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 ….
A Bittersweet Win for Koalas
Friends of the Koala welcomes the federal government’s decision to up list koalas in ….
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.
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 …
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 …
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
2021 – Year In Review
While 2021 seemed like another year of stops, starts and postponements, the wheels at Friends of the Koala did not stop turning.
