{"id":76938,"date":"2025-06-01T12:38:30","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T12:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8000\/?p=76938"},"modified":"2025-09-10T01:37:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T01:37:57","slug":"claire-smith-wildlife-rescuer-and-queenslands-local-hero-for-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.farmproperty.com.au\/news\/regional-stories\/claire-smith-wildlife-rescuer-and-queenslands-local-hero-for-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Claire Smith: Wildlife Rescuer and Queensland\u2019s Local Hero for 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"76938\" class=\"elementor elementor-76938\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c2de63 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1c2de63\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77b8649 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77b8649\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Queensland\u2019s Sunshine Coast region, where lush bushland meets sprawling suburbs, one woman\u2019s passion for native wildlife has sparked a grassroots movement \u2014 and earned her one of the state\u2019s highest community honours.<\/p><p>Claire Smith, the founder of Wildlife Rescue Sunshine Coast, has been named the 2025 Queensland Local Hero in recognition of her decades-long dedication to saving and protecting Australia\u2019s native animals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f585f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f585f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\ud83d\udc28 Building a 24\/7 Rescue Lifeline<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6799c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6799c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Claire\u2019s organisation began with a simple idea: no injured animal should go without help. She founded what is now Queensland\u2019s first volunteer-led, 24-hour wildlife rescue service, offering rapid response to distressed, injured, or orphaned animals across the Sunshine Coast.<\/p><p>Under her leadership, Wildlife Rescue Sunshine Coast has grown into a vital part of the region\u2019s environmental fabric \u2014 rescuing thousands of animals every year and working closely with vets, carers, and volunteers to ensure they\u2019re safely rehabilitated and returned to the wild whenever possible.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78009c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78009c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\ud83d\udcda Championing Wildlife Education<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-481e632 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"481e632\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Claire\u2019s impact reaches far beyond rescue work. She regularly leads community workshops, school presentations, and training sessions to help locals better understand how to coexist with native wildlife and respond to emergencies. She also advises local councils and environmental bodies on policy, offering firsthand knowledge to shape practical, wildlife-friendly strategies.<\/p><p>\u201cMost people want to help; they just need the knowledge and confidence,\u201d Claire has often said \u2014 a principle that fuels her educational outreach.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32d6080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32d6080\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\ud83d\udcb0 Leading with Action During Crisis<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31eda49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31eda49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>During the catastrophic bushfires of 2019, Claire led a region-wide fundraising and relief effort that raised more than $600,000. 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