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Wombat Pinky Carer Course presented by Les Waterhouse
Wombat Pinky Carer Course presented by Les Waterhouse

Sun, 04 May

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Online via Zoom

Wombat Pinky Carer Course presented by Les Waterhouse

Any prospective wombat carers need to complete a wombat carer course for licensing purposes, and to be a good carer for the wombats entrusted to you. But once you start gaining experience, you might want to start caring for the very little ones, pinkies (unfurred marsupials).

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Time & Location

04 May 2025, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm

Online via Zoom

About the event

Wombat Pinky Carer Course presented by Les Waterhouse - NARG & Wombat Rescue


Any prospective wombat carers need to complete a wombat carer course for licensing purposes, and to be a good carer for the wombats entrusted to you. But once you start gaining experience, you might want to start caring for the very little ones, pinkies (unfurred marsupials).

This is a more advanced course than the Wombat Care course for beginners and it's recommended that you do both.


The pinkie course will cover:

  • What equipment you will need to raise a pinkie

  • How to do a pinkie rescue

  • Assessment of a pinkie after rescue

  • Equipment/infrastructure needed as carer

  • Feeding a pinkie

  • What pinkies need from you to thrive

  • General care, housing and husbandry and hygiene

  • Diseases / illnesses pinkies may suffer from and

  • General problems


Course fees

General Admission - $15.00 +BF


Registration Information

Individual online bookings for each attendee are required at: https://events.humanitix.com/wombat-pinkie-course


Please note:

• Payment is required at time of booking.

• For any enquiries, please contact NARG on (02) 4846 1900 and speak to Les.

• This training workshop is jointly offered by NARG (Native Animal Rescue Group) and Wombat Rescue and presented by Bill and Les Waterhouse

• To be a carer in NSW and ACT, you need to be affiliated or a member of a licensed wildlife group in your area. This course is aimed at anyone in any state who needs wombat pinkie training to progress their journey as carer.


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