PHOTO: Sue Brookhouse with rescue koala Junior. PHOTO: S. Brookhouse.
When Coonabarabran’s wildlife legend Sue Brookhouse (67) received an email to say she was in the running for an Order of Australia Medal (OAM), she thought it was a scam.
On Australia Day however, Sue realised just how real this email was, after being awarded an official OAM. The OAM is the highest recognition of outstanding achievement and service in Australia.
Sue volunteers her time to various community groups including the Coonabarabran Show Society, the Rotary Club of Coonabarabran, WIRES and the Dandry Rural Fire Brigade.
However, Sue’s passion is based on caring and rehabilitating a wide variety of animals, which she has spent the last 35 years doing. From bats and kangaroos to koalas and wombats, Sue takes care of all animals great and small…