In short
- Lost pet: Check your microchip details on the NSW Pet Registry, then mark it missing on NSW Pet Registry, then post on the map and the local groups.
- The pound: No council pound. Wollongong has no physical animal pound. Dogs and cats are boarded at contracted regional kennel facilities in the Wollongong region, Sydney and Nowra. Lost pets are handled by the Animal Care and Impounding Services team on the council number.
- Found dog: Check for a collar tag Take the dog to a vet to scan for a microchip Contact your local council rangers
- Keys, wallet, phone: Wollongong Police Station, and a lost or found pin on Rangr Dangr for anything on a street or beach.
Lost pet
Check your microchip details on the NSW Pet Registry
Call your local council and ask whether your pet has been brought in
Search the neighbourhood and ask neighbours
Post on local lost pet groups
Put up posters with a clear photo
The pound
| Where | No council pound |
| Phone | (02) 4227 7111 |
| Holding | Wollongong has no physical animal pound. Dogs and cats are boarded at contracted regional kennel facilities in the Wollongong region, Sydney and Nowra. Lost pets are handled by the Animal Care and Impounding Services team on the council number. |
| To go home | Call council on (02) 4227 7111. A Companion Animal Pound Hardship Management Policy exists for residents in genuine financial hardship. |
NSW Pet Registry. Make sure your pet's microchip details and your phone number are up to date on the NSW Pet Registry.
Found a pet
A dog
- Check for a collar tag
- Take the dog to a vet to scan for a microchip
- Contact your local council rangers
Lost keys, wallet, phone
| Lost it… | Check |
|---|---|
| On a street, park or beach | A lost pin on Rangr Dangr at the spot, and the map's found items layer. Surf clubs and kiosks keep a box too. |
| Handed in to police | Wollongong Police Station. |
| Shop, pub or café | Ring them. Most hold property for a few weeks before handing it to police. |
| Taxi or rideshare | The app’s lost item form, or the taxi company’s lost property line. |
Found something
- Keys, a wallet, a phone, a bag: post a found pin on Rangr Dangr naming the item and the street, but not what is inside it. Hand it to Wollongong Police Station if nobody claims it within a day or two.
- A bank card: cut it up or hand it to any branch of that bank. Never post the number.
- Licence or Medicare card: the police station, or a government service centre.
- A bike or scooter: police, with a photo and the serial number.
Posting on the map
Rangr Dangr is a live, neighbour-powered map. It started on the streets of Newcastle and works anywhere in Australia: the more Wollongong neighbours on it, the better the heads-up. Lost pets and found items are two of its layers. Double-tap the map where it happened, choose lost pet or found item, add a line and a photo if you have one, and everyone browsing that part of Wollongong sees it for the next 24 hours. A Still there tap keeps it up longer.
Good to know.
My dog is missing in Wollongong. Where do I look first?
Check your microchip details on the NSW Pet Registry Call your local council and ask whether your pet has been brought in Search the neighbourhood and ask neighbours
Where is the Wollongong pound?
No council pound. Wollongong has no physical animal pound. Dogs and cats are boarded at contracted regional kennel facilities in the Wollongong region, Sydney and Nowra. Lost pets are handled by the Animal Care and Impounding Services team on the council number.
I found a dog in Wollongong. What do I do?
Check for a collar tag Take the dog to a vet to scan for a microchip Contact your local council rangers
Where is lost property handed in around Wollongong?
Wollongong Police Station takes handed-in property. For anything lost on a street or beach, post a lost pin on Rangr Dangr and check its found items layer.
Post it where the neighbours look.
Lost pets and found items on a live map of Wollongong streets, seen by the people walking them. Free, in your browser.