Annual General Meeting
The Friends of the Koala Annual General Meeting will take place on the evening of Thursday the 20th of October. All…
News & Events
Small Gains For FOK after flood losses
The devastating floods of February and March have created huge challenges for bush regeneration contractors restoring koala habitat sites on…
Flux Goes Home!
Flux was spotted in a row of trees by a road in East Coraki shortly after the second floods (April…
FOK Koala Food Tree Plantations
August saw the plantation team turn a corner in our flood clean-up efforts in our plantations. With some funding we were…
Jaxson Back In Action
Jaxson is a local boy who spends his days cruising the trees of Goonellabah. He was brought in to the…
Every Koala Counts
“Every Koala Counts” documentary selected for International Social Change Film Festival in Los Angeles Late last year Friends of the Koala…
National Threatened Species Day
Today is National Threatened Species day. The date commemorates the death of the last known Tasmanian tiger in 1936. Through rescue, rehabilitation, release, habitat…
Welcome to the team!
Friends of the Koala Management Committee are pleased to announce Silva Everaers as our new interim General Manager! Silva starts…
Update: Flood Affected Koala Food Tree Plantations
The 2022 flooding event impacted six of our seven plantations. Since the end of February, the plantation maintenance team have…
2019-2020 NSW Bushfires – Koala rescue & Rehabilitation Publication
As data coordinator, I was thrilled to take the opportunity to work with Dr Dan Lunney, Honorary Scientific Fellow at the…
Our Koalas: Pala’s Story
Baby Pala Hungry pala Happy pala Pala has been in care since April and is our newest joey to join FOK Kindy.
Our People & Wellbeing
The last few years have been extremely challenging for everyone. Our team has been confronted with the horrific 2019-2020 bushfires,…
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…
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.