The last few years have been extremely challenging for everyone. Our team has been confronted with the horrific 2019-2020 bushfires, followed by the impact of the COVID pandemic, followed by the devastating floods that hit us very close to home only a few months ago. People are the most important part of our organisation, and … Read more
News
Management Committee – Volunteer Secretary
Friends of the Koala Management Committee are looking for a new Secretary. This is a hands-on role in the organisation working closely with the Executive Management team. The committee meets officially bi-monthly on a Saturday afternoon for 3 hours and informally once a month, usually by zoom. You will need to attend both of these. You will remind us of when … Read more
Koala Habitat & Private Land Conservation
A new collaborative project offers an exciting opportunity to restore and protect high quality koala habitat in perpetuity….
Dimples the koala: A tale of resilience
Dimples first came into care in January 2020, she was only 8 months old when her mother was tragically killed by a car hit. The little joey was thrown off her mother’s back, grazed and bruised but otherwise ok except that she was now an orphan. FOK was called to retrieve the little koala. Soon … Read more
We are hiring!
Friends of the Koala is looking for an interim manager for 6 months, who is excited to join the organisation 3-5 days a week to look after our most important asset: Our People. What will you do? Support, develop and lead our people HR & recruitment Day-to-day operational management Process optimisation Strategic planning & budgeting … Read more
FOK Plantation News
As you can all imagine a lot of our plantations have been ravaged by the floods. We would love to have more willing hands to volunteer on Wednesday or Friday mornings, if you are interested in volunteering in the plantations please contact Kate Hayes at volunteercoord@friendsofthekoala.org. We have been getting some assistance from Lismore City … Read more
FOK joins Return & Earn Scheme
Click the link below to access our video that explains how to help save our koalas by recycling. Instructions for Return & Earn
Faces of FOK: Q&A with Katrina
Friends of the Koala Data Coordinator, Katrina Jeffery has her own private property known as Koala Gardens which is under a conservation agreement and includes a plantation of trees to
