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2010 training program well under way.

Saturday the 20th of March saw NARG deeply involved in another successful training course. This event was all about initial rescue and first aid techniques.It was well attended by some NARG regulars as well as a healthy number of members of the public.  About thirty interested individuals came along to get upskilled in what to do as a "first response" to finding an injured or orphaned animal.  There was a strong interest from Canberrans who made the trek across to the Braidwood Exservicemans Club to attend. As always with NARG courses, people came from far and wide.

Congratulations must go to the organiser, training officer and Animal Advisor, Lesley Machin and our Secretary, Phil Machin, for the set up of the day.  Lesley backed up as one of the presenters talking about reptile and turtle rescue. Opening the presentations was Shirley Lack who dealt with general rescue issues and bird and mammal rescue. Dr Rosemary Austin provided an interesting presentation on zoonoses which included all the various health related matters rescuers and carers need to consider.  All three presenters did a fantastic job: all three were informative and entertaining .  The participants remained fully engaged and involved.  The final session was a most informative experience which was a Q and A exchange. The questions were intelligent and insightful and the answers thorough and practical.  The day slipped quickly by finishing with many requests for further NARG courses.

If you are intersted in attending NARG courses or, indeed, joining NARG, please contact any of the numbers found on this website or by running off a copy of the membership form and sending it off.