As we approach World Endangered Species Day on 17th of May, we would like to raise awareness of the importance of wildlife conservation, our beloved koalas and celebrate some wins. Our beautiful planet is the only known planet to host life – many different kinds of life – what taxonomists estimate to be approximately1.7 million … Read more
News
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
On our way to 1 Million trees!
Our Community Native Plant Nursery has distributed 964,000 trees since it’s humble beginnings. We are well on our way to 1,000,000 trees sold or given away to landholders and habitat restoration groups across the Northern Rivers region. We are looking forward to reaching that milestone! But first things first: today we are celebrating the 240,000th … Read more
Koala Kindy April 2024
Welcome to April at Koala Kindy where we are down to just six joeys! The departures to plantations continue following our busiest season for our youngest rescues and the squad are all doing great. Hip Hop, Maleny and Johnny are off to greener pastures whilst Brown Sugar is not quite ready yet, catch up with … Read more
Koalas aren’t dumb, they are sleepy survivors
Are koalas dumb? This question has been asked many times and koala intelligence hotly debated. Here is what we know about koala intelligence combined with our experience gained from observing koala behaviour. Just because they are sleepy, docile creatures doesn’t mean they are stupid. Koalas have their own personalities, some come with more attitude than … Read more
NSW Koala Summit 2024 & Koala Strategy Discussion Paper
Back row from left: Rhonda James (Landholder and Vice-President FOK), Michael Kennedy (Aboriginal Partnerships Officer – North Coast Regional Landcare), Lorraine Vass (Patron FOK), Marama Hopkins (Conservation Planning Officer Tweed Shire Council), Maria Matthes (Saving Ballina’s Koalas and Area Coordinator FOK), Linda Swankie (Ecologist Bangalow Koalas and Area Coordinator FOK) Front row: Allison Kelly (President … Read more
The world loses a beloved koala – Ember
Today seems a little darker as we bring you news that one of the world’s well-known and much-loved koalas has sadly died. Many of you will remember Ember, the iconic symbol of the 2019/2020 bushfires both nationally and internationally. In December 2019, Ember was rescued by Friends of the Koala rescue volunteers Bill and Ros, … Read more
Happy National Eucalyptus Day 2024!
Each year we celebrate National Eucalyptus Day on the 23rd of March. Now in its eleventh year, it’s important to us to raise awareness about Eucalypts – why we need and love them. As part of our celebration we focused some of our attention this month on the amazing work our volunteers do in making … Read more
Easy ways to fundraise
Have you ever wondered what would be an easy way to fundraise for koalas and the work that we do? We know many of you are users of social media – we see you there all the time! Many of you have fundraised on our behalf already and we REALLY appreciate and thank you for … Read more
Volunteers in focus: the Leaf Harvest Team
Our Leaf Harvest Team provides the daily food for our koalas in our Koala Hospital and Care Centre so our patients can rehabilitate and thrive. Here is a run down of what it involves to supply all of this bush tucker. How koalas came to eat only eucalypts A quick search online and you will … Read more
