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00:13Bindi came into our care first. Her mother was hit on the side of the road.
00:16Pretty soon after that, a little miss was found also on the road.
00:19She had burns from her feet all the way up to the top of her head.
00:22Then finally we got Billy. He'd been attacked a lot.
00:26You can't take a step without three wombats under your feet.
00:30For those who ask if they scratch.
00:34In the mornings they'll have their milk first.
00:40It's an art form because you've got to hold the bottles differently.
00:45It is a little bit my favourite.
00:49Every morning we have a cuddle. I absolutely adore them.
00:54I'm qualified. I do have the certifications required to do it.
00:58I got into this after having a bit of mental health time after selling my company.
01:03Which worked in palliative care.
01:04So for years I was hardships of working with the outcome being death.
01:08Whereas moving over to animal rescue now like those hardships have a positive outcome.
01:12So at the end of it I get to see them living their life instead of watching it fade away.
01:20As they mature they don't want to be around you as much.
01:22So the next step was the release enclosure.
01:24Which is basically just 24 steel panels you put in a ring.
01:29And then the little things they can play with rip apart.
01:33So it's kind of the beauty of how the enclosures work.
01:35When they're ready they'll just tick straight out.
01:38But they won't do so until they're ready.
01:40It's more of a protection from other things getting in than them getting out.
01:45Bindi was ready to go by the time we'd even put them out in the enclosure.
01:48So she got out very very quickly.
01:50She was spotted about two weeks later.
01:52And the other two took probably about another two to three months until they released themselves as well.
01:58On a personal level it's definitely a thing of pride.
02:01We will be buying land and turning that into a wildlife sanctuary.
02:04Having the chance to be able to do this has been amazing.
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