Hi Koala lovers, I am going on leave today and return to the office on 4th January, 2016. That will be the year the AKF achieves its greatest goal; to gain support from 76 politicians to enact Koala ... read more
At last it is holidays. Mum has been talking about this for ABSOLUTELY AGES and now we get to spend time with Mum, not just at Quinlans, but at home. Mum said EVERYONE in our family is getting a new ... read more
AKF Chief Executive Officer, Deborah Tabart OAM was interviewed for ABC Radio's World Today program this morning. The topic was the Koalas that have recently been moved from Cape Otway to a forest ... read more
By Dr Douglas Kerlin - AKF Chief Ecologist The Australian Koala Foundation (AKF) is expecting to see a draft of the Koala Recovery Plan released just as Australia shuts down for Christmas. Created ... read more
Hi Koala lovers, AKF Chief Ecologist Dr Douglas Kerlin has written a piece which reminisces about our visit to the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference in 2009, and AKF's view about what's needed ... read more
Piece by Dr Douglas Kerlin - AKF Chief Ecologist I’m not holding out much hope for meaningful action from the Paris climate change talks. I was in Copenhagen in 2009. Don’t get me wrong. There were ... read more
The Federal Government had no credible science to support a sudden increase in their Victorian Koala population estimate in 2011, while considering whether to protect the species nation-wide. To be ... read more
Koala Stories by Deborah Tabart. Ill. Suzi Eszterhas. Published by Ghost Cat, October 2015. Reviewed by Elaine Harris When I arrived in Australia as a migrant bride, I was hungry for information ... read more
This week it was announced by DELWP (that is the Victorian Government) that up to 600 Koalas would be translocated from Cape Otway to Lorne, after a trial was successfully run last month. Read more ... read more
Hi everyone, Guess what! Charlie is 1 - can you believe it. I found him writing (yes writing) to his birth mother, Gidget. Turns out I've been teaching him more than just how to be kind to wildlife! ... read more
What do Aster, Baxter, Caxton and Mr Snooze have in common? They sound like they could be some of Santa’s spare reindeer, but they are actually adorable Koalas living in sanctuaries around Australia ... read more
Hi everyone, Well, I thought I was the only writer in the family, but turns out I was wrong! Mum’s released her very first book, and it’s really, really good! It's called Koala Stories , and it has ... read more
Hi all, I am very pleased and proud to announce that my first book, titled Koala Stories , has been released today and is now available for purchase from Save The Koala Shop! It will make a gorgeous ... read more
Here at the AKF we are pleased to announce the release of Koala Stories, our CEO Deborah Tabart OAM’s first book titled Koala Stories today! Congratulations Deb! Everyone knows Koalas as the sleepy, ... read more
OK - I know he looks cute. Everyone says so, but honestly if you saw him chasing the chickens around our garden you would ABSOLUTELY be shocked at his behaviour. When I was little I used to listen to ... read more
Hi all, Today I sent our Prime Minister all of our maps that show how much Koala vegetation has been lost since 1788, and how hard it is for the Koala to exist in the remaining areas. I have also ... read more
This is in relation to a recent news item, where scientists have suggested culling sick Koalas to help populations. Read more here. The statistician George Box coined a phrase in 1978: “All models ... read more
All photos by Ashley Fraser You might have seen these images of Ash the Koala circulating around online. Ash is a Koala who used to live at Pimpana, North of the Gold Coast in Queensland. That was ... read more
The Victorian Government has planted 93,000 trees of the wrong species in an ill-informed attempt to protect the starving Koala population of Cape Otway, and to cover up a secret culling of our ... read more
Happy Save The Koala Day everyone! Mum said she was off to visit some Koalas at Lone Pine to celebrate. She gave me a stern look on the way out because I snapped at Charlie. I've decided I'll be good ... read more
Hello to all our loyal and wonderful Koala lovers, I was just lucky enough to do what I love best, and that is to look and smell some Koalas at Lone Pine Koala Sancturay in Brisbane, for one of the ... read more
Hello everyone I just got back from Quinlans , and gosh, was it fun! I haven't been there for ages, unlike Charlie, he always gets to go because Mum needs to watch him becuase he's little. I had to ... read more
To celebrate the end of Save The Koala Month, this Friday (25th September 2015) is Save The Koala Day, and we're urging you to spread the Koala love! Many Aussies are unaware that our little furry ... read more
Environmental Offsets & Koalas The Australian Koala Foundation is totally opposed to Koala habitat ‘offsets’ So, what is an environmental offset? It’s the term used when you’re supposedly ... read more
The Australian Koala Foundation (AKF) is calling on the Victorian Government for increased oversight of the further Koala culls proposed for next week in the Cape Otway region. AKF Chief Executive ... read more
Our CEO Deborah Tabart was on ABC 612 Brisbane last night, playing pool with David Curnow. Listen to her candid interview below: https://soundcloud.com/612abcbrisbane/not-politicians-playing-pool- ... read more
DOES FORESTRY ACCREDITATION PROTECT KOALAS? You might remember the controversy that erupted in July 2013, when the ABC’s 7:30 Report revealed that thousands of Koalas were being killed and injured ... read more
On Friday, the AKF was sent some unsettling photographs. Warning - they are slightly graphic. Click here to view them. You would have noticed that there is a wound that looks like a bullet hole. The ... read more
Q: WHEN IS AN OFFSET NOT AN OFFSET? A: When the rules change and the offset area gets developed. Like me, I bet you thought that offset areas are permanent. The NSW Biodiversity Offsets Policy for ... read more
KOALAS & DISEASE There are two major diseases that are thought to be impacting Koalas: Chlamydia and Koala Retrovirus (KoRV). Studies show that both have likely been with Koalas for thousands of ... read more
Today marks the first day of Save The Koala Month - a celebration, fundraiser and awareness campaign led by us, all in the name of helping our furry Aussie icon. Often in the spotlight, Australia's ... read more
Today is Wattle Day , the first day of Spring, and (of course) the first day of Save The Koala Month - which is very exciting. When I was a little girl, I always used to wear a sprig of Wattle on my ... read more
Hi everyone! I am planning to invite all the neighbourhood dogs in for Save the Koala Day for a fundraiser (I don’t really know what that means actually), but Mum said it will be fun and that we can ... read more
Recent Australian Koala Foundation (AKF) research has revealed at least 8 million Koalas were killed for the fur trade, with their pelts shipped to London, the United States and Canada between 1888 ... read more
The Referral Guidelines for the Vulnerable Koala were recently released by the Federal Government. What are referral guidelines? In short, these guidelines are about making things easier for ... read more
Can you imagine an Australia without Koalas? That is the image Australian Koala Foundation (AKF) is warning 128 Federal politicians about in a letter, outlining the dire state of our Koala ... read more
Recruits, Are you ready? Letters have been sent from our CIC to every federal politician in Australian in koala habitat urging them to protect their Koalas. With that letter was a series of written ... read more
September is fast approaching – which means that Save The Koala Month is nearly upon us once again! Our theme for this year is – 'Give me a home among the gumtrees’. Don’t you think it’s just perfect ... read more
Well hello, and guess what... this Maremma dog looks EXACTLY like Miss Bennett. Well, Miss Bennett isn’t actually all Maremma, her mother was a Golden Retriever (like me!) and her Dad was a HUGE ... read more
Hi everyone, The Koala Woman (Mum!) and Matilda (Lulu!) are back from the campaign road. They learned a lot and are planning next steps for working with Australia’s new government and its new ... read more
20th July 2015 article from The Australian- 'South Australia Koala Cull not on horizon: Ian Hunter' The South Australian State Government has unveiled a draft for its Koala Conservation and ... read more
Hi all, The day after my May Diary entry which talked of the koalas being culled in Victoria, I received a phone call from the Victorian Ministers office. It was one of her staff – very upset. Gosh ... read more
The New South Wales State Government cannot make informed decisions on projects that impact the environment, including the Shenhua mine, because the State’s vegetation mapping is totally inadequate. ... read more
Hi all, Yesterday, after a very special Board meeting at Quinlans (pictured below), AKF had a wonderful time remembering and celebrating the AKF founding board member Dr. John Woolcock. See more in ... read more
Yesterday, the Australian Koala Foundation was joined by friends and family at Quinlans for a beautiful celebration of life. AKF founding board member Dr. John Woolcock was honoured, with wonderful ... read more
Charlie came back from Quinlans FILTHY. He went on a bush walk and jumped in a pond! Mum was a little bit mad, but not really. She said that there was a memorial for our friend Dr. John there. She ... read more
Mum tells me I am a really good dog, and that I am a role model for Charlie (he needs one) and for all other dogs in Australia. This is because I know to never ever hurt a Koala, or any other ... read more
This morning our CEO, Deborah Tabart OAM was interviewed by Steve Austin on 612 ABC Brisbane, about the recent listing of the Koala as vulnerable in QLD. "I see no political will, only political ... read more
The Australian Koala Foundation (AKF) has today labelled the Queensland Government’s recent decision to list the Koala as a vulnerable species under the Nature Conservation Act a political stunt. ' ... read more
Yesterday I responded to tremendous media coverage of the recent news about the culling of Koalas in Cape Otway. In one TV interview I said that I was glad that the Victorian Minister for the ... read more
Hi Troops, The recent news about possible further Koala culls in the Cape Otway region in Victoria shows us just how important it is to properly manage Koala habitat for the future. Decades of ... read more
The Australian Koala Foundation (AKF) is condemning the Victorian Government’s announcement that further Koala culls may be imminent in the Cape Otway region in Victoria. Read Deborah's Diary here. ... read more
Guess where I have been? Oh my goodness it was so much fun and I even took Charlie. There is this really nice guy called Neil who slashes our front paddock and Mum let me run ahead of the car ( ... read more
Since most of us Aussies learn about Koalas at school - and some of us are even lucky enough to see them in the wild – it can be easy to take their uniqueness for granted. (Their numbers are ... read more
Look who is going to work with Mum! Doesn't he look like me? I, however have never put my dirty paws on the back of Mum's seats, but I do hear that he is doing a great job in the Save the Koala ... read more
Congratulations Kate and William on the safe delivery of your new little girl! The beautiful new princess is only a day old, but today the AKF is busy preparing a gift fit for a royal to send all the ... read more
Do you often feel powerless about how you can help save the Koala and the environment? Every single thing we do as an individual is important, so why not try making a few simple changes in your daily ... read more
Hi all, Charlie isn't at home and Mum said when she left this morning that "Charlie had to work in our Save the Koala Shop " Mum said there is a new royal baby coming and we have to be ready. But you ... read more
What great news – volunteers will be planting Koala food trees in Bongil Bongil National Park just south of Coffs Harbour in New South Wales. They will be “tree parents”. What a great concept! Not ... read more
It is with great sadness that the AKF and I advise of the passing of our Founding Research Chairman, Dr John Woolcock. His funeral will be held tomorrow. There are truly not enough words to describe ... read more
It is with great sadness that the AKF and I advise of the passing of our Founding Research Chairman, Dr John Woolcock. His funeral will be held tomorrow. There are truly not enough words to describe ... read more
The government’s decision to send four Koalas to Singapore Zoo is an act to strengthen diplomatic relationships between Australian and Singapore. It just shows the power of the Koala. ‘Koala ... read more
The Australian Koala Foundation (AKF) has offered their expertise to Noosa Council, on the back of the announcement that the Council is gathering information to develop its Koala Management Policy. ... read more
The Australian Koala Foundation is totally opposed to koala habitat “offsets”. So, what is an environmental offset? Firstly, it was a notion of some person in a department somewhere that said “you ... read more
I've heard Mum and some other humans talking about 'wild dogs' recently. Mum said they're different to Dingoes. Dingoes are 'an important part of the ecosystem', whatever that means. Some of these ... read more
The Australian Koala Foundation is totally opposed to koala habitat “offsets”. So, what is an environmental offset? Firstly, it was a notion of some person in a department somewhere that said “you ... read more
Hi all, Last week, former Prime Minister Mr. Malcolm Fraser died. During TV interviews over the last few days, I found myself agreeing with practically everything he said. That is, except that he ... read more
Koala Army, Secret briefings have been held. The Commander in Chief will move into action after Easter. Get your Koala Cupcakes ready. Over and Out, Urban read more
Charlie has been going places with Mum and I have been left behind. Gee, the whole problem with leadership is that you get so much responsibility. Mum said because I am a big dog now I have to be a ... read more
Hi all, Last week, former Prime Minister Mr. Malcolm Fraser died. During TV interviews over the last few days, I found myself agreeing with practically everything he said. That is, except that he ... read more
19/03/15 Brisbane Times published the following article: Experts have urged action after about a quarter of koalas tracked in Brisbane's north were killed by wild dogs. Leading koala experts called ... read more
The AKF has hosted a confidential two-day briefing, as a launch of their campaign to enact a Koala Protection Act. The who’s who of Koala conservation groups from Queensland, New South Wales and ... read more
ABSTRACT Anecdotal evidence suggests that there is a possibility that Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) actively seek to avoid Consultants engaged in Environmental Assessments for development proposals ... read more
This morning I wrote to Minister Hunt, the Federal Environment Minister and said, in part, the following; Good morning Greg, This is pretty much the response overnight from the world about the secret ... read more
The Australian Koala Foundation (AKF) is aware of this emerging story. Hundreds of Victorian koalas killed off in secret cull Deborah has been speaking with the press this morning. If this science, ... read more
Update: Deborah has posted a new diary entry on the secret cull. The Australian Koala Foundation (AKF) is aware of this emerging story. Hundreds of Victorian koalas killed off in secret cull Deborah ... read more
Hi all, Can you believe we are coming up to March already? When you're busy, time just flies. 2015 is going to be a big year for the AKF. Slowly but surely the Koala Protection Act has been gaining ... read more
You know, Mum says that I am just a little, well, maybe a lot, just a little bit, teensy weensy bit JEALOUS of my new brother Charlie. Everyone says he is so cute... ... so adorable, so beautiful. I ... read more
Many of you have b een sending AKF the recent footage of Koalas being bulldozed out of a tree in a bluegum plantation. Naturally, Deborah and the rest of the AKF team have seen it. Sadly we have seen ... read more
Hi everyone and welcome to 2015. Australia goes to sleep over the Christmas period, basically until Australia Day on 26 th January, but we are now back, awake and ready to go. Are you ready to help ... read more
Like many seeing the fires rage in South Australia, the Australian Koala Foundation (AKF) is deeply concerned about the fate of Koalas. While no one knows exactly how many animals died in the fires, ... read more
