March has arrived, bringing the start of autumn and a busy month at Friends of the Koala. Here’s a look at what’s been happening at Koala Kindy and the Care Centre, and the koalas who have come through our care this month. Releases Chops Eighteen month old male koala, Chops was admitted to care with … Read more
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Team Koala Donation Supports Koala Hospital Expansion
We are incredibly grateful to the passionate community group Team Koala, who recently presented Friends of the Koala with a generous $5,000 donation to support the expansion of our Northern Rivers Koala Hospital. The presentation was also recently featured in local media, highlighting the incredible community effort behind Team Koala’s fundraising and the importance of … Read more
Koala Kindy and Care Centre Update Feb 26
As we move through summer, the sustained warmer weather been felt not only by our communities but by the koalas we work so hard to protect every day. Koalas are well adapted to Australia’s climate, but prolonged periods of extreme heat places significant stress on them and other wildlife. When temperatures remain high for extended … Read more
Koala Kindy and Care Centre update Jan 26
Welcome to the start of 2026 at Friends of the Koala! We are excited about a new year and look forward with hope to continued progress in the care and protection of koalas. We also look forward to finishing our hospital expansion and the impact that has on koala conservation in the Northern Rivers. Plus, … Read more
A Christmas Gift That Literally Saves Lives: Support for the Koala Hospital Expansion
This Christmas, you can give a gift that truly matters – a safer future for koalas in the Northern Rivers and across Australia via timely and expert medical care for injured Northern Rivers koalas. Friends of the Koala is launching our Christmas fundraising campaign to complete the Northern Rivers Koala Hospital expansion. We need your … Read more
Give a Gift That Keeps on Giving: Christmas with Friends of the Koala
As the festive season approaches, many of us are thinking about meaningful gifts – sustainable stocking fillers that don’t cost the world and truly matter. With koalas under increasing threat, the team at Friends of the Koala invites you to give something special this year: a gift that supports real koalas, real habitats, and real … Read more
Koala Chlamydia Vaccine Update – 100 doses of Koala Vaccine delivered
Friends of the Koala are proud to share an exciting update in our ongoing work with the Chlamydia vaccine research trials with Professor Peter Timms, Dr Nina Pollak and Dr Samuel Phillips from the University of Sunshine Coast. This week, our team welcomed 100 doses of Koala Chlamydia Vaccine, the world’s first approved koala Chlamydia … Read more
High Koala Fatalities This Breeding Season – Please Drive with Care
It has been a heartbreaking few weeks in the Northern Rivers, with five koalas hit on the Bruxner Highway in just the last seven days. Each of these losses is a stark reminder of how fragile our local koala population is. It also highlights the need for drivers to take extra care during breeding season … Read more
Koala Kindy and Care Centre Sept 2025
We have a short update for you this month, as the Friends of the Koala team has experienced an unexpected run of heartbreak. It has been a particularly challenging period, with several koalas arriving in critical condition or having developed complications from their injuries and/or disease and, sadly, they were unable to recover. Despite every … Read more
Koala Kindy and Care Centre May 2025
Welcome to May at Friends of the Koala. It’s been a very wet beginning to the month here in the Northern Rivers with steady rainfall in the region, and some areas recording up to 100 mm of rain. Luckily though we haven’t been as severely impacted as other regions on the mid North Coast which … Read more
