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Coonong Station, NSW
MEET THE FASHION INDUSTRY's PREMIUM MERINO FIBRE GROWERS
Tom, Sophie and their team strive to raise their animals and manage their land in line with the highest industry standards. Their family, their staff, and their global partners across the supply chain understand the importance of care and transparency, and they are proud to align themselves with these accreditation programmes.
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Coonong Station | Australia
Native Wildlife Sanctuary
Alongside growing some of Australia's premium merino wool, Coonong is also a proud native wildlife sanctuary. Located on the Protected Native Grasslands of the Hay Plains in south-east Australia, they enjoy a diverse and healthy native wildlife population that they protect through numerous native wildlife conservation and rehabilitation programs.
Their preference is to work with Native Wildlife, stocking paddocks so as not to harm the natural habitat and encourages rehabilitation and regeneration of native populations.
Accredited WIRES carers, they provide rescue, care, and rehabilitation facilities for injured wildlife. The Native Wildlife protected and rehabilitated on Coonong includes Kangaroo, Emu (Protected), Diamond Python, Plains Wanderer (Critically Endangered), Swamp/ Black Wallaby, Native Lizards, frogs, and birds.
Environmental Commitment
WIRES has been rescuing and caring for wildlife for over 30 years and WIRES mission is to actively rehabilitate and preserve Australian wildlife and inspire others to do the same. WIRES began in 1985 in response to a glaring need for a native wildlife rescue service. At the time, no organization, government, or conservation group could take specific responsibility for native animal rescue and care. WIRES quickly established a coordinated network of wildlife carers and rescuers and officially launched as an organization in March 1986. Today they have over 3,000 volunteers in 28 branches. They receive around 170,000 calls to their 1300 line annually, including thousands of interstate calls where they provide rescue advice.
Maria | Coonong Station
Accredited WIRES carers, they provide rescue, care, and rehabilitation facilities for injured wildlife.
In addition to the incredible work, Coonong does as a wildlife sanctuary, they also run one of Australia's Premium merino wool Stations, which sells their fibres to some of the worlds leading spinning mills that then turn into beautiful yarns and fabrics for the fashion industry. (You can learn more about them and their partners within RawAssembly's Sourcing Directory - coming soon.)
What is RWS and What are the The Five Freedoms
The Five Freedoms
The Coonong team respect, value and preserve their native vegetation and wildlife. The relationship between their environment, the native wildlife, and their own operations is vital. It is a goal of theirs to work with this environment sustainability and to ensure all management and production runs with this in mind. They work closely to the RWS certification & Standard.
1. Freedom from Hunger and Thirst
2. Freedom from Discomfort
3. Freedom from Pain, Injury or Disease
4. Freedom to Express Normal Behaviour
5. Freedom from Fear and Distress
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