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The Frog Hospital is looking for a new home on the Tablelands. Any suggestions are most welcome. Requirements are outlined below. Please contact Deborah Pergolotti at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it if you can help. The Frog Decline Reversal Project - whom you already know as the Cairns Frog Hospital - is going to be tossed out of its current rental property in September and our group has decided to use this timing to relocate the organisation to the Tablelands. We are looking for expressions of interest from acreage owners for a very long term lease arrangement. This might be to lease a "typical" house with a few acres around it from an owner, or to lease a segment of a larger holding, or to find someone who has the resources to purchase a property which can then be rented to us. We would prefer that some sort of liveable structure is already present on the property and that it has mains power and a phone line. The liveable structure is to house our Curator and our office (computers, printers, photocopier, fax). A shed/room for some storage space would be good if this is not already covered within the liveable structure. Any water source is fine but we would be willing to add water tanks if they aren't already there. Composting toilet, septic or town sewerage is fine. Some space for a veggie garden, some fruit trees and chooks is desired by our Curator who wants the acreage experience to encourage a more self-sufficient lifestyle. The rescue of sick and injured frogs is being downsized in our restructure plan in favour of more education, tadpole rescue and in situ (not captive) breeding. We would prefer the property to be at least partially rainforested or directly adjoining rainforest so that we can enhance in situ frog breeding by adding in a few small ponds. The presence of a permanent creek would be especially attractive. If the situation includes a 'typical' house but the land has been previously cleared, we would still be interested so long as the owner wants it replanted, the soil type supports rainforest species and there is some kind of corridor connection to intact or secondary forest so that wildlife can return to the property. We hope for our presence on a property to be mutually beneficial and, as a tax deductible organisation, we may be able to enhance the value of the property through the contribution of water tanks or sheds, for example. Other support such as hand weeding, revegetation, helping with animal care, etc. can be discussed. If you have a property which might be suitable, please contact our President/Curator on 4053-4367 arvos and eves, 7 days. You can also email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it |