Wildcare Expos – You are invited!
The Wildcare Expos are an exploration and showcase of the ways in which volunteers and donors together are protecting Tasmania’s wild places, wildlife and heritage.
Entry is free and open to the general public as well as Wildcare members, but registration is essential.
Register: Email Linda at office@wildcaretas.org.au providing your full name and phone contact. Or phone 61654230.
Southern Expo
2pm, 13 November at C3 Convention Centre, 64 Anglesea St, South Hobart
The Southern Expo Program
- 1.30pm – 2.00pm Arrival and check-in. Information and trade tables open. Discovery Ranger with family activities.
- 2:05pm Opening greeting – Kim Willing, Wildcare Tasmania
- 2:10pm Welcome to Country – Legana Hughes, Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre
- 2:15pm ‘Be part of the wild change’ – Sharon Smith, Wildcare Tasmania
- 2:25pm Afternoon refreshments. Information and trade tables. Discovery Ranger with family activities
- 3:00pm – 3:45pm Roving mic Q and A with exhibiting Wildcare groups. Led by Greg Irons, Director, Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary
- 3.45pm – 5.00pm Information and trade tables remain open.
- 4:00pm Family walk with Discovery Ranger – an educational walk along Hobart Rivulet for the young and young at heart
- 5:00pm Close
Wildcare Tasmania exhibitor tables at Southern Expo
- Crag Care
- Friends of the Orange Bellied Parrot
- Friends of Deal Island
- Friends of Freycinet
- The Wildcare Board
- Friends of Bruny Island Quarantine Station
- Friends of Maatsuyker Island
with friends of Wildcare Tasmania:
- Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary
- Birds Tas
- The Menzies Research Centre
- The Raptor Refuge
- NRM South
- Discovery Ranger – Parks and Wildlife Service
Northern Expo
2pm, 20 November at Mt Gnomon Farm, 886 Ironcliffe Rd, Penguin
The Northern Expo Program
- 1.30pm Optional guided tour of Mt Gnomon Farm (Minimum and maximum numbers apply)
- 1.30pm – 2.00pm Arrival and check-in. Information and trade tables open.
- 2:05pm Opening greeting – Kim Willing, Wildcare Tasmania
- 2:10pm Welcome to Country – Dave Gough, Tasmanian Aboriginal Cultural Services
- 2:15pm ‘Be part of the wild change’ – Sharon Smith, Wildcare Tasmania
- 2:25pm Afternoon refreshments. Information and trade tables
- 3:00pm Roving mic Q and A with exhibiting Wildcare groups. Led by Greg Irons, Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary
- 4.00pm Information and trade tables.
- 5:00pm Close
Wildcare Tasmania exhibitor tables at Northern Expo
- Crag Care
- Friends of the Orange Bellied Parrot
- Friends of Deal Island
- Friends of Freycinet
- Wildcare Cradle Mountain Volunteers
- Friends of the Freshwater Lobster
- Friends of Lillico Penguins
- Friends of Sisters Beach
- Friends of Narawntapu
- Friends of Devonport Reserve
- Tamar Valley Wildlife Roadkill Initiative
- The Wildcare Board
with friends of Wildcare Tasmania:
- Landcare Tasmania
- Cradle Coast Authority
- BirdLife Tasmania
More information
Want to learn a bit more about Wildcare before coming along?
Wildtimes is our annual publication celebrating all the accomplishments of our various volunteer groups. Read the 2020 Wildtimes.
If you would like to read about some of the great projects that our donors have made possible, you can do so in our Report to Donors