment and ran their car into a family of kangaroos in April, hitting one and throwing her onto the roof rack.

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Hope your city Laywer is costing you a fortune. See you on the 5th December at the Dandenong Magistrates court.

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20/08/2025

The inquiry into wildlife roadstrike hearing (Geelong) is on today. Very interesting if you have some time this afternoon to watch the live web streaming.

This afternoon
-2pm Dr Elaine from Vets from Compassion
-3pm Lisa Palma from Wildlife victoria
-4pm Jason Chichocki from Surf coast wildlife rescue

Access to the live web streaming proceedings of the Houses and Committees of the Parliament of Victoria is provided on the condition that:

18/08/2025

For over 20 years, I’ve been rescuing the kangaroos of Lysterfield. It’s unpaid, often heartbreaking work - but it’s what I’ve chosen to do. I’ve witnessed the aftermath of car collisions, dog attacks, kangaroos tangled in fences and the cruelty of those shot with arrows.

These are my local kangaroos. Some I’ve hand-raised, rehabilitated and released. Many I’ve rescued from terrible situations. I know them—their faces, their family groups. I’ve watched generations grow. Sometimes, what I see nearly breaks me but I take comfort in knowing I’ve either helped them or eased their suffering.

In all these years and through thousands of rescues, nothing has brought me the fear and anxiety caused by people deliberately running these kangaroos down right near my shelter.

In April, a 4WD mounted an embankment and deliberately hit a kangaroo. In June, a different vehicle struck and killed two joeys. I suspect others have met the same fate but without footage or witnesses, there’s no proof. Just yesterday three more were suspiciously killed.

Every night, I check my cameras. Every car that passes jolts me awake. I haven’t had a full night’s sleep since April. When I do sleep, I dream of the horrors they’re inflicting.

I DON'T NEED COUNSELLING - I NEED JUSTICE. I need the Judge to make the right decision tomorrow.

The Lysterfield kangaroos need justice. They deserve to live in peace, without fear, without cruelty. Without their lives being taken for someones twisted amusement.

17/08/2025

36 hours of freedom left ferals, then hopefully its orange jumpsuits and supervised showers for you both. May they make you watch your car being crushed before you go in.

15/08/2025

Someone is listening and trying to help! Thankyou Kim Wells MP

14/08/2025