Ruth Barratt was one of a handful of passionate locals that met with National Parks and Wildlife Service in 1986 to …
Volunteer Stories
Faces of FOK: Q&A with Tammy
What is your FOK story? When did you join and why?
I’ve been caring for wildlife since my teenage years, only stopping when I had my children. Once they were..
Faces of FOK: Q&A with Lili
What is your FOK story? When did you join and why?
I joined Friends of the Koala in January 2012, nearly 10 years ago!
Faces of FOK: Q&A with Lindy
What is your FOK story? When did you join and why?
I joined about three and a half years ago and at that time I had just retired and sold my share of a small business that I
Faces of FOK: Q&A with Konrad
How long have you been with FOK?I’ve been here since October 2019 when we were hit by the bushfires. I started off as a koala carer and then I moved into a supervisor role. Earlier this year, I also started doing some lab work with the IFAW Sponsored Vet team as part of the internship … Read more
Faces of FOK: Q&A with Lee
How long have you volunteered with FOK and how did you get involved? I started with Friends of the Koala December last year. I got involved because of a friend who was volunteering already. I had just finished at TAFE and applied to volunteer here too. I began volunteering on the afternoon care shift where we clean … Read more
Faces of FOK: Q&A with Vik
What is your role? As Volunteer Coordinator, my role includes the recruitment and induction of new volunteers, maintaining our volunteer database, keeping new and existing volunteers up to date and informed about what is going on at FOK and ensuring that new volunteers receive effective training for their roles. A big part of what I do is matching volunteers … Read more
Faces of FOK: Q&A with Dominique
What is your FOK story and when did you join? This is my second year volunteering with Friends of the Koala, I started in February 2020. I first started doing work with the Nature Conservation Council and in around 2019, we were doing a campaign for the state election about the forestry agreements and those … Read more
Providing Home Care for Koalas
‘I volunteered in the wildlife hospital with koalas for 4 years, learning much about them and also how to handle them with care. I kept asking questions and the hospital manager thought she could get rid of me by saying I could become a carer, so with her 24/7 help I jumped into it. By … Read more
Volunteering with Friends of the Koala – an international perspective
Volunteering with Friends of the Koala – an international perspective Friends of the Koala was fortunate enough to have Nadine Kuhn from Germany, volunteer full time Monday to Friday for the entire month of January. With Koalas being her favourite animal, Nadine loved the nature of our work and took on all aspects of volunteering … Read more
