WPSA meaning in Community ?

The Australian Wildlife Society was founded in Sydney, Australia in May 1909 as the Wildlife Preservation Society of Australia (WPSA) to encourage the protection of, and to cultivate an interest in, the Australian flora and fauna. The founding president of the society was The Hon. Frederick Earle Winchcombe MLC. David Stead was one of four vice presidents and a very active founder of the society.

The current president is Doctor Julie Old, and the organisation publishes a quarterly magazine Australian Wildlife. Australian Wildlife Society is a national not-for-profit wildlife conservation organisation. The Society is dedicated to the conservation of Australian wildlife through national environmental education, public awareness, advocacy, hands-on wildlife conservation work, and community involvement. The Society is a tax-deductible gift recipient and registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profit Commission. Its public fund is listed on the Register of Environmental Organisations under item 6.1.1 of subsection 30–55(1) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.

The society’s members are dedicated to preserving Australia’s native wildlife for future generations of young Australians.

The society celebrated a centenary of wildlife conservation in 2009.

In 2013, the WPSA was rebranded as the Australian Wildlife Society (AWS).

In 2019, AWS celebrated its 110th Birthday and released a birthday video in collaboration with Design Centre Enmore TAFE New South Wales. In the same year, the board engaged its first paid employee – National Office Manager Megan Fabian.

In 2020, the Society established a new National Head Office in Hurstville, New South Wales.