Project Plans

Securing habitat for up to 100 orphaned macropods.

Pouchie.z Kangaroo Sanctuary transforms 87 acre property at Monarto South into fire-safe, lifelong homes for South Australia's rescued wildlife. Our 6-stage plan delivers triage, rehab, and native habitats—backed by ACNC/DGR status. 100% of gifts build this vision.

Sanctuary Expansion Projects

STAGE 1 CORE COMPOUND 71% COMPLETE

STAGE 2 SOLAR POWER SYSTEM

STAGE 3 HABITAT PLANTINGS

STAGE 4 20-ACRE SCRUBLANDS EXPANSION

STAGE 5 HOSPITAL & QUARANTINE FACILITY

STAGE 6 FIRE-SAFE CORE COMPOUND

STAGE 1

CORE COMPOUND 71% COMPLETE

$51K SELF FUNDED | $45K REMAINING

✓ 72m² Critical Care Unit: PAID/ON-SITE

✓ 4-acre fencing: DONE

✓ 850m² joey compound materials: PAID/ON-SITE

✓ 12x6m Macropod Shelter

✓ 12x3m Undercover Feed Shelter

TO FINISH:

  • 144m² Colorbond roof: $13K

  • 36m² slab: $9k

  • 5 gates: $10K

  • Electric predator fence: $2K

  • 2x 25,000 Water Tanks: $10K

  • 600m X 1.8m 70% shade cloth UV stable knitted HDPE $1.6K

IMPACT: Creates secure centralised critical operational facilities for rescue, critical care, triage, quarantine and lifelong care stage one will be the heart of all future expansions.

SPONSOR $45K: "Your Name Compound" DGR Tax-Deductible

STAGE 2

SOLAR POWER SYSTEM

$65K REMAINING

  • 50kW Solar Panels $35K

  • 60kW Batteries $15K50kW Inverter $10K

  • Charge Controller & Wiring $5K

  • Installation & Protection $8K

  • Backup Generator $5K

IMPACT: Sustainable green eneregy powers Pouchie.z critical care unit, hospital & future fire safety yard -- saving injured, sick & orphaned joeys & kangaroos through every blackout.

SPONSOR $75K: "Name Green Power" DGR Tax-Deductible

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STAGE 2

CLINICAL & QUARANTINE CAPACITY

$0 FUNDED | $57K NEEDED

✓ 3×6m on-site hospital/treatment room (planned)

✓ 3×9m² quarantine huts (planned)

✓ Portable chain-link panels for 3 quarantine yards (planned)

TO BUILD:

• 3×6m hospital/treatment room: $40K

• 3 quarantine huts (9m² each): $15K

• Chain-link yards + gates: $2K

IMPACT: 200+ animals treated/year | 70% fewer transport deaths | On-site intensive care

SPONSOR $57K: "Your Name Vet Clinic & Quarantine Wing" DGR tax-deductible

STAGE 3

HABITAT PLANTINGS

$0 FUNDED | $20K NEEDED

TO ESTABLISH (Minimal Prep - Volunteer Labor):

1.5-acre shelterbelt $12k (3,000 tube stock + protection/irrigation)

2.3 acres native grasslands: $5K (seeding only)

0.6-acre browse garden: $3K (plants only)

IMPACT: 60% feed savings | Natural foraging for 150+ animal

SPONSOR $20K: "Your Name Native Habitat" – DGR Tax-Deductible

STAGE 4

FIRE-SAFE CORE COMPOUND

$0 FUNDED | $102K NEEDED (estimates)

CFS BUSHFIRE COMPLIANT for 4-acre core

TO INSTALL:

2×25,000L fire tanks ($3,500 each = $7K)

Ember suppression automation ¼ acre base $40K → 4-acre expansion $55K

IMPACT: Zero animal losses | Rapid ember suppression | 24/7 fire season operations

SPONSOR $102K: "Your Name FireSafe Sanctuary" – DGR tax-deductible + plaque

STAGE 5

20-ACRE SCRUBLANDS EXPANSION

$0 FUNDED | $225K-$300K NEEDED

DEVELOPMENT:

• 20 acres enriched scrublands + internal tracks

• 2m perimeter firebreak/access track (full boundary)

1,500m KANGAROO-PROOF FENCING (5×4m gates included):

2m black chainlink mesh: 1,500m $50K

944 posts (371×2.4m + 191×3m + 382 stays): $28K

Chicken wire + electric (944 insulators): $6K

18m³ concrete (944 calcrete holes): $5K

Fittings clips/ties/hardware: $12K

LABOUR: Holes drilled/concreted/install $120K

IMPACT: 100 permanent homes for orphaned | DEW compliant | Fire/security perimeter

SPONSOR $225K-$300K: "Your Name Legacy Fence" – DGR + plaque

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