Marine Wildlife Rescue Central Coast

13/08/2026

H5 Bird Flu: Resources for Wildlife Carers

NSW DCCEEW has released a resource page for the wildlife rehabilitation sector on H5N1, covering reporting, biosecurity, preparedness, and safety.

The page includes video content alongside answers to common questions. If you handle wildlife, please take the time to watch these videos. Wildlife rehabilitators play an important role in protecting wildlife health and supporting disease surveillance in NSW.

Link: https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/topics/animals-and-plants/native-animals/helping-wildlife-in-emergencies/h5-bird-flu-wildlife-rehabilitation-sector

Please share with your networks so we can keep our carers and wildlife safe together.

27/07/2026

MWRCC’s Rob Olive was able to get some great shots and footage of an endangered mother and calf southern right whale this afternoon, at Norah Head.

The whale had some admiring humpback whales come in to inspect her calf.

Rob said it was such a privilege to see such special animals.

These are the first southern right whales spotted on the Central Coast this season.

If you see a whale or other marine creature that may need help, call your local marine wildlife specialists (MWRCC) on
0478 439 965

20/07/2026

This morning Marine Wildlife Rescue Central Coast had the privilege of monitoring a small, sub-adult, Sub-Antarctic Fur Seal on Terrigal Beach.
The little fellow is estimated to be around 4 years old and was quite happy to chill and relax on the sand.
This is typical seal behavior.
He was in great shape and had no injuries.

We only get a handful of these special visitors each year. Hundreds of people enjoyed watching him from a safe distance and appreciated learning a bit more about these amazing creatures.

Special thanks to NPWS who managed the situation with us, and organised some other volunteers to help out.

If you see a seal, or other marine creature that may need help, call your local marine wildlife specialists (MWRCC) on 0478 439 965

13/07/2026

We were asked to do a story on entanglement by NBN Alexandra after she saw our post about the poor Green Turtle suffering from horrific injuries due to fishing entanglement!
Our ever amazing Robert Olive stepped up to the plate to do the interview, which was meant to be at Terrigal today!

Fate happens and our Hotline Michael Knowles gets a call regarding a pelican caught in line at North Entrance! So Rob calls Alexandra NBN and says - can we make a change in location and possibly do a rescue??

NBN are all for it and well as you can see in the footage, Rob not only rescues the bird (mid winter) but Alexandra helps relieve bird of the entanglement!!

Way to go team and NBN Television! Brilliant work!

Pelican was able.to be released straight away! Now that's good NEWS!!! 👍

Marine Wildlife Rescue Central Coast is raising the alarm, after seeing a spike in wildlife being ca

09/07/2026

Dottie was our first rescue many years ago! Our vollies and vet worked so hard to treat and fix her float issue. She was in our care for quite a few months - we had some luck but then the float came back and Dottie ended up as an ambassador for her species!

As you can see from the video, her bottom is still raised but she is doing well enough to score her own goal during World Cup celebrations! 😂🎊🎉😍

08/07/2026

On a cold rainy day yesterday Tuesday 7th July, the team had a very long hike on the sand at an isolated beach, to get to this poor sweetheart - Green Marine Turtle!
Totally wrapped in fishing gear and having lost one flipper already to the entanglement, the main aim was to get the Turtle to Taronga so he didn't lose the other one!
We wish you all the luck in the world and special healing vibes!

Well done team ! Robert Olive Jessie Fancett 🩵

06/07/2026

🩵 Way to go team 🩵

05/07/2026

On a cold wet Sunday, the team at PT did 2 rescues in the rain with some help from the awesome crowd!

First will always be one of our easiest rescues when our mate Arnie showed up with a hook and line, so was beak grabbed by Michelle Proudfoot and then another pelican showed up with lots of line 🥹 and was also able to be lured by another beak grab!

We want to thank the mbrs of the public who jumped up to help! Not only in the rain but hold the birds so Michelle could removed the hook and lines to release the birds straight away! YAY!!

Way to go team!