Friends of the Koala is urgently seeking volunteers to help care for sick and injured wild koalas currently in care at the Care Centre in East Lismore. Please note you must meet the following criteria: you must be over 18 years of age you must be a financial member of Friends of the Koalas – … Read more
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Koala-spotting drones proves a flying success
QUT researchers have developed an innovative method for detecting koala populations using drones and infrared imaging that is more reliable and … [follow link to original story…]

Koalas under threat – rally this Sunday in Lismore
The destruction of koala habitat – and therefore habitat for many other species – nearly doubled since the axing of the state’s Native Vegetation Act in … [follow link to original story…]

Hearder calls for koala action
THE TWEED candidate for the Animal Justice Party is calling for urgent action to protect the region’s koala population. Susie Hearder said her party … [follow link to original story…]

Port Stephens forum targets 40000 feed trees to help save the iconic koala
Following a horrific summer for the koala population, there is a renewed push in Port Stephens to save the iconic marsupial from extinction by planting … [follow link to original story…]

Follow the sign, slow down, save a koala
MOTORISTS will have another reminder to slow down and take care in koala habitats with newly-installed flashing signs. Lismore City Council has … [follow link to original story…]

‘Line in the sand’: NSW Labor plans blitz to undo environmental ‘mess’
A Labor government in NSW would expand national parks to protect koalas, curb feral horses, and step up climate change action including setting a … [follow link to original story…]

‘Koala brewery’ DA to be dramatically downsized
Proposals for a major tourism development and koala hospital for Hinterland Way have been dramatically downsized, according to the developers’ … [follow link to original story…]