Little bundles hang off a cabinet and one off a pantry door. Slowly, a small head with two very large ears and wide dark eyes peeks out, and then the adorable chaos begins; it is feeding time at Lisa's Kangaroo Retreat, in the Pilbara town of Port Hedland.
There are 51 demanding, orphaned joeys on its books.
They come from the pouches of kangaroos killed in road accidents, by hunters, or other mishaps, usually via the local veterinarian.
Some, like these three, have taken over the kitchen and lounge area.
Others are pouched, sometimes in intertwined pairs, in the triage centre which is in a separate building about 50 metres away.
Many more live in the large paddocks outside, having grown quickly to a formidable size as they prepare for release back into the wild.
Lisa Rose started the sanctuary 10 years ago with one joey orphaned after its mother was killed by hunters.
Within a week, she had 10.
"I haven't looked back," Ms Rose said.
"People got the word out and it was very quick."
500 joeys released
Mr Rose has rescued, rehabilitated and released 500 joeys over the last decade, mostly the red and euro kangaroo, or common wallaroo, species.
They usually leave the centre after about 15 to 18 months of rehabilitation.
"It's hard work but so rewarding," Ms Rose said.
The organisation received its first funding grant this month with $10,000 from the West Australian Government's Wildlife Heroes grant program.
It also received $2,000 from mining company Fortescue Metals Group (FMG).
"For the last 10 years I've been doing it out of my own pocket," Mr Rose said.
"I work and I work just to pay for my joeys."
The centre says she is desperate for volunteers.
The retreat has 43 volunteers on the books but only a handful of regulars.
Wanted: a joey au pair
Ms Rose said the centre has been desperate for more volunteers and recently advertised for a joey au pair to live at the retreat.
Belgian traveller Evelien Rosier answered the unusual advertisement on an au pair Facebook page.
"I was planning to travel the world this year but due to corona I got stuck in Australia," she said.
"But I think this is the best place to be stuck in at the moment.
"They are all very soft and very cute and when you walk in they all cuddle you.
"But they make a big mess during the night."
The centre is currently fundraising money for a bus to help with its release program and for cataract eye surgery for one of its permanent resident marsupials.
Lyla Starling, 11, is one of the centre's most dedicated volunteers.
"I like them all. They are just very interesting animals," she said.
"When I first met Noah, he was the one that I just loved. He just always made me smile."
