CatRescue 901
About us
Formed in 2006, CatRescue 901 is committed to rescuing, caring for and rehoming abandoned animals and providing community support and education. We rely on the goodwill of the community, and the dedication of volunteers to achieve this vital work.
As a registered charity in Australia, CatRescue 901 is governed by a board of directors who manage and oversee its operation. We operate under the following management team below and have other board members who help with running of the rescue.
CatRescue 901 does not operate a shelter, instead we have volunteer foster carers, who care for the cats in their homes.
All foster carers are contractually bound to ensure our animals receive a high standard of care. During this process Carer Coordinators provide them with unlimited support. Read more here about the rewards of foster caring with us.
Who are we?
Kirstie has been volunteering with CatRescue 901 since 2018 and started by fostering both cats and kittens. She volunteers her time doing transportation and fostering as well as assisting with social media and website design. After becoming more involved in the day to day running of the rescue, she is now part of the admin team. Kirstie is a self proclaimed crazy cat lady!
Lysa Joined CatRescue 901 in 2015 to help with admin. She is still here! She tried fostering at first..….see profile pic of her first fosters to explain why she is not fostering now and sticking to admin (lest she end up with 100 cats!!). Lysa’s main role with CR901 is adoption paperwork and tracking vet-work.
Carole has been volunteering with CatRescue 901 since 2019, after adopting a sassy Cat Rescue cat who integrated beautifully into her tribe of resident cats and dogs. She started out doing transport and very short term fostering, which since then has progressed to full time fostering. She is now also a member of the admin team, helping out with accounting & logistics.
Libby and her family (special mention to her daughter Lucy!) have been fostering for CatRescue 901 since 2018. So far, there has only been one ‘foster fail’—Ingrid, who arrived with her four kittens and ended up staying for good! In addition to fostering, Libby also looks after the adoption follow ups once cats go on trial and she is also the friendly face you will meet at most of our adoption days!
Laura is a self proclaimed Crazy Cat Lady and has three rescue cats of her own and sees many others through her home. She is a vet nurse and has been helping in the wings for many years, officially joining the team in 2024. Laura fosters little baby kittens as her resident cats (and dog) prefer the little ones and she is an integral part of our admin team, answering all the medical questions and doing our adoptions!