Management Committee – Volunteer Secretary
Friends of the Koala Management Committee are looking for a new Secretary. This is a hands-on role in the organisation…
News & Events
Koala Habitat & Private Land Conservation
A new collaborative project offers an exciting opportunity to restore and protect high quality koala habitat in perpetuity….
Dimples the koala: A tale of resilience
Dimples first came into care in January 2020, she was only 8 months old when her mother was tragically killed…
We are hiring!
Friends of the Koala is looking for an interim manager for 6 months, who is excited to join the organisation…
FOK Plantation News
As you can all imagine a lot of our plantations have been ravaged by the floods. We would love to…
FOK joins Return & Earn Scheme
Click the link below to access our video that explains how to help save our koalas by recycling. Instructions…
Faces of FOK: Q&A with Katrina
Friends of the Koala Data Coordinator, Katrina Jeffery has her own private property known as Koala Gardens which is under a conservation agreement and includes a plantation of trees to
Orphaned koala joey rescued amid catastrophic floods
A rescued orphaned koala joey is one of countless native animals rescuers expect will need urgent care amid the flooding catastrophe in New South Wales and Queensland.
Trauma Season in Review
Each year Friends of the Koala tends to over 350 sick, injured, and orphaned koalas. Between the months of July and December admissions are at their highest with the onset of peak koala breeding season, also known as trauma season.
Faces of FOK: Q&A with Maria
Friends of the Koala rescuer, Area Coordinator and Koala Watch Officer, Maria Matthes was awarded Ballina Shire’s ....
A Bittersweet Win for Koalas
Friends of the Koala welcomes the federal government’s decision to up list koalas in ....
Volunteering with koalas, rewarding in more ways than one
For over three decades, Friends of the Koala have rescued, rehabilitated, and released countless koalas, however the fluffy, grey marsupials are not the only ones that have found refuge in the groups vital work.
Faces of FOK: Q&A with Susannah
What is your background? My working life was as a Financial Analyst for a few banks and finance companies. I fell into the job as it came quite easily but it was never rewarding. It did, however, give me ...
Faces of FOK: Q&A with Claire
What is your background? I am originally from the Blue Mountains of NSW and grew up in the bush. My upbringing sparked my love of ...
Koala corridors planned for Wilson River floodplain between Wyrallah and Tucki Tucki
Friends of the Koala have been successful with a third project funded by the NSW Environmental Trust to create wildlife…
2021 – Year In Review
While 2021 seemed like another year of stops, starts and postponements, the wheels at Friends of the Koala did not stop turning.
Joey joy for Aminya!
An orphaned koala who was raised by expert carers and spent months in rehabilitation has been spotted in the wild thriving with a joey of her own.
Faces of FOK: Q&A with Saskia
What is your FOK story? When did you join and why? I have been volunteering at FOK for nearly 2 years now. I started in December of 2019 after I ...
Meet Les, the ultimate survivor thanks to our IFAW sponsored Vet team
In early October, Friends of the Koala rescuer, Maria Matthes, was completing a routine round of visual koala health checks on koalas in East Coraki.
Joey for koala made famous thanks to Chris Hemsworth
An orphaned koala who was rescued and rehabilitated by specialist vets after her mum was hit by a car has been spotted thriving in the wild with a joey of her own.
Faces of FOK: Q&A with Aliison
What is your FOK story? I joined Friends of the Koala in 2015 after learning about their amazing work at a market stall. I filled the role of Secretary which was vacant at the time and was ....