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..
News & Events
Watch Out! Koalas are on the Move
With the onset of warmer weather, Friends of the Koala are urging members of the public to contain dogs at night and keep a lookout for koalas ..
Joint Koala Rescue Mission
Ballina’s koalas were always a relatively healthy population with only a small number of koalas
Lismore Business Award Winners!
Friends of the Koala are very excited to be the winners of this year's Outstanding Community Organisation Award in the 2021 Lismore Business Awards.
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 ...
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!
Life after Rehabilitation
In the 35 years Friends of the Koala have been operating they have recorded over 13,000 koala ..
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
Friends of the Koala Farewell Triumph
Friends of the Koala are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Triumph, the much-loved koala who was born with only 3 feet.
Faces of FOK: Q&A with our IFAW Sponsored Vet Team
We quizzed two members of our IFAW-sponsored vet team – superintendent vet Jackie Reed and senior vet nurse Marley Christian about the work they do, and we do together with International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW).
Masterplan – Stage 1
Over the coming months we will launch into stage one of our Masterplan Project development work in East Lismore. This will involve
Primex Connecting with Rural Communities
What better place to connect with the rural community then at one of the country’s leading primary industries expos –…
Lupita Leaves the Nest
Lupita came into care in November 2020, when she was only 10 months old. She was found alone on the…
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.
Koala joey with blind mum gets a second chance after being rescued
On May 28th, a member of the public found a disoriented koala mother with a joey in her pouch in…
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…
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…
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…
Faces of FOK: Q&A with Heather
What is your FOK Story? Well, I retired and went on a big trip. And then when I came back, I realised what…
Bangalow Koalas – Tree Planting
There are 3,150 koala trees and other species to plant so Bangalow Koalas is hosting a working bee!