Art for the Animals Auction 2026

 

On the 28th of February we held our first Art for the Animals charitable art exhibition and auction. The event united art, community, and compassion for an evening with purpose.

 

The exhibition featured a curated selection of original artworks generously donated by local and emerging artists, all inspired by a shared love of animals and nature. These works were auctioned on the night and online, with all proceeds going directly toward the rescue, rehabilitation, and ongoing care of animals at the sanctuary.  

Guests enjoyed a bar and complimentary nibblies throughout the evening, and also live music. 

Thank you to all of the artists who contributed your amazing works, to the volunteers, to those supporters who attended and those who purchased artworks. 

This special evening has helped Possum Valley Animal Sanctuary continue to provide a safe haven for animals in need.

Christmas at PVAS - Card Crafting in the Valley

By Chris R.

Each year we like to personalise our Christmas wishes to friends, family, our vets and other Valley helpers with cards featuring our rescued residents. This year’s cards included a range of our animal friends - Annie and Pearl Lambs, Nibbles and Gertie Goats and Mr Pickles Duck.

We have been gifted with, and also collected, a lovely range of animal themed ornaments for the PVAS Christmas tree:

We are grateful for the support shown to us throughout the year and hope all of our supporters had a safe and peaceful Christmas.

Native Arc Visit Possum Valley

By Chris R.

On Sunday the 24^th of June, a team of enthusiastic animal lovers from Native Arc visited the Sanctuary for a busy bee.  

Native Arc work tirelessly to help native animals in need in the south metro area.  The organisation cares for over 3000 native animals each year and we were excited to have them spend the day in the Valley.  

The group worked on a number of important jobs, including the installation of a new possum pre-release aviary, fox proofing of two new rooster shelters, placing mesh around trees to prevent damage by the sanctuary goats and raking litter up into piles to assist our burn off program.  Following a morning of hard work, the team enjoyed a cruelty free sausage sizzle and tour with guide Kym.

We are very appreciative of this amazing team’s effort – to learn more about the important work done by Native Arc, see http://www.nativearc.org.au/

 

Colour In PVAS

Like to colour in? Enjoy colouring our residents!

Note: The image can be copied and pasted into Word if you wish to alter the sizing.

The PVAS Logo

By Chris R.

 

 

We have had much positive feedback on our logo and also many questions as to its creation.  We are very grateful to local artist Helen for designing and producing this amazing artwork, which captures the life and diversity of the Valley perfectly.  Helen has met many of the creatures featured on the logo and she presents them true to life. 

 

The centre piece of the logo is the brush tailed possum.  We have cared for a number of these beautiful creatures over the years, each with their own character and story.  Whenever possible, they are returned to the wild, to continue their life in the tree tops.  Adjacent to the possum is our beautiful Digby Damara Lamb.  He was the first sheep to move to the Valley, coming into care after being orphaned over three years ago.  He was just a tiny lamb when losing his mother to a dog attack, but has since grown into a 75kg plus sheep who loves a hug and to take a drive in the car.  After Digby came a steady stream of lambs and sheep requiring care, including a family of Shropshires,  a heritage breed from the UK, all with a wonderful character and temperament.  Ryan was the most needy of these, coming into care at just 15kg.  He is now a full grown ram and features at the bottom left of the logo. 

A hen and duck feature in the centrepiece of the logo.  The Valley is home to a number of ex-battery hens, who now spend time in the sun and scratching in the orchard.  A large area of the Valley is also devoted to wetland bird rehabilitation.  Each year brings many orphaned or displaced ducklings, who are reared and released on the Valley dam, allowing them to depart or stay at will.  Gum leaves around the logo border symbolise the bushland location of the Valley, essential for the native creatures who come into care. The famous Max the sugar glider is depicted amongst these leaves.  

‘Valley of Hope’ is the mantra we work by each day at the Valley.  Animals are welcomed and treated with kindness and respect while in our care.  All are able to  rest and recover without fear.  Sometimes hope is all that we can offer, and it abounds at Possum Valley.