Secure the Land. Protect the Future.

Help Us Secure and Restore Conservation Land

Why Securing Land Matters

To protect wildlife for generations, we must protect the land they depend on. That’s why one of the most critical goals of the Southern Highlands Wildlife Sanctuary is securing permanent conservation land,  a home for rescue, rehabilitation, research, and education.

The Southern Highlands was once rich with koalas, wombats, gliders, and other native species. But habitat loss, fire, fragmentation, and development pressures have pushed many populations to the brink. In Morton National Park alone, koala numbers have collapsed from millions to only a handful of survivors.

Establishing a long-term sanctuary site is the foundation for everything we do.

Your support helps us:

  • Acquire suitable habitat to expand rescue and rehabilitation facilities
  • Restore and revegetate wildlife corridors linking populations across the Highlands
  • Protect land from development and safeguard it for conservation purposes
  • Create dedicated spaces for research, education and community engagement
  • Build the infrastructure needed to support volunteers, scientists, and wildlife carers

Securing land today ensures that wildlife — and the community — have a place to grow, learn and thrive tomorrow.

For Corporate Partnership and large donations contact: Peter Lewis – p.lewis@shws.org.au

Donor Recognition and Legacy

Major donors to the Research Centre will be recognised through:

  • Naming opportunities for the Research Centre, laboratories and field enclosures
  • Lifetime Founding Patron status and recognition on the Sanctuary Honour Board
  • Exclusive invitations to site tours, openings and scientific briefings
  • Inclusion in our Foundation Circle, a private donor group shaping the future of wildlife restoration in Australia.
Southern Highlands Wildlife Sanctuary