Rose-Marie Dusting is openly recognised as Australia's "original Bilby Lady" and creator of the emotive Easter Bilby concept.

Her passionate concern to save the bilby and all other threatened native species bubbled to the surface in the late 1970's when, as a mother and teacher of creative writing, she focused on children by promoting an awareness of the need to protect Australia's native species from extinction with her book BILLY THE AUSSIE EASTER BILBY (1979).

In her continuing concern for the bilby, Rose-Marie praises and supports the work of initiatives like the Save the Bilby Fund."By adopting the bilby as the Australian Easter icon, all members of the public are helping support the crucial work of saving our endangered bilbies and other threatened species for this and future generations to enjoy". From the start, a share of all sales of Rose-Marle's books has been consistently dedicated to various wildlife organisations focused on saving the Bilby.

"We are grateful for Rose-Marie's support, as we are of anyone who embraces our genuine concern about saving species like the bilby, at the same time educating the populace about the problems that many unique animals face", says Ranger Peter McRae.