What better place to connect with the rural community then at one of the country’s leading primary industries expos – Norco Primex, Australia’s sustainable farming and primary industries expo. Since white settlement in Australia, 80 per cent of koala’s natural habitat has been destroyed and much of the remaining 20 per cent occurs on privately … Read more
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Lupita Leaves the Nest
Lupita came into care in November 2020, when she was only 10 months old. She was found alone on the ground, in Tomewin in the Tweed Shire, covered in ticks and blood. The owner of the property called our Rescue Hotline and Lupita, due to her proximity, was taken to Currumbin Wildlife Hospital for a … Read more

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 Woodenbong, northern New South Wales. The koalas were taken to the Friends of the Koala hospital where our International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)-sponsored vet team conducted thorough health checks. Tests revealed the adult koala, named Venus, was completely … Read more

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 I wanted to do more than anything is get trees in the ground. I knew Mark Wilson the Nursery Manager and about the nursery at Friends of the Koala, so I came to volunteer. They desperately … Read more

When is Planting a Success?
A sure indicator of success when undertaking koala habitat restoration projects is having planted trees browsed by koalas. This has been the case on the Lismore floodplain where two-year-old trees are being regularly browsed by the very animal that we are targeting, the ‘Iconic’ koala. Scratch marks (like the ones above) and scats are clear … Read more

Habitat Restoration
Thanks to the ongoing support from Billie Roberts and the NSW Saving Our Species program, FOK bush regeneration teams have been able to continue the vital corridor restoration works on the banks of the Wilson River south of Lismore. The work focuses on controlling woody weeds, specifically Indian coral tree and replacing them with endemic … Read more