Based in East Lismore, we operate the only dedicated Koala Hospital in the region in addition to running an Education and Administration Centre and a Community Nursery. Our Koala Hospital treats more koalas than any other koala hospital on the East Coast of Australia and offers 24/7 care with a veterinary team sponsored by IFAW … Read more
Projects & Campaigns
Every Koala Counts
“Every Koala Counts” documentary selected for International Social Change Film Festival in Los Angeles Late last year Friends of the Koala commenced production of the FOK history project as part of its activity to celebrate a 35-year history that has tended to over 5,000 sick, injured and orphaned koalas, released 30% of them back to the … Read more
Update: Flood Affected Koala Food Tree Plantations
The 2022 flooding event impacted six of our seven plantations. Since the end of February, the plantation maintenance team have been working two mornings per week to clear flood debris and ensure access is possible for the leaf harvesters to collect food for the koalas in care. Each plantation was affected on differing scales, our … Read more
2019-2020 NSW Bushfires – Koala rescue & Rehabilitation Publication
As data coordinator, I was thrilled to take the opportunity to work with Dr Dan Lunney, Honorary Scientific Fellow at the DPE. Through some funding, a project was set up to examine data around koala rescues, rehabilitation and release. One of the data sets used for this project was the extensive Friends of the Koala data. While … Read more
Our People & Wellbeing
The last few years have been extremely challenging for everyone. Our team has been confronted with the horrific 2019-2020 bushfires, followed by the impact of the COVID pandemic, followed by the devastating floods that hit us very close to home only a few months ago. People are the most important part of our organisation, and … Read more
Another successful koala habitat restoration project completed
A second three-year project funded by the NSW Environmental Trust has come to a close with the next stage due to commence in November.
Celebrating 3 years of Koala Watch
After 3 years our Koala Watch project supported by the NSW Environmental Trust has come to an end. Koala Watch aimed to …
Enhancing koala corridors on Wilson River Floodplain
This project funded by the NSW Environmental Trust, aims to strengthen partnerships with Monaltrie (south of Lismore) land managers and Landcarers with the primary aim of addressing the risks to the koalas that were abundant on these sites. Financial support from Lismore City council of $30,000, has enabled FOK to extend the corridor work on … Read more
Restoring koala habitat on ‘Koala Island’ at Monaltrie
This project is a collaboration between the Saving our Species program, FOK, Monaltrie Landcare and Ngulingah Local Aboriginal Land Council (LALC). The aim of the project is to deliver tangible and long-term results for NSW threatened species. This project site is targeting koalas and thorny pea. The bulk of the funding has gone towards cattle exclusion … Read more
Installing wildlife friendly fencing on ‘Koala Island’ at Monaltrie
This program forms part of the Australian Government’s 2019 environment policy election commitment, Our Plan for a Cleaner Environment. It aims to support the environmental priorities of local community and environment groups in their regions and neighbourhoods, to recover and strengthen the environment and to build and strengthen local communities. The work will value add … Read more
