Happy National Eucalypt Day – 23rd March 2023! This year marks ten years of National Eucalypt Day. Find out why we are all nuts about gums (eucalyptus trees)! Multiple species of eucalypt According to the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, the term ‘eucalypt’ includes approximately 900 species in the three genera Eucalyptus, Corymbia and Angophora. … Read more
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Visit from Dr. Shali Fischer
Friends of the Koala’s IFAW-sponsored hospital staff recently had the pleasure of a visit from Dr. Shali Fischer from Port Macquarie Koala Hospital. Here, at Friends of the Koala, we believe that in order to give koalas the best chance, we must collaborate and share capabilities with other organisations, maximising the potential for accurate diagnosis … Read more
Introducing Joey Buddies
a subscription full of koala facts, games and mischief from the joey koalas at Friends of the Koala
Southern Cross Botanicals partnership
Southern Cross Botanicals, a company which is part of the Lucas Myer Cosmetics Group, teamed up with us in 2018 making a donation to Friends of the Koala each time the product OiLESScity is sold. Over the course of this five-year partnership Lucas Meyer Cosmetic Group IFF has donated $35,000 (AUD) for our day-to-day operations. … Read more
March at koala kindy
Our kindy has two new joeys – Drizzle and Santi! Introducing Santi: Santi, a very handsome 1.7kg juvenile male koala, was found dehydrated and wandering the road by himself with no mum to be found. For now, Santi is staying in homecare with Lindy who will look after him and monitor him closely. Whilst he … Read more
Ear tagging
Ear tagging, in conjunction with microchipping, allows us to identify koalas after they have been released into the wild again. Each ear tag number is associated with the data we collect about that individual koala. If the tagged koala is ever found ill or injured, Koala Hospitals will be able to find out where that … Read more
Partners – SimplyClean Australia
SimplyClean Australia, a local manufacturer of eco & healthy cleaning products, has been a long term supporter of Friends of the Koala – and it all commenced in 2017. SimplyClean is hard at work developing and making products that are safe for people and the planet. Protecting the environment is at the heart of what … Read more
Donors – Artist Deb Mostert
Deb Mostert is an artist based on the border of Brisbane and Ipswich, Queensland who has been practising art for over 30 years. Much of Deb’s recent artwork focuses on documenting, recording and creating an aesthetic agenda around pressing environmental issues. In 2022, her work ‘Koala as Object’ was selected for the Korea-Australia Arts Foundation … Read more
Rehabilitation and release – Clooney and Karla
Recent rehabilitation and release stories – the handsome Clooney and beautiful Karla – two koalas we recently rehabilitated and released back home to the wild. Clooney Clooney is, as the name suggests, a handsome male koala who was admitted to FOK in December last year. Clooney had conjunctivitis in his right eye but otherwise appeared … Read more
Happy Valentine’s Day
Move over puppies and kittens there is a new cuddly creature in town this Valentine’s Day! What could be cuter than a koala in love? Magnus is besotted with Kookie however, unfortunately for him, Kookie doesn’t seem to reciprocate the love. Both have been with us for a while – Magnus was hand-raised by us … Read more
