Join FAWNA

If you feel that you would like to join the FAWNA organisation and become Authorised to rescue and or care for wildlife there are three member intakes each year – in February, June and October when Induction Training Courses are held.  

Details on when the courses are run will be included on this webpage once COVID-19 restrictions allow. 

Types of FAWNA Membership

• Full Members must undertake a basic training course before being issued with an authority to rescue and rehabilitate wildlife.
• Supporting Members can help FAWNA’s activities in many important ways eg. duty phone officer, sewing pouches, constructing holding pens, computer work, newsletter, education displays and fundraising.
• Associate Members whose circumstances may not enable them to take an active role in FAWNA, but their membership fees help FAWNA by providing funds for the costs associated with wildlife rehabilitation activities
• Junior Members may support an adult member in their household by caring for injured, orphaned, disadvantaged fauna.

As well to these vital activities FAWNA also needs more duty officers for the 24-hour emergency rescue telephone line.  There are also educational, handyperson, and fundraising activities that members can be involved in. 

Members also receive 4 newsletters and 4 bulletins per year, and there are quarterly general meetings and an annual general meeting.

To Join FAWNA and become a part of this active volunteer group follow these steps:

1. Download a copy of the Membership Form or the Associate member application form.

   To view/edit these forms you need a PDF reader such as Adobe Acrobat. If you don’t already have it you can download it here.

2. Print the form out and fill it in or 
3. Use your PDF program to fill in the form and then print it out
4. Sign the form 
5. Post your completed form to FAWNA, together with a cheque or money order for the relevant membership fee to:

F.A.W.N.A. (NSW) INC
Attn: Membership Co-Ordinator
PO Box 218
Wauchope NSW 2446.

FAWNA deals with all native wildlife with the exception of koalas that are the responsibility of our sister groups, Koala Preservation Society and Koalas in Care.