ATHERTON MALANDA RAVENSHOE
Live Music at the ORB - 2 Main St
6-10pm Thursdays - Stage Craft for
Music - beginners and advanced
7-10pm Thursdays - Live Jazz with
Fusion
7.30-11.30 Fridays - Live music
3-10pm Sundays - Jam Session Every 2nd Friday - 6pm Live music @
Malanda RSL 7pm - Misty Mountain Music
2nd Saturday of month @ Ravenshoe
Social Club, cnr Moffat & Moore St.
4 May - 7.30pm Billy Turner Trio @ the
ORB
11 May - 7.30pm Julian James @ the
ORB
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MILLAA MILLAA
Every 2nd Friday - Live music @
Millaa Millaa Hotel
Every 2nd Friday - Live music @ The
Falls Teahouse
KURANDA
Every Sunday - 11am Live music @
Mandala Cafe (weather dependant)
3rd Saturday of the month - 2.30pm,
Open mic, Octopi Garden
YUNGABURRA
3 May - 7pm Riding & Moore, Rock
Theme @ Yungaburra Hotel
26 May - 3pm Verandah Sessions,
7.30pm TFF Music Festival Event @
Yungaburra Hotel
by
words by Kristina Haren
With tree kangaroo awareness week coming up in the last
week of May, the spotlight is on the Tree Roo Rescue Centre,
located just a few minutes from Malanda. Karen and her
husband, who run the centre, have a real passion for wildlife.
Having worked with Lumholtz tree kangaroos for over 20
years they have established a non-for-profit organisation to
rescue and rehabilitate orphaned, injured or displaced tree
kangaroos.
The number of kangaroos in
care has steadily increased
each year. Karen says, “We
used to get 1 to 2 kangaroos
a year and now we get up to
a dozen brought in each year,
with many blind kangaroos
being brought in after getting
disoriented and lost."
Karen has made wildlife
her life study having
completed a PHD in Lumholtz
Tree Kangaroos. She is currently
working with a vet optomologist and
a pathologist to discover the reason for the optic nerve
damage that is causing the blindness to occur. Currently
all signs point to climate change and the hotter, drier
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weather that comes with it as being the main cause. Injury
from domestic dogs and cars is the other primary reason
kangaroos are brought in.
As you can imagine, caring for and feeding 21 tree kangaroos
is no small task. The centre has no government funding and
is completely dependant on donations and volunteers.
If you are interested in helping out, you can do so by making
a donation, adopting a tree kangaroo or volunteering your
time. Volunteers must be dedicated, reliable and regular
workers. Other ways that you can help include:
• Keep your pet dogs fenced or on a lead at all times
• Report wild dog problems to the local council
• Watch for tree kangaroos both day and night when driving
• Plant local native trees
The purpose of Tree Roo Awareness week is to increase
awareness and appreciation of these incredible animals and
to assist in the prevention of the extinction of the species.
Learn more by visiting the Tree Roo Rescue stall at the
Malanda markets in May. If you find an injured tree kangaroo,
please ring 0427 790 694 or take it to the nearest vet. You
can also find more information on their website: www.
treeroorescue.org.au