SAVE THE EASTER BILBY!

EXPERTS SAY THE ENDANGERED MARSUPIAL SHOULD BE CELEBRATED THIS FESTIVE PERIOD

- Megan Rowe

When Kat Castles moved to outback Queensland to work as a graduate vet, she never imagined she’d end up becoming the local matchmaker as well.

But the mother of three says she did not think twice about volunteering for the coveted role the moment she laid eyes on rural town Charleville’s celebrity residents – the greater bilbies.

As manager of the Save the Bilby Fund breeding program, Kat spends her spare time finding perfect love matches for the adorable endangered native animals. But it is not as simple as just placing a cute pair in a pen and waiting for the magic to happen – the bilbies are often flown across the country to go on blind dates with one another to find their perfect partner.