your gift matters

Co-founders Theresa and Tony “Scruff” Matthews of Our Haven Wildlife Shelter, are full-time volunteers and authorised carers. Not everyone can dedicate their remaining days on earth to giving our wildlife a chance at survival, but there are many other ways you can show your love.

Choose how to help

Every gift is appreciated, single donations, monthly sponsorships (you can opt out at any time) or sending us directly any of our wish list items listed below. Do what works best for you and know that your gift goes directly towards caring for these beautiful, precious and sometimes mischievous animals.

Alternatively, vet payments can be made directly towards our account by calling Gippsland Vetenary Hospital: +61 (03) 5144 3100

Your generosity means the world to us!

CLICK HERE FOR A ONE TIME DONATION

MONTHLY SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES:

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Cleaning Supplies

$10.00 every month

Good Hygiene is of paramount importance for the health of our animals (and our own sanity of course). Cleaning supply costs add up fast. We are so grateful that you are even considering providing us with this kind of ongoing support.

Support Our Milk Habit

$15.00 every month

Not every joey gets a sponsor, unfortunately, so there is always more milk money needed. Our kangaroo milk bill is more than $2,000 every month. Every bit helps.

Give a Bag of Feed

$20.00 every month

Dry feed is so very important for our animals as they grow up. It delivers important nutrients needed for good growth, and when we are in drought, it’s more important than ever.

Support the Mob

$25.00 every month

Every bit helps! Just $25/month towards the items on our wish list that we go through monthly just to keep our shelter operating is so appreciated!

Rescue Sponsor

$75.00 every month

Every rescue is different, because of we live in a rural area we go through a LOT of petrol, averaging more than 1,000km/month between rescues and vet visits.

Pay Some Medical Costs

$100.00 every month

They can’t be planned for in advance and they pile up so fast. Any support with medical costs is is more appreciated than you could possibly know. Between x-rays, consultations and medicines, we spend on average, $9,000/year in medical expenses for the many rescues we attend every year.

Sponsor a Joey

$160.00 every month for 1 year

As many as 30 joeys are requiring round-the-clock care on any given day at Our Haven. Each joey costs, in feed, an average of $160 per month.

Choose to sponsor a Joey and we will send you a foster parent certificate, photos and video of your special little one.

Patrons Needed

$1,000.00 every month

Operating a busy shelter means there are always repairs and new infrastructure requirements to better care for our wildlife. Might you be interested in becoming a patron? We would be happy to share with you information about the many projects that need doing.

Prefer sending us supplies directly?

4701 South Gippsland Hwy, Stradbroke VIC 3851

We have a wish list of items we always need:

Hay bales
Bags of feed: Rolled Oats, Gumnuts (Elderly horse feed pellets)
Wombaroo 0.7 Kangaroo Milk Powder, Wombaroo Impact, Di-vetelact
Vytrate or Lectade
Needles and syringe barrels (all sizes but 22g and 23g needles and 1ml & 3ml barrels are used most)
Puppy pads
Most other medical items like urine test strips – please don’t throw out anything near its use-by date
People who can sew liners and bag hangers (pouches) – we can supply preferred designs and styles
Napisan or Vanish (for colours or for whites)
Chux clothes
Babywipes
F10 Antibacterial cleaner
Avagard or Dettol hand sanitiser
Boxes of nitrile or latex disposable gloves (all sizes)