Liz’s Legacy – by Susannah Keogh
Unexpected donations are very much the ones that hit you in the “feels”. I found this out late last year…
News & Events
Volunteer Week Celebrations 2023
We celebrated Volunteer Week 2023 with these amazing humans! Did you know that we now have…
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…
May at Koala Kindy
The monthly hit you’ve all been waiting for – a small dose of koala kindy cuteness! Our furry friends are…
Volunteer Week 2023
We are celebrating National Volunteer Week – 15th to 21st May with the theme – ‘The Change Makers’ and it…
Coraki Planting Project
Friends of the Koala is excited to have received a grant from the Australian Government for its ‘Hanging out at…
Celebrating our 2000th koala release on Wild Koala Day
May 3rd 2023 is Wild Koala Day, a special day to celebrate wild koalas, their habitats and raise awareness…
Happy Mother’s Day to natural born mama – Charlotte
Charlotte came to Friends of the Koala back in 2020 when she was just eight months old. It soon became…
Koala Care Centre
Meeting the needs of every koala admitted to our care centre takes careful planning and consideration and we are continuously…
April at Koala Kindy
We look forward to this time every month! Updating you from the cutest, roundest and fluffiest corner of the world…
National Eucalypt Day 2023
Happy National Eucalypt Day – 23rd March 2023! This year marks ten years of National Eucalypt Day. Find out why…
Visit from Dr. Shali Fischer
Friends of the Koala’s IFAW-sponsored hospital staff recently had the pleasure of a visit from Dr. Shali Fischer from Port…
Introducing Joey Buddies
a subscription full of koala facts, games and mischief from the joey koalas at Friends of the Koala
Southern Cross Botanicals partnership
Southern Cross Botanicals, a company which is part of the Lucas Myer…
March at koala kindy
Our kindy has two new joeys – Drizzle and Santi! Introducing Santi: Santi, a very handsome 1.7kg juvenile…
Ear tagging
Ear tagging, in conjunction with microchipping, allows us to identify koalas after they have been released into the wild again.
Partners – SimplyClean Australia
SimplyClean Australia, a local manufacturer of eco & healthy cleaning products, has been a long term supporter of Friends of…
Donors – Artist Deb Mostert
Deb Mostert is an artist based on the border of Brisbane and Ipswich, Queensland who has been practising art for…
Rehabilitation and release – Clooney and Karla
Recent rehabilitation and release stories – the handsome Clooney and beautiful Karla – two koalas we recently rehabilitated and released…
Happy Valentine’s Day
Move over puppies and kittens there is a new cuddly creature in town this Valentine’s Day! What could be cuter…
February at Koala kindy
G’Day from a beautiful summer’s day in the Northern Rivers! Let’s see what our kindy kids have been up to…