We all have so many things to deal with when these outrageous floods come along, it can be difficult to remember that wildlife can be drastically affected by floods too.  After the 'rain bomb' associated with cyclone Jasper last year, a lot of frogs died.  The ones we had come in had blood poisoning which is understandable considering what was in all those flood waters.  (Remember flood water is a hazard to YOUR health too.)   If you see any frogs out in the open or skinny in the next few months, please use gloves or a plastic bag over your hands to pick it up and place in a container with air holes.  Bring indoors and ring us on (07) 4006-3784.   Australian frogs in recent years have been dying out and we can't let this current flood be yet 'another nail in their coffin'.  Thanks for remembering that wildlife suffers in these events too.

Not all of our online forms are working properly and we are not able to fix this ourselves.  The contractor who created the site is fully booked and we are trying to find another contractor who knows Joomla.  In the meantime, please do not use the 'sick frog form' as we will never see it.  You need to ring us or send an email with the information requested in the Contact us page - scroll down for questions related to sick frogs.

In May 2023, we were forced to relocate AGAIN and the only place available to us (because of the rental crisis) was a house in Innisfail.  We are grateful to have a roof over our heads - but this is not the right roof.  Our work has been compromised by being here and the situation has gotten worse.  Not only is this house affecting the health of our live-in volunteer, it is affecting the frogs in care.  Plus we are about to embark on a study to find the causes of cancer in QLD frogs and we cannot setup properly for that project in this location.  We have been looking for a suitable place for WELL OVER A YEAR now and can't find anything at a fair price because the rental crisis is even worse and the greed is palpable.  Do you own a house or an acreage with a caretaker's house on it and want a GOOD tenant for it?  OR even better, are you in a position to buy a cheap property that suits us so we can be your permanent tenant?  Owners take note that we are excellent tenants and we are not commercial so there are no signs out front.  There are some environmental factors because we are caring for an extremely sensitive animal.   To start, we need to be at least a km from the nearst mobile tower; mains power needed; and we need to install communications (landline, internet).  The property should be chemical-free. There are a few other details but if you have something and want a tenant that looks after your investment, let's have a chat ASAP to see if something mutually beneficial can be worked out.  Thanks for reading.  (07) 4006-3784

There are so many expenses when running an animal rescue/rehab organisation and many of those are not 'sexy' but absolutely essential if we are to house dozens of animals in care and run an office to communicate with people.  We can certainly use help with all those other 'animal based' costs too such as lab testing fees, bugs to feed frogs, vet fees and medicines, the telephone and internet, running our rescue vehicle, and so many other things.  If you would like to support our work, please visit the crowdfunding box in our donation page.  We thank you and the frogs thank you!   Update:  our mechanic tells us the group's car needs new shocks - that's another $1,000 we need to raise!

We tried to have three garage sales to reduce the volumne of stuff we have but those have not done well.  So we are offering the "continuous garage sale".  If you want to make an appt to come in and see the range of books, tanks and other things, then please contact us and you can view our items in luxurious privacy.   Non-fiction books include nature, birds, sharks, animals, new age/spiritual, home improvement, coffee-table books on cars, Australiana, health and food, travel and so on.  Also succulents; lockable Reptile One display tanks; assorted aquariums; chaps; Star Wars stuff; solitary bee boxes (with bees!); a steel map/plan cabinet; a geology collection; tumbled stones, etc..

Thanks to some sharp spotting by a resident, we received a frog on Jan 6th that has tumours growing out of its mouth.  We are arranging for a biopsy to be done since this is a tumour type we have not tested before.   It is another reminder that no matter where you are, please keep a lookout for frogs that have any kind of lumps anywhere on the body.    If you see one, use gloves or a plastic bag stretched over your hand to pick it up, place in a plastic container with an air hole and a tiny bit of water (not tap water) and bring indoors before contacting us.  UPDATE:  the lab results are in - it is squamous cell carcinoma (the first we've received in the Common Green tree frog) - see our Cancer page in the Health section for more info.

Now that Containes for Change is refunding wine bottles too, don't forget to donate your refunds to us.  We really need the support!!

Our member number is C11038890 and our name in that program is the frog hospital.

Thanks and enjoy your holidays!

HELP NEEDED NOW IN THESE AREAS:  a person who knows JOOMLA, a person comfortable with LINUX, and a person with very basic carpentry skills.  If one of these is you, please contact us asap.  Thanks!

Do you take pride in your work?  Do you want to support frog conservation but feel you might not have the skills needed?  Not to worry! 

Our volunteers don't need to know anything about frogs to support our work.  A group with this much workload needs all sorts of people with skills ranging from gardening, to house cleaning, to washing up, to shuttles, to bottle collectors.  If you have technical skills such as video production, marketing, journalism, or social media - we need your help too.   If you might like to join our all-volunteer team, contact us!

Why can't our group have a permanent home????  We have been forced to relocate seven times and we can't get grants or government help for that.  We have to use your precious, hard-earned donations for those moves.  There is a beautiful 165 acre property for sale at Butcher's Creek (Topaz) which backs onto Bartle Frere.  There is enough space in the house to cover all our activities plus educational displays, guided walks, in situ breeding, etc.  The price has come down several times and is down to $900K.  Surely there is someone who can afford to purchase this beautiful property for conservation and provide us with a permanent home to continue our work. Have a look at:  https://www.realestate.com.au/property-acreage+semi-rural-qld-butchers+creek-141228876

We need to dramatically reduce the volume of our stuff - not only to bring in money to pay the bills but also reduce moving costs.  We have ads on Gumtree and hope to advertise on facebook as soon as we can find someone to assist with this.  We've got a map cabinet, pavers, aquariums of all sizes and personal stuff from our president such as books, dvd's and other items.  See the full range on Gumtree at this link:  https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-seller/the%20frog%20hospital/1014594198/date/1

We have a new business sponsor!!  Our first from Innisfail, too!  Say hello to Innisfail Brakes.  We are proud to receive your support.  If you are a local business and want to support our work (doesn't have to be cash - goods and services work too), please give us a ring.

Would you like another way to support our group?  We're registered for Containers for Change and Re-collect.  You can return your bottles and donate those coins to us!  Our Containers for Change ID number is  C11038890 and we are listed as the 'frog hospital'.  If you are a participant of Re-collect, you can search for us on their site or tell the collector who picks up your bottles. We are listed on Re-collect as Frog Safe.

Are you retired or looking for something different to do with your spare time?  We have lots of assorted tasks here ranging from the simple but time-consuming to those requiring technical backgrounds.  We current have a need for somebody who likes to spend time on facebook to post and monitor responses for us.   If you want to have a chat about the possibilities, please give us a ring on (07) 4006-3784.  Have a good day.

Many thanks to Hinterland Aviation! We were informed of a frog in Cooktown with an advanced stage of cancer and Hinterland promptly sent it down to Cairns - as they have done many times before. It is wonderful to have the support of local businesses and the local wildlife rescue people in Cooktown - it makes our work so much easier.

Just when we were starting to wonder how many more months we could keep our doors open, a very nice donation arrived from Mitch and Lisa which will add a few more months to our estimations! We are so grateful for kind people out there who value what we are doing. Lots of good karma coming to you Mitch and Lisa! And thank you to all the other donations that arrived in December. We need all of them to keep going!

This is the time of year when we start to see frogs with cancer. Please keep a lookout for any frog that has any lump(s) anywhere on the body. Use gloves or a plastic bag over your hand and place it into an ice cream container with airholes cut in the lid and bring indoors. Ring us to arrange transport. Some of these frogs might have parasites or abscesses which are treatable but, if they have cancer, we don't want them to remain in the wild.

We hope that you will think of the frogs at Christmas time. We really want to keep our rescue doors open but donations no longer cover the bills. Froggies would be very happy if we receive financial prezzies this year!

Many thanks to Endeavour Tools in Melbourne for renewing their sponsorship! Your support helps keep our animal rescue operation afloat.

Many bouquets to Henk at Umbrella IT for helping us out. Finances are tough at the moment so Henk covered our domain and SSL renewals for us!! Many, many thanks Henk!

We have to start selling off stuff to bring in some money. We have large glass tanks, a Reptile One enclosure, bottles of centrimide and chlorhexadine, a small walk-in aviary, bowls and trays of assorted sizes, bandages, etc. Some things are free to wildlife carers. Please let us know what supplies you use so we can share instead of throwing away.

Tuskers Cafe in South Mission Beach loves their local community groups! They held a raffle and dozens of local groups' names were put in the hat. We won a second prize drawing of $500. which is critically important to our existence at this time when so few donations are coming in. THANK YOU Tuskers!