Reimbursement Program
Wildlife rescuers, foster carers and shelter operators face numerous challenges in their volunteer and unpaid duties helping our native wildlife.
We support our members through financial reimbursements for various expenses. Our reimbursement program is made possible by donations from members of the public.
You must be a current financial member of Ballarat Wildlife Rehabilitation & Conservation Inc. See if you qualify here. BWRAC Carer Policy Reimbursement
Reimbursements are subject to funds being available.
ELIGIBILITY:
- The applicant must be a current financial member of BWRAC; and
- Hold a current DEECA authorisation as a wildlife shelter or foster carer in Victoria, and/or be registered with Wildlife Victoria as a rescuer; and
- Not have any pending investigations through DEECA or any other authority; and
- Be currently undertaking wildlife rescue and/or rehabilitation activities within a 50km radius of Ballarat (as measured from the Ballarat Town Hall); and
- Have been operating for a minimum of two years from the date of application for reimbursement (proof of duration will be required by way of official correspondence from the appropriate training/regulatory body, ie DEECA, Wildlife Victoria etc confirming your date of registration)
- The expense sought for reimbursement must be necessary for the business of rehabilitating wildlife and be reasonable in amount, and
- All expenses must have been incurred and paid by yourself and be documented with original receipts and a clear explanation of the purpose; and
- Expenses that have been incurred by or on behalf of another business, shelter, person, not-for-profit or charity etc will not be reimbursed; and
- Expenses that have been reimbursed (or provided, ie via a grant) by another organisation are not eligible for reimbursement; and
- Reimbursement should be sought within 3 months from the date of the expense being incurred and will be paid to an Australian bank account; and
- Applications with incomplete or insufficient information may not be processed; and
- The applicant must comply with all relevant laws and regulations and not have been convicted of any offence under the Wildlife Act 1975, Wildlife Regulations 2013, Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994, Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986
If you are not a current BWRAC member, then join today.
Contact the BWRAC Secretary to apply to become part of our reimbursement program. You will need to supply a copy of your current rescue or foster carer/shelter authorisation in order to become accredited with our program. You can email that document, or a photo of your Wildlife Victoria accreditation to secretary@bwrac.org.au
If you would like to make a specific donation to help support our wildlife reimbursement program, you can do that via EFT or Paypal.
If you make an EFT payment, please also send us a quick note to secretary@bwrac.org.au as we would love to send you a receipt and a note of thanks.
Bendigo Bank, BSB: 633 000
Acc: 195 339 320
(Please include your first name, surname & the note donation)
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