2010 Healthy Waterways Award

The Healthy Waterways Awards provide recognition and reward to outstanding waterway health projects in South East Queensland.

There were nine Award Categories to choose from and the PaSR team entered the Brisbane Airport Community Award Category. The project entered was titled ‘The rescue and rehabilitation of native birds in South East Queensland as a direct consequence of fishing’.

And guess what?

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We won!

Congratulations to the entire PASR Team!

The valuable contribution from each individual team member makes a huge difference to thousands of injured birds throughout South East Queensland every year. You go the extra mile and that is what makes PaSR so special. Without you many birds would suffer unnecessarily and die without the opportunity to be helped. Thank you to all our families and friends who so lovingly support our work, understand our passion, and forgive us for sometimes neglecting other life pursuits due to rescues and the responsibility involved in rehabilitating injured or orphaned birds.

To all our local vets please accept Very big heartfelt thankyous! Your support and dedication help us so much. Extra special thanks to Raby Bay Vet, Brisbane Bird Vet, Brisbane Bird and Exotics Vet and Belmont Road Vet. Thank you also to the Australia Zoo Hospital. Wildlife rehabilitators would be lost without the specialist treatment you provide to injured wildlife.

To the many people who care about birds and phone our rescue hotline to report an injured, sick or orphaned bird – thank you so much for taking the time out of your busy day to care. To the many more of you out there who have helped us along the way, taking us onto your boat, climbing the tree with us, diving into the water, writing a proactive letter
or giving a generous donation.

Thank you to Brisbane Airport who sponsored our award and SEQ Healthy Waterways Partnership. Thank you also to the many organisations and government agencies that take an interest in our work and are proactive in wildlife and environmental conversation.

We’d like to congratulate all the other category finalists and winners for 2010 and wish you much success with the amazing work you’re all doing. It was inspiring for us to learn of the many projects for the preservation of South East Queensland Waterways. It gives a hope that the birds we rehabilitate are being released into fresh, clean, healthy water sources that are managed and monitored by passionate organisations and individuals.

For more information please visit the SEQ Healthy Waterways Partnership.