A small town with a big heart for wildlife.
Mungallala sits on the Warrego Highway, about halfway between Mitchell and Morven in outback Queensland. It's kangaroo country — and where there's kangaroo country, there's wildlife that needs a hand.
Our story
It started with one joey.
Like most wildlife rescues, ours began the way these things always do: someone found an orphaned joey on the side of the highway, and nobody could bring themselves to walk away. One animal became two, two became a yard full, and before long the whole town knew whose gate to knock on.
Today we are Warrego Wildlife Rescue Rehabilitation & Education Inc — a registered charity run entirely by volunteers. Some of the animals we help are wild, like the macropods that share this country with us. Some aren't — right now that includes a few cats and a lamb who has very firmly decided he belongs here.
This year alone we've rescued and released 18 animals, and there are 17 more in care as you read this. Every one of them arrived because a person cared enough to stop, pick them up, and find help. That's the part we're proudest of.
Why we exist
Out here, the nearest vet can be an hour away. When an animal is hurt, the person who finds it is the rescue. We make sure that person never has to figure it out alone.
The official details
We're a registered, not-for-profit charity.
We believe trust is earned with transparency. Here is exactly who we are, on the public record.
| Legal name | Warrego Wildlife Rescue Rehabilitation & Education Inc |
| ABN | 73 236 435 718 |
| Charity status | Registered charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) |
| Structure | Incorporated association, run entirely by volunteers |
| Size | Small charity — and proud of it |
| Address | 17 Redford St, Mungallala QLD 4467, Australia |
| Who we help | Animals and the environment first — and through them, the families and rural, regional and remote communities of the Warrego |
| What we do | Wildlife rescue and treatment, wildlife rescue education, our Coffee Cart wildlife welfare program, and traveller education |
What "not-for-profit" means here
No one at Warrego Wildlife Rescue draws a wage or takes a profit. Every hour, every dollar and every bag of feed goes straight to the animals. And because we keep things personal, we don't take online donations through this website — if you'd like to support us, get in touch and we'll have a proper conversation about what would help most.