Tuesday, 1 July 2025

Winter Recipe - Vegan Wellington

 

If, like us, you’ve been following 'Mushroom Case Daily' on ABC Listen, detailing the Erin Patterson trial, you may have wondered if there is a way to create a vegan Wellington. We think we have just the thing. Hoping you enjoy this very easy and delicious version of the much talked about meal, served with mash and green beans of course!

Ingredients

- Puff Pastry (both Borgs and Pampas are vegan friendly) – 2 sheets, thawed

- Vegie Delights Vegie Roast

- 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil

- 1 packet of plant based bacon

- 500 g of finely chopped button mushrooms

- 2 tablespoons of Nuttelex buttery 

- Potato mash, green beans and gravy to serve

Method

- Brown off the vegie roast in a frying pan using the vegetable oil (until it is lightly brown on all sides).


 - Melt 1 tablespoon of the Nuttelex butter in a pan and add the chopped mushrooms. Fry until well brown and all moisture has cooked away.

- Place one sheet of pastry on baking paper, lay out the vegan bacon on top, and cover with fried mushrooms. Place vegie roast in the centre and fold pastry up to bundle the filling – don’t worry if it is rough or not quite joined.

- Place second sheet of thawed puff pastry on a board, and cut short lines length ways, alternating cuts on each line. Drape this latticed puff pastry over the roast on the baking paper, gently pulling to ensure the lattice cuts are opened.


 - Melt the remaining Nuttelex butter and brush over the lattice.

- Cook on 180 C for approximately 30 to 40 minutes, watching that the pastry cooks evenly.


 - Slice the Wellington into pieces and serve on a bed of mash, with green beans and vegan Mingle gravy – delicious!


 

 

 

Tuesday, 24 June 2025

Winter Donation Drive

 

Winter is here and the Sanctuary shelves are almost empty!

If you are in a position to donate much needed items for the animals, here is our Sanctuary wish list! 

*Tinned corn 

*Paper kitty litter 

*Cat biscuits 

*Fruit and/or nut muesli 

*Raw nuts, shelled 

*Eco friendly laundry liquid 

*Clothes pegs 

*Tissues and paper towels 

*Fresh carrots, corn on the cob, sweet potatoes or watermelon 

*Aviary or small parrot mix 

*Goat muesli 

*Sheep pellets 

*Salt licks (from the stock feed shop) 

*Centrigen wound spray 

*King or queen flat sheets and towels (no quilts, cushions or other bedding please) 

These can be placed in our donation bin at the front gate at 210 Kingston Rd, Mount Helena, or message us for north and south drop off points. Thank you!


 

 

Help PVAS at EOFY

The end of the financial year is almost here, and your tax dollars can help so many animals in need. 

From possums to ponies, ducks to deer, and everyone in between, your tax dollars can help support our animal rescue mission. 

Tax deductible donations, big or small, can be made through:  

www.givenow.com.au/possumvalley 

or via direct deposit (fee free): BSB 633 000 Acct 171 774 433 

Thank you for helping save lives this EOFY!

Saturday, 21 June 2025

Welcome Pecan & Hazelnut!

 

In early May, we had a visit from our friends at @rspca_wa who had been called to assist two very tiny newborn goats. Rescued from a dam wall, the wild born siblings were reluctant to take the milk bottles offered by their rescuers, who reached out for assistance. 


 

The now named Pecan and Hazelnut settled quickly into the Sanctuary routine. With warm goats milk on offer, the pair soon had the hang of suckling and have good appetites. 

Rangeland goat kids are notorious for being difficult feeders, so we were happy to see both kids keen for their milk at last, and bleating at the sound of the fridge opening! More baby goat cuteness coming soon!


 

Monday, 26 May 2025

Harvest Festival Vegan Food, Wine and Craft Fair, Hainault Winery

 

18 May 2025.

Thanks to Lyn and Michael at Hainault Winery for hosting their first incredible Vegan Food and Craft Fair! It was a beautiful sunny Sunday, and the turn out to the event was fantastic. 

Food, wine, coffee, craft, artisan breads and so much more was on offer, and visitors had a lovely time enjoying lunch overlooking the vineyard.
 



Over $3000 was raised for the animals at Possum Valley thanks to the support of the following:

Hainault Winery

Little Beans Gourmet

Faux Sho

The Bread Shed

Coffee by Polly

Anuka

Noshing

Rockingham Regional Art Centre Artists – Felicity Lowe, Jackie Currie, Aroha Adams, Lyn Sykes

Petra’s Pottery – Petra, Karina and Brie


 Thanks to everyone who supported the event!


 

 

Happy National Volunteer Week 2025!

 

We would like to say a big thank you to all of our volunteers who support Possum Valley! 

The Sanctuary 100% run by volunteers, who do all the cleaning, feeding, fundraising, transportation, bookkeeping, baking… you name it, volunteers do it!

If you would like to learn more about becoming a volunteer, drop a line to info@possumvalley.org