It’s this time of month again where we update you on our Koala Kindy and Care Centre patients this month. We have some newbies to introduce you to, some exciting releases and progress updates! June through December is a busy, dangerous and also a crucial time for koalas. Male koalas are searching for a mate … Read more
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Koala Kindy April 2024
Welcome to April at Koala Kindy where we are down to just six joeys! The departures to plantations continue following our busiest season for our youngest rescues and the squad are all doing great. Hip Hop, Maleny and Johnny are off to greener pastures whilst Brown Sugar is not quite ready yet, catch up with … Read more
June at Koala Kindy
It has been all go at Friends of the Koala lately, lots of comings and goings but not so many young koalas, as the ones we had in care have grown up and flown the nest (climbed the tree). It’s a good thing though, the fewer orphaned joeys we see the better, it means they … Read more
May at Koala Kindy
The monthly hit you’ve all been waiting for – a small dose of koala kindy cuteness! Our furry friends are happy with the cooler weather lately and more are off to plantation which is fantastic news but we also have more sad news. Pudding and Waratah These gorgeous girls are loving plantation life, especially Pudding! … Read more
Koala Care Centre
Meeting the needs of every koala admitted to our care centre takes careful planning and consideration and we are continuously aiming to optimise our facility to meet the demand for our services. We have previously mentioned our new Research and Diagnostics Laboratory and are excited that we have been able to increase the capacity of … Read more
March at koala kindy
Our kindy has two new joeys – Drizzle and Santi! Introducing Santi: Santi, a very handsome 1.7kg juvenile male koala, was found dehydrated and wandering the road by himself with no mum to be found. For now, Santi is staying in homecare with Lindy who will look after him and monitor him closely. Whilst he … Read more
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 lately, it’s all happening! Thanks to Brad our wonderful photographer for recording some of the kindy antics – they are cuute! Pudding In January, our koala kindy gained another new joey – Pudding, a little … Read more
December at Koala Kindy
All is well in our Koala Kindy – very busy and full of girly energy! Grouped together (for now, things change very quickly as these little ones grow up and go on to the next stage of their development), we have Seeana, Kula, Temika and Racquet – these joeys are all a little older and … Read more