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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

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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

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Orphaned koala joey rescued amid catastrophic floods

A rescued orphaned koala joey is one of countless native animals rescuers expect will need urgent care amid the flooding catastrophe in New South Wales and Queensland.

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Trauma Season in Review

Each year Friends of the Koala tends to over 350 sick, injured, and orphaned koalas. Between the months of July and December admissions are at their highest with the onset of peak koala breeding season, also known as trauma season.

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Faces of FOK: Q&A with Maria

Friends of the Koala rescuer, Area Coordinator and Koala Watch Officer, Maria Matthes was awarded Ballina Shire’s ….

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A Bittersweet Win for Koalas

Friends of the Koala welcomes the federal government’s decision to up list koalas in ….

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Volunteering with koalas, rewarding in more ways than one

For over three decades, Friends of the Koala have rescued, rehabilitated, and released countless koalas, however the fluffy, grey marsupials are not the only ones that have found refuge in the groups vital work.

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Faces of FOK: Q&A with Susannah

What is your background?
My working life was as a Financial Analyst for a few banks and finance companies. I fell into the job as it came quite easily but it was never rewarding. It did, however, give me …

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Faces of FOK: Q&A with Claire

What is your background? I am originally from the Blue Mountains of NSW and grew up in the bush. My upbringing sparked my love of …

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Koala corridors planned for Wilson River floodplain between Wyrallah and Tucki Tucki

Friends of the Koala have been successful with a third project funded by the NSW Environmental Trust to create wildlife corridors on the Wilson River floodplain and peri urban areas south of Lismore. The aim, to create safe passage for koalas. Lismore City Council will once again financially support this project. The total investment in … Read more