It’s Mother’s Day in Australia on Sunday May 11th! It’s also Mother’s Day in New Zealand, Canada, the USA, Germany, Italy, India, Japan, South Africa, Brazil, Malaysia and Singapore whilst Mexico is on Saturday 10th May. Mother’s Day is important because it is a special day to honour the special person who has given you … Read more
Adoption
Fun facts about koalas – Polar Star
Would you like to know some fun facts about koalas? Of course you would! What about the stunningly unique Polar Star who became a permanent resident with Friends of the Koala last year? We recently had a question over on our YouTube account about Polar Star’s partial albinism. The question was – “I wondered if … Read more
Koala Kindy and Care Centre December 2024
This is our last Koala Kindy and Care Centre update for 2024!! We hope you have enjoyed tuning in to our monthly updates as much as we enjoy bringing our koala capers to you! If you have been following us on socials, which we think most of you do, you will have read about quite … Read more
Charitable gifts for Christmas
It is likely that many of you have started Christmas shopping already. We also know that many of you would like to choose charitable gifts with an impact or donate rather than buying new and more stuff and we are right with you! In fact, did you know that more than one in four Australians … Read more
Koala Kindy and Care Centre November 2024
Hello from our Koala Kindy and Care Centre in the sunny northeast! We are now entering our busiest time of year as we progress through koala breeding season and head into summer. Summer is not only a busy time for koalas, it is also peak activity for travel due to summer holidays, which results in … Read more
Polar Star – shining bright in the koala world
Polar Star is one of the most adorable and interesting discoveries by Friends of the Koala’s Project Officers, Ms. Maria Matthes, and Ms. Ina Egermann, during their regular koala health checks for the fantastic Friends of the Koala project “Hanging out at East Coraki: koalas thriving in an agricultural landscape,” supported with funding from the … Read more
Encourage a love of wildlife
We know that many of our followers are keen conservationists whose care and love of the planet and all things on it most likely rubs off on everyone around them – little people especially so. For those of you who would like more help with ideas on how to nurture the innate love for animals … Read more
Volunteers in focus: the Leaf Harvest Team
Our Leaf Harvest Team provides the daily food for our koalas in our Koala Hospital and Care Centre so our patients can rehabilitate and thrive. Here is a run down of what it involves to supply all of this bush tucker. How koalas came to eat only eucalypts A quick search online and you will … Read more
Happy Valentine’s Day 2024!
Last year on Valentine’s Day we told of a tale of unrequited love as our handsome boy Magnus fell for his little chica Kookie but alas Kookie didn’t seem to share the same devotion. This year, we find ourselves wondering if they ever crossed paths again – perhaps they shared gum leaves at sunset in … Read more
Happy Mother’s Day to natural born mama – Charlotte
Charlotte came to Friends of the Koala back in 2020 when she was just eight months old. It soon became obvious to our vets that Charlotte may have hip dysplasia as she couldn’t jump like the other koalas. After further assessments the diagnosis was confirmed and Friends of the Koala became Charlotte’s forever home. Hip … Read more
