‘NAME THE BABY’ COMPETITION!
The Vege Chip Co. is proud to officially partner with its Gold Coast neighbours, and critical community service, Currumbin Wildlife Hospital.
With your support, if just 1 in 5 of our customers donates a gold coin, we could raise over $235,000 in critical funds for Australia’s busiest wildlife hospital. Together, we can make a real difference. Donate here.
To celebrate the incredible work the Hospital does, we’re giving you the chance to name this precious, little Australian Wood Duckling, currently in the Hospital's care.
The winner will receive:
- A year’s supply of Vege Chips
- Currumbin Wildlife Hospital VIP pack
- Total Value over $650.
Meet our new baby who desperately needs a name.
A precious Red-Necked Wallaby joey, whose journey to recovery has captured hearts. He was found alone and injured in the wild.
Thanks to a compassionate member of the public, he was brought to Currumbin Wildlife Hospital, where he received urgent medical treatment, and a colourful pouch-like cloth for warmth and security.
The dedicated vet team at @currumbinwildlifehospital work tirelessly to save every precious life, fulfilling the hospital’s mission to treat, rehabilitate, and release native wildlife.
What perfect name can you come up with? Fill in the form below.
Enter Competition
This is a game of skill (not a game of chance), so get your thinking caps on and give us your most quirky and creative suggestions!
Entries close at 11.59pm on October 31st 2025. The winner will be contacted in early October.
SNACKING IN SUPPORT OF AUSTRALIA’S BUSIEST WILDLIFE HOSPITAL
Did you know that the Currumbin Wildlife Hospital has experienced a 20 per cent increase in animal patient admissions around bushfire zones?
In fact, 2020 saw almost 13,800 animals – including over 600 koalas – come through the hospital. It’s now the busiest wildlife hospital in the country.
As an environmentally-friendly and community-minded company, Vege Chips is not only providing financial support as a company but also calling on our customers to help the facility directly.
Keep an eye out for changes to our multipacks, with new packaging set to hit shelves over the coming weeks. This will include a QR code with a direct link to donate, as well as the opportunity to name baby animal patients from Currumbin Wildlife Hospital on a quarterly basis.
We estimate that if just one in five of our customers donated a gold coin equivalent, together we can raise more than $235,000 in critical funds over just 12 months. Together, we can make a serious difference to this vital operation.
Happy snacking, and happy saving our precious native wildlife.
Chippy The Cygnet
Meet Chippy the Cygnet – an orphan baby swan – who was a patient at Currumbin Wildlife Hospital on the Gold Coast. Chippy is one of almost 14,000 wildlife patients that are treated, rehabilitated and released at the hospital each year. There are 273 different species that enter through the doors of Currumbin Wildlife Hospital each year.
Soon, Chippy will grow up into a Black Swan. Did you know the Black Swan is the only entirely black-coloured swan in the world? Black Swans are also vegetarians and like to eat algae and weeds. Black Swans pair for life, with both adults raising one brood per season.
We need to keep our environment clean so that cygnets like Chippy and other wildlife aren't at risk of swallowing hooks or plastic. Also, if you see a Black Swan in the wild, please don't feed it, it's best that these animals find their food the natural way.
Meet Chippy the Cygnet, a patient at the Currumbin Wildlife Hospital.
Another adorably cute patient at the Currumbin Wildlife Hospital.
The Currumbin Wildlife Hospital opened its doors 32 years ago and has grown to be one of the busiest wildlife hospitals in the world, with 2020 the busiest year on record. While the services are provided free of charge to the community, the hospital relies on community donations to continue its vital work.
Please join the fight to help save endangered native wildlife. To make a donation head to currumbinwildlifehospital.org.au.