Australian Seabird Rescue -a brief history

Australian Seabird Rescue was incorporated by Lance Ferris and Marny Bonner in 1993 after noticing the number of seabirds (especially pelicans) entangled with fish hooks or fishing line. The main office is based in Ballina (North Coast) with branches at Wyong (Central Coast) and here in Wollongong (South Coast). The South Coast branch receives calls for help from Sydney all the way down to the Victorian border. The mission statement for the organisation is: "to reduce the human impact on the environment". Other than rescuing seabirds, our group is also actively involved in community awareness & education though visits to schools, community groups and street stalls (eg: the Kiama monthly markets). Members also take part in regular coastal clean-up campaigns - in fact the next clean-up will be at the Bellambi boat ramp 9am this Sunday, 6th June 2011. If you are interested in finding out more about our group come down and say hello. We'll be wearing our distinctive blue shirts!

It's always a delight to watch pelicans in flight.