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We have one goal:
to save koalas from extinction

Koalas are on the brink of extinction.
For over 35 years, Friends of the Koala has been on the frontline of the battle to save the species.

Save koalas

We have one goal:
to save koalas from extinction

Koalas are on the brink of extinction.
For over 35 years, Friends of the Koala has been on the frontline of the battle to save the species.

Emergency Bushfire Appeal

We help koalas suffering from burns, trauma, confusion, smoke inhalation, or have been injured or attacked while escaping.

We need your help to get the right equipment, medicine, and veterinary staff to rescue and treat koalas. The sooner we get to each koala, the higher the chance we can save them.

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What we do

Habitat protection and restoration

Habitat protection and restoration

The greatest threat to the survival of koalas is the destruction of their habitat. We protect and restore it.
We Rescue Rehabilitate and Release

24/7 Koala Rescue

We rescue, rehabilitate and release sick, injured and orphaned koalas across the 10,000 sq km of the Northern Rivers. The region is home to one of the last genetically diverse koala populations in Australia.
Koala Hospital Reseach & Data

Koala Hospital & Care Centre

The expert veterinary team at the Friends of the Koala Hospital diagnose and treat hundreds of koalas each year - more than any other koala facility on the East Coast of Australia.
Community Engagement and Advocacy

Community Engagement & Advocacy

An important part of our work is raising awareness and educating the local community, landholders, policy makers, visitors and the next generation about all aspects of koala conservation.
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Our Achievements in Numbers

Years Saving Koalas
Koalas Rescued
Native Plants and Trees Distributed
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Koala Habitat Restored
Active Volunteers

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Adopt a Koala

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Buy food trees for koalas

Help save koalas: protect & restore koala habitat.

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Northern Rivers Local Services

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Who we are

WHO WE ARE

Friends of the Koala is the only organisation in the world that focuses on all aspects of koala conservation, to ensure their survival right now and for generations to come.

Through habitat protection and restoration, 24/7 rescue, the East Coast’s largest Koala Hospital and ground-breaking research, we do what it takes to ensure their survival. But we need your help to save koalas.

About Us

What they say...

"Friends of the Koala’s holistic approach to koala conservation is something IFAW champions because we share the belief that koalas are ambassadors for Australian wildlife. When we protect them and their habitat, we give countless other animals the chance to thrive."

- International Fund for Animal Welfare

"Friends of the Koala in Lismore is doing a herculean job caring for sick and injured koalas."

WWF-Australia

"With koalas recently being listed as Endangered under our national environment law, the life of every individual koala matters. To see them here in care at Friends of the Koala, happy and healthy, really does give me hope for a better future for them."

Dr Prishani Vengetas, WWF-Australia

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Friends of the Koala acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Bundjalung Country particularly the Widjabal/Wia-bal people. We recognise their enduring connection to this land, water and communities. We pay our respects to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures; and to Elders past and present.  

Our work is guided by their wisdom in sustainable stewardship and respect for all creatures particularly the koala. We are humbled to contribute to this legacy, recognising that this land always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land. 

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Friends of the Koala acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Bundjalung Country particularly the Widjabal/Wia-bal people. We recognise their enduring connection to this land, water and communities.

We pay our respects to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures; and to Elders past and present. Our work is guided by their wisdom in sustainable stewardship and respect for all creatures particularly the koala.

We are humbled to contribute to this legacy, recognising that this land always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land.