Save our koalas, protect, rescue and restore! Many of you will be aware of our most recent setback for koalas – the extreme weather event that was Cyclone Alfred and it’s devastating impact on all people, housing, all wildlife including koalas. Already facing habitat destruction and the challenges of climate change, our iconic koalas are … Read more
Habitat
Koala conservation review
The beginning of a new year always gives us cause for hope and renewed energy for koala conservation. Whilst the challenges of Chlamydial disease, vehicle collisions, dog attacks and the other threats facing our beautiful koalas persist, so do we at Friends of the Koala and all the other koala conservation organisations and advocates – … Read more
Help us protect koalas in 2025
We know if you are here now, you are most likely already on the right side of conservation, whether it is because of our beautiful furry Koala friends or due to a dedication to preserving the environment at large. As it is the beginning of a new year, it’s the perfect time to think about … Read more
Plant more trees
This month we celebrate World Nature Conservation Day on July 28th to create awareness about the importance of our environment, natural resources and safeguarding our ecosystems. It is also National Tree Day here in Australia, which encourages tree planting, environmental care and preservation. Both days are a good reason to reflect upon why we here … Read more
World Endangered Species Day 2024
As we approach World Endangered Species Day on 17th of May, we would like to raise awareness of the importance of wildlife conservation, our beloved koalas and celebrate some wins. Our beautiful planet is the only known planet to host life – many different kinds of life – what taxonomists estimate to be approximately1.7 million … Read more
On our way to 1 Million trees!
Our Community Native Plant Nursery has distributed 964,000 trees since it’s humble beginnings. We are well on our way to 1,000,000 trees sold or given away to landholders and habitat restoration groups across the Northern Rivers region. We are looking forward to reaching that milestone! But first things first: today we are celebrating the 240,000th … Read more
Happy National Eucalyptus Day 2024!
Each year we celebrate National Eucalyptus Day on the 23rd of March. Now in its eleventh year, it’s important to us to raise awareness about Eucalypts – why we need and love them. As part of our celebration we focused some of our attention this month on the amazing work our volunteers do in making … Read more
Koala food tree plantations
As most of you know, we work holistically and on a large scale. Did you know we have seven koala food tree plantations? These plantations are managed by our Plantation Maintenance team led by Heather Gillard. Below is an update about the work on one of the plantations. Check it out. This year, Northern NSW … Read more
Local news round-up – October
Northern Rivers Koala Count Thank you to all you Citizen Scientists who joined our first ever official Northern Rivers Koala Count – we hope to make this an annual event. Koala counts are a crucial part of koala protection. They can provide us with a greater understanding of the size of our koala population here … Read more
Sustainability Day 2023
The last Wednesday of every October is Sustainability Day – on 25th October this year – and an opportunity to raise awareness about why sustainability is important to everyone living on our planet – including our beloved, iconic koala! What is sustainability and why is it important? Sustainability is the ability to exist and develop … Read more
