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Geelong Animal Welfare Society | ANNUAL REPORT 2016-2017 1

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Geelong Animal Welfare Society | ANNUAL REPORT 2016-2017 2

Geelong Animal Welfare Society (GAWS) has been providing animal welfare services in the Geelong region for more than 60 years.

GAWS cares for thousands of animals each year reuniting them with their owners or finding new forever homes. The GAWS animal shelter does not receive any government funding and relies one hundred percent on the community to support this important work.

We value this opportunity to reflect on our performance and share some highlights with the many stakeholders who support our work and share our vision to give animals a second chance ‘because every life is precious.’

Annual Report 2016/17

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President and CEO Message 1Our People 2Cats 8Dogs 11Pocket Pets 14Rescue 15Vet Clinic 16Community Engagement 18Our Partners 20GAWS Life Members 22Financial Statements 23

Table ofContents

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Adrian BuckleyChief Executive Officer

President & CEO Message

The organisation is excited and extremely proud of being awarded the City of Greater Geelong animal pound contract following a competitive tender process. This is testament and reward for all the hard work of all the team at GAWS.

The three year contract contributes significantly to our financial sustainability, but the challenge is to raise funds from the community to run our unfunded Animal Shelter. We thank the community and our Donors for their outstanding generosity in supporting our cause.

It has been exciting to invest in a new website and brand refresh to a bright contemporary style. New volunteer and staff uniforms and signage has created an exciting new look.

It has been a wonderful year for GAWS and we are extremely proud of all our achievements. This could not have been accomplished without the wonderful support of our volunteers, donors, corporate sponsors, and we sincerely thank them.

The passion, commitment, empathy and dedication of our staff has no peer and we acknowledge and thank them for another outstanding year.

Deryck GallPresident

GAWS has served the Geelong and district region for over 60 years. In that time we have reunited and rehomed hundreds of thousands of pets in our community. Our region continues to grow at a rapid pace and our pet population has grown accordingly. This provides many challenges.

As a not for profit organisation, GAWS has faced some financial challenges over the past few years in meeting the demands of a growing region and continuing to maintain excellent rehoming rates.

Despite these challenges we are pleased to report that the previous 12 months has seen a significant improvement in our financial position. This has been achieved through the hard work and collective effort of our volunteers, foster carers, staff, donors and the strategic directions set by our Board.

We need the community’s continued generous support so we can continue to provide our animal shelter services and improve the welfare of the animals in our care.

We have worked in partnership with the City of Greater Geelong to educate our community on the benefits of responsible pet ownership and together worked in tandem to reunite owners with their lost pets.

The rehoming rates of our animals is by far our greatest achievement. The cats and dogs that come into our care are cared for amazingly by our vet team and animal attendant staff and then transitioned to a new loving family which is very rewarding.

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Our People

Looking back on our closing comments in last year’s annual report, one point in particular resonates with us even more today; “the future of GAWS is in its people”. The passion and commitment of those working for the organisation, whether they be direct employees, volunteers or supporters has been a critical key to ensuring it keeps on prospering and meeting the needs of our community, animals and customers.

In the 2016/2017 year, GAWS continued with its transformational and cultural change journey, further developing the leadership through contemporary human resources and organisational development frameworks. There was a proactive focus on culture and values, engagement, leadership and capability development, process enhancement, and structural realignment for better efficiency.

To further support positive future growth and employee development, the leadership team collaborated to agree on a Leadership Team Charter to reinforce their ongoing commitment to lead with respect and integrity, foster teamwork, be accountable, focus on continuous improvement and set a positive example for others.

The growth and development strategy also saw three new positions introduced into the organisation including a Head Veterinarian, Organisational Services Manager and Fundraising/Community Engagement Manager, to enhance GAWS’ operations and relationship with customers and the community.

The 2016 Employee and Volunteer Engagement Surveys were conducted in late November to capture the current culture and obtain important information to support critical decision making about the workplace. Results for employee satisfaction were an excellent 81%, up from 77% in 2015 and the inaugural comparable volunteer survey result was a fabulous 80%.

Training and development was an important focus of the year with the establishment of an employee learning and development database. Various on and off-site training opportunities were made available including all employees attending an organisational values workshop to revisit how important the values of Respect and Integrity, Teamwork, Accountability, Leadership, and Learning are to GAWS; where the values fit into everyday work-life; and the importance of ongoing effective working relationships.

Quarterly Leadership Reviews continued to support the leadership team to reflect on achievements, challenges and planning for the future. Key section leaders attended off-site workshops covering essential topics including business and project planning, emotional intelligence, resilience, teamwork, recruitment and on-boarding, and performance development.

Considerable time was spent reviewing and updating the recruitment, on-boarding, and learning and development processes. A re-developed recruitment/on-boarding process now sees managers take a more proactive role in the recruitment and appointment of their teams with clearer guidelines on how to recruit the best talent.

People and Culture

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Our People

After putting in place the foundations of an effective HR framework over the last two years, it was time for GAWS to move to the next phase and implement a robust capability and professional development program. Therefore, one of the crucial outcomes this year has been identifying a strong set of leadership and team capabilities that are essential for GAWS’ ongoing success. For this purpose, the Learning and Development Project Team was established including managers, supervisors and non-management employees from the key functional departments, to obtain a broader perspective of how the capability framework should be developed.

The project team’s aim was to develop a framework including training calendar aimed at ensuring people who work at GAWS have the best capability and skills.

The three objectives were:

1. creating the actual Capability Framework (see diagram),

2. determining a suitable training program calendar including departmental/on-the-job training, customer service, cross functional training, and education, and

3. linking the capabilities to training by deciding on the most effective Professional Development Program.

The capability framework is complete with the remainder of the program set to be ready by the end of 2017.

The GAWS Values Program continued to thrive, recognising numerous employees and volunteers on a monthly basis, who exceptionally modelled the organisation’s values. After a complete year of nominations and wonderful award winners, the Employee and Volunteer of the Year were announced at the GAWS end of year gathering in December. There were many outstanding contenders, however the Employee of the Year award went to Mardie Parsons and Volunteer of the Year was awarded to David Foot. Overall, 101 award nominations were received in 2016 for people modelling Respect and Integrity, Teamwork, Accountability, Leadership, and Learning – some of the important keys to another successful year ahead.

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Employee of the Month Employee of the Year

Our People

Jul Mardie Parsons

Aug Renee Renshaw

Sep Ali Wood

Oct Marg Sim

Nov Felicity Ellis

Dec Abby Richardson

Jan Brad Edwards

Feb Amanda Walker

Mar Jessica Sinclair

Apr Emily Pegg

May Cara Mathison

Jun Marcus Prasad

Mardie Parsons

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The GAWS Volunteer Program improved dramatically during the 2016-17 year with much thanks to a Geelong Community Foundation grant. This grant facilitated implementation of a cloud based volunteer management system.

Volunteer numbers steadily increased reaching a peak of 210 volunteers during peak season. This number represents an increase of 94.5% on last year’s volunteer numbers.

Volunteers at GAWS contributed a staggering 39,520 hours of unpaid assistance across all areas of operation during the year, equating to an extra 20.5 full-time staff.

While most of the GAWS volunteers worked with cats, a large portion worked with dogs and also in the GAWS Op Shop.

Other areas that volunteers provided support included events, reception, off-site adoption days, foster assistance, fundraising, gardening, maintenance and animal transportation.

In August 2016, GAWS introduced Volunteer of the Month awards, and a Volunteer of the Year award.

Our People

Volunteer Program

Volunteer of the month

Aug David Foot

Sep Kerri Hollis

Oct Lisa Kearns

Nov Shane Saunders

Dec Megan Baker

Jan Ruth Martella

Feb Helen Roberts

Apr

Glenda MacDonaldSharron McDonaldCheryl WhiteCarole Smith

May Lois Harvey

Jun Jodie Rundle

Volunteer of the YearVolunteer of the Year was awarded

to David Foot, a popular choice with both staff and volunteers.

David Foot

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During 2016-17, GAWS hosted students from the Gordon, GForce, Open Colleges and also for secondary school work experience. Each of these students gained valuable hands-on experience. Providing these opportunities for students to develop their knowledge enhances employability prospects and creates network connections in their chosen fields.

The Foster Care Program grew significantly in the past year.

134 new Foster Carers recruited.

New foster carers were recruited using a variety of methods including social media, flyers posted to every veterinary clinic in Geelong, letter box drops, editorial in The Bellarine Times, posters throughout the shelter and word of mouth from staff and volunteers.

All new foster carers now require an interview and a home visit prior to matching the carer with a suitable animal.

Carer training, originally facilitated by Vet Centric, is now completed during the home visit by the GAWS Foster Care Coordinator. This translated to a significant reduction in costs.

Our People

Students Placements

Foster Care Program

GAWS also provided ongoing training workshops for foster carers. Workshops focussed on timid cats, ringworm and bottle feeding orphaned kittens.

With increased foster care numbers, fewer cats and kittens required the GAWS isolation area. This produced the best possible outcome for GAWS kittens and cats, as well as:

• decreasing dispensed medications• decreasing vet nurse hours• minimising the spread of cat flu.Cats showing early stages of cat flu were promptly moved out of the shelter and into a stable home environment, where they could build immunity without the need for antibiotic treatment.

Moving cats into the expanded Foster Care Program enabled GAWS to keep the isolation facility free through the busy months, which in the previous year had been overflowing.

For foster animals requiring vet treatment, an improved system was introduced where the shelter vet managed the care. Feedback from the shelter and vet clinic suggested this new process has introduced efficiency, enabling the vet clinic to undertake more private consultations.

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Last financial year saw 1,354 animals enter the foster program.

Animals entered our foster program for a variety of reasons including to gain weight, to be nurtured until old enough for adoption, recover from surgery, for socialisation and the care of mothers and new litters.

GAWS thanks the amazing foster carers who welcomed animals into their homes, providing the lifesaving bridge between shelter and new forever homes.

A priority for the year ahead will be continuing to grow our Foster Care Program.

Our People

Foster Carer Program

1,354foster animals

Animal Type Total

Kittens 867

Cats 361

Dogs 107

Puppies 18

Rabbit 1

Total 1,354

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Cats Department

It was an extremely busy year in the cattery.

The year started with 102 cats and 58 kittens in care. Numbers grew in the ensuing 12 months to 3,274 including:

Lost Cats

Reclaimed figures for cats remained low at an average of 20 per month. Whilst microchips helped return some cats home, unfortunately too many of the incoming cats were not microchipped. In this instance, GAWS used the Losties Facebook page, Lost Reports and Lost Cats book to help reunite cats with owners.

In the coming year, GAWS intends to make follow-up phone calls to all adopters, to check that their new additions have settled in well. Adoption animal profiles on the website will also be enhanced.

Partnerships

Our partnership with Best Friends and the four Geelong PETstock stores enabled off-site adoptions and adoption events. The positive partnerships are producing more positive outcomes for animals in our care.

Cat and kitten adoptions reflected the late, long kitten season with increased adoptions in Spring and Summer.

In November and December, cats and kittens entering GAWS care increased by more than 100 per month over the previous year, reflecting a late beginning of kitten season. The support of the rescue organisations was invaluable during this busy time. These organisations cared for nursing mums and their litters, as well as orphaned kittens. This year we transferred 59 cats and 404 kittens out to rescue organisations.

While July and August figures were slightly lower than the previous year, September, October, January and April figures were comparable.

Cats

Animal Type Stray Surrenders

Cat 1,455 252

Kitten 1,340 137

Total 2,795 389

A portion of increased numbers in February, March and June were a result of feral cat trapping programs serviced by City of Greater Geelong rangers. Sadly, many of these cats arrived in poor health and could not be rehabilitated so euthanasia was the most humane option. Increases in year-on-year euthanasia figures for these months were reflective of this activity November (+137), March (+132) and June (+63).

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Cats

Volunteers

Volunteers are a vital part of the cattery. Our ‘Vollies’ help with cleaning, feeding, restocking and providing our cats and kittens with tender loving care.

Daily teams of regular volunteers play an essential role in the care of GAWS cats. Likewise, our trainees blossomed over the year and continue to be important team members.

A respite between busy periods provided a good opportunity to brainstorm adoption promotions and review processes focused on the health of our cats and working with our foster, rescue and off-site adoption partners.

This also allowed our Adoption Team to catch their breath and rejuvenate emotionally before the intensity of a new season.

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Incoming Cats

Council 1095 33.4 %

Owner Surrender 389 11.9 %

Returns 49 1.5 %

Shelter Offspring 16 0.5 %

Stray 1700 51.9 %

DOA / Other 25 0.8 %

Total 3274 100.0 %

Cat Euthanasia ExplanationBehaviour 64 8.7 %

Medical 200 27.1 %

Feral 455 61.7 %

Age 16 2.1 %

Owner Request 2 0.4 %

Total 737 100.0 %

Outgoing CatsAdopted 1715 53.7 %

Reclaimed 217 6.8 %

Transfer Out 463 14.5 %

Unassisted Death 26 0.8 %

Released 1 0.0 %

Euthanised 737 23.1 %

DOA / Other 33 1.1 %

Total 3192 100.0 %

Cats

Shelter Statistics 2016-2017

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Greyhounds

GAWS experienced an influx of greyhounds as a result of the changes to the racing industry introduced this year. More than 100 Greyhounds entered our care during this time, a daunting task for our Shelter Team. With the help of rescue groups and the community, all of these dogs were rehomed (excluding those in our shelter on June 30).

Due to the large number of Greyhounds being surrendered, our Shelter Team developed programs to increase adoption rates including adoption days at PETstock Warn Ponds and Corio, as well as promotional visits to the Bunnings fundraising sausage sizzle!

Positively, having many Greyhounds in our care at one time allowed us to socialise them together. Once adopted, new families were able to continue this socialisation via our new Greyhound Social Club. This new program has been welcomed by the community, giving greyhounds a chance to run off lead in a safe environment with no muzzles.

Discussions commenced with the Greyhound Adoption Program on ways to work together in the future to adopt Greyhounds and positively profile this breed in the Geelong area.

Dog Department

GAWS dog area underwent significant changes including the introduction of programs to increase rehoming and volunteer workshops to enhance handling skills.

Prompt reclaiming of stray dogs by their owners and enhanced process resulted in an average of 45 – 50 dogs in our care at any one time.

Our process to reduce length of stay, combined with the interested party process (where names were taken for potential adopters for dogs) both proved to be a great success. The average stay for a dog now is 8-9 days, producing less stress on our animals and reducing illness.

Our process to match potential adopters with dogs has worked well, effectively matching dogs suited to respective owners and their lifestyles. Looking to the future, we hope to implement this matching earlier in the adoption process.

Dogs

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Dogs

Marngoneet Correctional Facility

GAWS was pleased to start discussions with Marngoneet Correctional Facility. We intend to develop a collaborative program with this facility where adoption dogs are trained by prisoners. These dogs will be trained as therapy dogs for returned soldiers experiencing trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder.

In addition to the benefits to returned soldiers, this program will help rehome more GAWS dogs and help prisoners learn new skills.

Social club

Our social club continues to be a success, bringing dogs from the community to socialise together. This program is largely staffed by volunteers who have grown their skills and knowledge in the past year.

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Incoming Dogs

Dog Euthanasia Explanation

Outgoing Dogs

Council 1351 61.5 %

Owner Surrender 394 18.0 %

Returns 68 3.1 %

Shelter Offspring 3 0.1 %

Stray 371 16.9 %

DOA / Other 9 0.4 %

Total 2196 100.0 %

Behaviour 66 75.0 %

Medical 16 18.2 %

Owner Request 5 5.7 %

Legal 1 1.1 %

Age 0 0.0 %

Total 88 100.0 %

Dogs

Shelter Statistics 2016-2017

Adopted 690 31.2 %

Reclaimed 1260 56.9 %

Transfer Out 150 6.8 %

Returned 4 0.2 %

Released 6 0.3 %

Euthanised 88 4.0 %

DOA / Other 13 0.6 %

Total 2211 100.0 %

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Incoming Pocket Pets

Outgoing Pocket Pets

Council 26 29.9 %

Owner Surrender 9 10.3 %

Returns 0 0.0 %

Shelter Offspring 0 0.0 %

Stray 51 58.6 %

DOA / Other 1 1.1 %

Total 87 100.0 %

Pocket Pets

Shelter Statistics 2016-2017

Adopted 41 47.1 %

Reclaimed 7 8.1 %

Transfer Out 25 28.7 %

Unassisted Death 9 10.3 %

Released 0 0.0 %

Euthanised 5 5.8 %

DOA / Other 0 0.0 %

Total 87 100.0 %

Pocket PetsAmongst the smaller species arriving at the shelter are rabbits and guinea pigs, which we affectionately call our ‘Pocket Pets’.

The majority of our pocket pets come to us as strays which we then care for until they are ready to find their new forever home via our adoption service.

While small in size these pockets pets have big personalities and make great pets, particularly for working people as they are more active early morning and at dusk.

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Rescue

Rescue Organisations

GAWS couldn’t help so many animals without the invaluable support of rescue organisations. This year, 660 animals were helped by 46 rescue groups, helping to save more lives. With an extended kitten season due to warmer weather, rescue organisations increased their assistance this year. Of the total animals going to rescue, 404 of those were kittens. We cannot thank our rescue organisations enough for their support.

Rescue organisations have also helped to rehome many greyhounds entering the care of GAWS. Both greyhound specific and general dog rescues have helped offer these beautiful animals a second chance.

Rescue profile: Quinn

Quinn, a terrier mix, came in blind and with terrible glaucoma affecting both eyes, as well as a serious skin condition. Quinn was a confident, happy-go-lucky boy even though he was in excruciating pain. Thankfully a rescue organisation took him on. They were able to raise enough funds to have both his eyes removed and treat his skin condition. He has now found a forever home and will live out the rest of his days happily and painlessly.

GAWS are lucky to have so many wonderful connections to the community. We look forward to continuing to work with rescue groups into the future.

Top 15 Rescue Partners : July 2016 - June 2017

Rescue Group Cats Kittens Dogs Puppies Birds Fowls Rabbits Guinea Pigs Total %

Forever Friends 10 118 24 10 162 24.5

Lou’s Kitten Rescue 24 95 1 120 18.2

Geelong Animal Rescue 10 43 13 66 10.0

Adopt Me Inc 1 28 4 1 34 5.2

Best Friends Superstore 15 17 2 34 5.2

Kirsten’s Cat Rescue 1 25 26 3.9

Puppy Tales 2 10 10 22 3.3

Furkids Rescue 1 19 20 3.0

Homeless Hounds 2 16 2 20 3.0

Winged Horse Equine 1 5 9 3 18 2.7

Lort Smith Animal Hospital 15 15 2.3

Second Chance Animal Rescue 4 6 1 11 1.7

Belmont Vet Clinic 10 10 1.5

German Shepherd Rescue 10 10 1.5

Paw Prints Private Rescue 6 2 8 1.2

TOP 15 RESCUE TOTAL 56 390 86 11 1 9 17 6 576 87.3

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Our nurses continued to gain knowledge, with different cases entering our doors daily. They always faced these new challenges with enthusiasm and of course, a love of animals.

In the past year, four nurses completed their Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing, with another due to complete studies soon. We have continued to educate trainee nurses from the Gordon and Open Colleges to improve the efficiency and smooth running of our clinic.

This year we welcomed our new Head Veterinarian Dr. David. David brought extensive experience and expertise to ensure the vet clinic continued to perform at a high level and provide the best of care to animals. We were also delighted to welcome back Dr. Roshani who returned from maternity leave.

From a shelter care perspective, streamlining the process for desexing animals was a priority and a more efficient process was introduced. Our clinic also refined the way animals are anaesthetised increasing overall operations.

Our dedicated nurses are becoming more confident each day in providing the care animals need pre, during and post operatively. Streamlining the process for surgery including having dedicated nurses for preparation and recovery has helped to introduce time efficiencies. Our team can perform more procedures within a short time frame, while retaining the highest standard of care.

Vet Clinic

Clinic Desexing Operations

Animal Type Total

Dog 574

Puppy 37

Cat 906

Kitten 798

Rabbit 46

Rodent 8

Total 2,369

Dr. Roshani

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Vet Clinic

The vet clinic rotated rooms and changed the flow to maximise space available.

We also acquired a brand new dental machine to allow us to perform dentals more regularly. Good dental care is an important aspect of animal welfare as poor teeth and gums can cause discomfort and other health issues for the animal. This also means animals are more comfortable during their stay at GAWS and able to go home with sparkling white teeth!

Foster caring has made a huge difference this year in the treatment and management of cat flu.

Early detection of symptoms by our veterinary staff and quick relocation to a foster carer has meant quicker recovery rates and a 530% reduction in the use of antibiotic treatment for cat flu. This has reduced antibiotics resistance, reduced stress levels and subsequently reduced secondary infection. The isolation facility has been largely unused this year compared to last year when it was close to full.

Infection was controlled thanks to the Cattery Team’s diligent use of personal protective equipment and control measures to stop the spread of any disease.

General improvements Infection Control

Dental Grade Total

One: Basic Dental clean and polish 25

Two: Complex dental clean and polish 43

Three: Complex dental clean with tooth removal 47

Four: Complex surgical dental procedure 29

Total 144

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CommunityEngagement

GAWS recognised the need for a resource to drive its community engagement so a part-time manager was appointed in January 2017. Outcomes included:

• Brand Identity: A GAWS style guide was developed to achieve brand consistency across all channels.

• Website redevelopment: Phase one of a new website was completed to help supporters learn more about the work of GAWS, on any device. Phase two is underway and will be completed in the new financial year.

• Social media: GAWS Facebook accounts were consolidated to streamline engagement with our supporters. Over the past six months, our Facebook presence grew significantly to more than 19,000 followers. Exceptional outcomes were achieved after just one hour of posting including funds raised, volunteers recruited and goods donated. These outcomes highlight the important role digital communication continues to play in community engagement.

• Media Opportunities: GAWS is extremely fortunate to have positive relationships with local media. Highlights included raising awareness of excessive cat numbers, rehoming success stories, International Hug Your Cat Day and the launch of GAWS’s major fundraising appeal to raise funds for an X-ray and anaesthetic unit.

BAY FM radio was extremely generous to GAWS offering a weekly Pet of the Week segment. This channel allowed us to talk about our work, provide education to the community on responsible pet ownership and promote the benefits of animal adoption.

Bay FM: Pet of the week

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CommunityEngagement

We continued to receive an incredible amount of community support from individuals, groups, schools and businesses that enabled GAWS to provide life-changing services for more than 5,000 lost and abandoned animals.

GAWS received $159,026 via donations and fundraising. Support via the GAWS Pen Pal program and fundraising boxes continued to grow. We are sincerely grateful for the generosity of individuals and businesses for supporting our work.

This year, 13 people left a generous gift to GAWS in their Will, with contributions totalling more than $267,980.

This year we welcomed newly appointed Ambassador, Roxie Bennet to help raise our profile and increase awareness. Roxie has a wealth of experience in public relations and media and has a great love for animals. This relationship has already brought with it an exciting opportunity for GAWS to host a weekly radio segment on BAY FM presenting the Pet of the Week.

Educating the community is a key objective of GAWS. During the year we visited a number of retirement villages with an adoption dog, providing benefits to both residents and GAWS animals.

GAWS hosted 20 school groups to educate the students on our work and getting involved. Visits were well received and the students were very enthusiastic to find out what’s involved in running a shelter, reuniting animals with their families and finding loving new homes via adoption.

Community Support

New Ambassador

Connecting with the Community

Roxie and Dr. Ruth

The GAWS Op Shop is an ongoing success thanks to the dedication and tireless efforts of our volunteers who donate their time to organise the store, sort the donations and sell the goods. Our sincere thanks go to all of the team and also to their loyal customers who continue to generate vital funds to help the animals.

GAWS Op Shop

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Our Partners

We are extremely grateful for the generosity of our corporate partners, their customers and the wider business community.

Pen Pals

• Grace Cole• Beckie Newcombe• Paul Popovski & Brunella Bernardi• Catherine Gray• Careena Marendaz• Shelley Thompson• Kate Rigby• Ruth Layton

Corporate Sponsors

Major supporters

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Our Partners

GAWS would like to thank all major donations and grants given to support our work.

• Geelong Community Foundation• Geelong Motorcycle Club Event • Lesley Bourke Real Estate• Lions Club of Hamlyn Heights• Rotary Club of East Geelong • The Lin Huddleston Charitable Foundation• Wright-Goodwin Foundation• Betty Andre• Sharon Bradbury• Rebecca Coomes• Kim Ferguson• Michael Fox• Jessica Litsas• Helen Reed • Tim Simpson• Joanna Smith• Sandra Trembath• Robin Wadey• Michael Wellard

Major Donors and Grants

GAWS thanks and acknowledges all those who have left a lasting imprint on animal welfare by leaving a legacy in their will. With this generous support, GAWS is able to continue in its’ mission.1. John Wilson Anderson 2. Ruth Mavis Baglim3. Kenneth Walter Booth4. Bessie Cooper5. Shirley Mary De Blaquiere6. Bruce John Durling 7. Ronald Bruce Fletcher 8. Jean Emily Hoelter9. Ada Lavinia Lewis 10. Dorothy Ethel Noble11. Max Parker 12. Anonymous13. Anonymous

Bequests

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GAWSLife Members

Life Members

Nancy Andersen Denise Frame Fiona Nash Helen Schaper

Myrtle Beavis Robyn Gannon Olga Neale Patricia Scott

Anna Benz Teree Gordon Jan Northfield Marisa Siketa

Eileen Boere Catherine Gray Lyn Nurnaitis Elizabeth Sydney

Kylie Branson Elizabeth Green Richard Nurnaitis Wendy Taylor

Dr. Nick Branson Shujie Gully Patricia O'Brien Lyn Thom

David Bridge Ron Gully Ian Parker Gail Thomas

Dr. Rick Brown Tracey Hargreaves Sheila Peacock Anne Tolley

Dr. Trevor Brown Leonard Harty Brian Peacock Nicole Trigg

F Burge Janece Harvey Siobhan Plowman Ethel Uren

Jeanette Casey Margaret Henderson Jennet Quickmire Marie Van Der Klooster

Robyn Cecil Jennifer Hornsey Pam Quickmire Kathy Van Elden

Margery Challis Pauline MacKenzie Ruth Rando David Varley

Frances Cohn Rod MacKenzie Elva Reeves Tessie Vella

Dr. Rodney Collins Anita MacKiewicz Nancy Roberts Carmella Vella

Alison Cook Phyllis McElroy Donna Robertson Sartaj Vishal

Joanne Coulson Samuel McElroy Bruce Robinson Marie Willers

Patricia Coville Dr. Paul Mestitz Jeanette Roche Geraldine Windsor

Susan Dans Diane Miles Susan Rodgers

Dr. Geoffrey Davies Elaine Mitchell Carmen Ross

Geoff Davis Christopher Moore Ian Ross

Donna Diamond Sandra Moore Susanne Ruedin

Dawn Dolheguy Sandi Murdoch Lena Russell

Jared Fletcher Margaret Murray Judith Salt

Tony Fletcher Robert Nash Larissa Scanlon

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Financials

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Financials

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Financials

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Financials

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Financials

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Financials

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Financials

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Financials

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Financials

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Financials

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Financials

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Financials

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Financials

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Financials

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Financials

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Financials

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Financials

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Financials

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Financials

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Financials

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Financials

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Financials

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Financials

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Financials

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Financials

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Financials

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Financials

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Geelong Animal Welfare Society325 Portarlington RoadMoolap, Victoria 3221Phone 03 5248 2091

ABN 67 005 093 756

www.gaws.org.au