9 Diablo Animal ID: 130355 | American Staffy Age: 2years | Male | Tan & White 'Diablo' may be Spanish for 'devil' but the only thing devilish about this fella is his good looks! Diablo is as sweet as he is handsome, he loves to hang out with his friends - both human and canine! He would love to get out every day to stretch his legs and sniff to his heart's content, so if you're looking for an active companion to join you on daily walks - Diablo is your guy! Diablo would also like to be provided regular mental enrichment like sniffy walks, food puzzles, tricks training and playtime in the backyard. After a day of fun and adventure, Diablo would love to curl up on the couch and unwind with you. If you have a friendly and respectful dog at home, please bring them in to meet Diablo to see if they will get along. If you have dog savvy kids at home, please be sure to bring them in as well. Diablo is just waiting bust out of the shelter and into his forever home so come on down to meet him to see if that could be with you! Jet Animal ID: 126428 Great Dane Cross Bull Arab Age: 3Y 8M | Male | Black & White Hiya, I’m Jet! I’m a handsome fella just waiting to find my forever home. Let me tell you a little about myself ... I absolutely adore spending quality time with my human friends, so if you’re looking for a binge-watching couch buddy, I’m your guy! Not to brag but I’m a pretty smart cookie and I love treats so I think I’ll be a natural at positive reinforcement training. I also love to explore the world through my nose, it helps me get to know my surroundings and it helps tucker me out. So if we can go for walks every day where you are happy to go wherever my nose takes me, I would just love that. I’m looking for a companion to share my life with, if you think that could be you, please come into AWLQ and ask to meet me! Be sure to bring the whole family, see you soon! PETS OF THE MONTH For more visit awlqld.com.au or call 5509 9000 Disaster recovery enter new phase with trees planted for wildlife habitat More than 750 trees have been planted in Coombabah recently as a part of recovery efforts following the severe weather events at Christmas and New Year. The trees were planted on Coombabah Parklands, which was highly impacted by the Christmas disaster event, by City of Gold Coast officers and a team of more than 60 volunteers. Over 700 hectares of vegetation within City parks and natural areas are estimated to have been destroyed. psychological first aid • Free wellbeing workshops for volunteers • Working with small businesses on disaster insurance issues and future preparedness • Community informed community disaster and emergency plans Get involved in the recovery by volunteering with environmental groups such as NaturallyGC, Landcare, or Wildcare Australia. Find out more about the disaster recovery by visiting www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/ disasterrecovery “The wild weather destroyed so much of our vegetation and homes for our wildlife and these trees are one of the steps to recover the environment,” Acting Mayor Donna Gates said. “Recovery is about more than the initial clean up – it’s also about ensuring the environment, economy, infrastructure, and community’s health are built back to a better position than prior to the event, and can take months and years. “The City is committed to seeing the recovery through and building an even stronger and more resilient Gold Coast. The community can get involved through workshops and community sessions like the tree planting.” “We have already made some huge strides with our recovery plans including restoring all damaged parks and community infrastructure, removing 77,153 truckloads of waste, and injecting cash into the impacted community through grants and vouchers.” The City provided the Currumbin Wildlife Hospital funding, through the Disaster Recovery Grant Program, to provide treatment to wildlife injured during the disaster event which resulted in a surge of admissions. The hospital saw 120 new admissions in one day alone during the event. The City has events planned as part of the continued recovery, including: • Wildcare workshops • Bushfire community sessions • NaturallyGC Landcare tree plantings, kids holiday programs and citizen science wildlife monitoring • Free health workshops including
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