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
Projects & Campaigns
Friends of the Koala Hospital: Pioneering Chlamydia Vaccination for Koalas in NSW
Friends of the Koala’s Northern Rivers Koala Hospital, the cornerstone of koala treatment in the Northern Rivers, has made history by becoming the only wildlife hospital in New South Wales to receive a license to vaccinate all koalas coming through our hospital against chlamydia, in partnership with the University of the Sunshine Coast and New … Read more
Koala Guardians Project
Koalas are under threat of extinction. Human developments have impacted on koalas negatively, however, we can also create solutions and reverse the negative trend. And the good news is, there is growing momentum in redressing some of the environmental sins of the past. Enter citizen science and technology. Increasingly, community mapping projects that utilise the … Read more
Ruthven University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC) koala vaccination project update
We are delighted to say that our koala vaccination project collaboration with the University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC) and the Department of Planning and Environment vaccinating wild koalas at Ruthven has reached completion. In total, Friends of the koala captured fifty koalas and vaccinated forty six, many of these were young dispersing joeys or … Read more
Save the Koala Month
September is Save The Koala Month which culminates on Save the Koala Day on the 30th September. It is a great opportunity to raise awareness about koalas and their habitat, the threats they face and how we can protect them. Here at Friends of the Koala our goal for September is to increase understanding about … Read more
East Coraki second community planting day
Friends of the Koala’s second community planting day will take place on Saturday 19th of August and we invite you to join us! Our second community planting day is again made possible thanks to the Australian Government’s grant for its ‘Hanging out at East Coraki: Koalas thriving in an agricultural landscape’ – project. Our first … Read more
A big win for koala habitat in Goonellabah!
We are delighted to report a recent win for koalas. Wins don’t happen very often, especially when it comes to urban development versus habitat. A win every now and then gives us hope and strength to continue our work to save the koala for future generations. Friends of the Koala strongly opposed a planning permission … Read more
National Koala Conference 2023
The National Koala Conference held in Port Macquarie was well attended by Friends of the Koala representatives including by our Patron, veterinary team, volunteer coordinator, several team coordinators, habitat restoration project managers and management committee members including our President. The Hon Penny Sharpe MLC, Minister for Climate Change, Minister for Energy, Minister for Environment and Minister for Heritage … Read more
Forest logging win
This is incredible news for all of us in Australia and worldwide who are fighting to protect Australia’s endangered species! In Victoria and Western Australia, native forest logging will end by 2024, six years earlier than previously planned. This is a major win for wildlife and humans alike. Australia’s Native Forests Australia’s native forests are … Read more
Ruthven University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC) koala vaccination project
Research projects are essential in helping us to understand koala health and biology and how to provide long-term protection of koalas in the wild. We are excited to participate in a new collaborative research project with the University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC) and the Department of Planning and Environment vaccinating wild koalas at Ruthven, … Read more
