Friends of the Koala is a registered charity, and we rely heavily on public donations and volunteer support to protect and save koalas in the Northern Rivers region and by extension, koalas as a species. As a matter of fact, the very existence of our Northern Rivers Koala Hospital is threatened by lack of adequate … Read more
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Koala Kindy & Care Centre August 2024
We are well into koala breeding season and our volunteers and veterinary team are busy doing an exceptional job of providing the best care, treatment and medicine available in our our Northern Rivers Koala Hospital, Koala Kindy and Koala Care Centre. We have a number of exciting updates to share with you this month so … Read more
Koala Kindy May 2024
Well it’s that time of year again in the Northern Rivers, when most of our little fledglings are young, wild and free again. Release is an integral part of our rescue efforts, if not the most important part of it. Our job is to rescue sick, injured or orphaned koalas and restore them to optimum … Read more
The NSW Koala Hospitals Alliance
We are thrilled to announce the formation of the NSW Koala Hospital Alliance launched aptly on Wild Koala Day – May 3rd 2024 and proud to be part of group of likeminded people focussed on saving the koala from extinction in NSW. This is a monumental occasion for koala conservation efforts in NSW. Read the … Read more
Press release – Rescued near death, koala joey Hobi makes a full recovery at the Northern Rivers Koala Hospital
Lismore – Northern Rivers, NSW — A koala discovered cold and alone under a bush has made an astonishing recovery at the Northern Rivers Koala Hospital, operated by Friends of the Koala and newly renamed to better reflect the organisation’s long-standing comprehensive approach to koala conservation across the Northern Rivers region. Hobi was found as … Read more
Friends of the Koala Hospital: Pioneering Chlamydia Vaccination for Koalas in NSW
Friends of the Koala’s Northern Rivers Koala Hospital, the cornerstone of koala treatment in the Northern Rivers, has made history by becoming the only wildlife hospital in New South Wales to receive a license to vaccinate all koalas coming through our hospital against chlamydia, in partnership with the University of the Sunshine Coast and New … Read more
We need to save koalas from extinction Part I
Note: This is the 1st of a series of articles which deals with our approach to saving koalas from extinction and provides indebth information about how we run and what we do in our Koala Hospital and Koala Care Centre. You are probably well aware about the sad fact that Australia’s koala is on the … Read more
Help koalas survive bushfires
You may have already heard in the news – the Australian bushfire season is upon us. Our plans are well under way to allow us to rescue, treat and rehabilitate as many sick and injured koalas as we possibly can if and when they need us. Did you know that we operate NSW’s largest Koala … Read more
September at Koala Kindy
Our busy streak continues at Friends of the Koala and together the joeys in Koala Kindy and home care total eleven! It is cuteness overload around here – find out who is who in the ‘zoo’ (we’re defintely not a zoo though as we always aim to release our koalas into the wild again!) Pikachu … Read more
June at Koala Kindy
It has been all go at Friends of the Koala lately, lots of comings and goings but not so many young koalas, as the ones we had in care have grown up and flown the nest (climbed the tree). It’s a good thing though, the fewer orphaned joeys we see the better, it means they … Read more
