Happy Tails
Twinkles on Wheels
Little Twinkles arrived at our Beenleigh Animal Rehoming Centre as a gorgeous eight-week-old Shih-Tzu. Sadly, Twinkles was born without a radius or ulna in her front legs, severely restricting her mobility. In a bid to improve Twinkles quality of life, AWLQ’s...
Butters & Billie-Rose: the foster failures
In November 2017 AWLQ was taking in the surrender of a litter of kittens when one of our animal attendants noticed that one of the little ginger kitties was having trouble with his right-hind leg. The circumstances around the injury were a bit confusing; all we were...
Project Empty Shelter 2017
Our 5th Annual Project Empty Shelter resulted in 196 animals finding a home in time for Christmas! Project Empty Shelter was held on 9 and 10 December 2017 and received unprecedented support from the community, who constantly streamed into our four Animal Rehoming...
Christmas with Ita 2017
On 23 November 2017, we hosted a very special Golden Hearts morning tea – Christmas with Ita. The event was attended by approximately 200 people including Golden Hearts members, special guest Councillors, VIPs and our dedicated staff and volunteers. Also in attendance...
AWLQ Celebrates National Vet Nurses Day
We’re saluting the unseen work of veterinary nurses on Friday 13 October for National Vet Nurses Day. AWLQ’s vet nurses work tirelessly to ensure our furry, feathered and scaled family members are cared for and that their needs met. National Vet Nurses Day was...
Getting 2 Zero International Summit
In September 2017, G2Z conducted four Workshops - Shelter Animal Behaviour, Social Change, Animal Management and Shelter Medicine with a record- number of attendees. The 7th biennial G2Z Summit was AWLQ’s biggest yet and welcomed those from the government,...
Meet our boy, Bruno!
Bruno is a one-year-old Bearded Collie cross, who has completely stolen the hearts of the entire staff and volunteers at AWLQ. When Bruno first arrived as a stray at AWLQ, it was evident to our rehoming team that he required foundational training prior to being placed...
AWLQ Founding President celebrates 95 years.
The entire staff, volunteers and the animals at AWLQ proudly wish Neil Andersen OAM, our founding president, a very happy 95th birthday! ABOVE: Ita Buttrose AO OBE presenting Neil Andersen OAM with his Golden Hearts membership in 2015. After 58 years of loyal and...
AWLQ and Lockyer Valley Council launch cat desexing program ahead of breeding season
Animal Welfare League Queensland and Lockyer Valley Council are launching a Cooperative Desexing Program to assist Lockyer Valley residents in need to desex their cats before the spring breeding season. Lockyer Valley City Council is contributing funding towards the...
Titan Jarrod Wallace signs on as AWLQ ambassador
Fresh off the field from scoring a try in his maiden State of Origin series, Titan’s prop Jarrod Wallace swaps his maroon football jersey for a purple T-shirt as he commences his new role as an AWLQ Ambassador. Born and bred on the Gold Coast, Jarrod has grown up with...