Very interesting news item last night and good news for people who are finding it difficult to get their cats desexed and microchipped due to money or mobility limitations - it's a trial, with the first area Heidelberg West. If you didn't get your letter, and live in Banyule Council, I'd try contacting your city council.
In a first for Victoria, Banyule City Council and the RSPCA are piloting a mobile program offering residents free cat desexing and microchipping to combat cat over population and reduce cat euthanasia rates.
Today, the RSPCA’s Mobile Animal Care Unit arrives in Banyule for a three-day program involving one vet, two vet nurses, and Council’s animal management officers who are even providing a courtesy service to pick up and return cats to elderly residents or those without transport.
Read more here:
http://www.banyule.vic.gov.au/Council/Media/Media-Releases/Banyule-City-Council-and-RSPCA-in-Victorian-First