Deborah's Diary
20th January 2014
Hello to all our Koala supporters, Happy New Year to everyone and AKF staff are looking forward to 2014. (more…)...
24th December, 2013
It has been a hectic year, in which we have seen a lot of change. All of us here at the Australian Koala Foundation are so grateful for your support through it all. We wish you all a merry Christmas a...
29th October 2013
Last night on TV, there was a follow up on the logging of plantations in Victoria. I warn you, some of the images of the Koala are just shocking and so sad. (more…)...
21st October 2013
A large part of our country is on fire and yesterday while watching TV I saw images that are terrifying. Hundreds of houses have been lost, but luckily Australians are becoming so good at evacuating t...
8th October, 2013
The Koala Protection Act is now written and I have taken advice from my colleagues in the United States and we think it should work to save Koala habitat. Now the hard work begins. More later&hellip...
17th September 2013
Our new Government will be sworn in tomorrow and the new Environment Minister will be Mr Greg Hunt. Mr. Hunt is well known to the AKF and as soon as he settles into his chair, we will ask for a ...
5th September 2013
This weekend Australia goes to a Federal election and I am hoping that many people will think about the Koala on the day. The Koala cannot vote and does not have a voice, but of course we do.&nb...
19th August 2013
How many Koalas in any given landscape give the Koala population long term viability? Is it 1000 or 5000 and over what area of landscape? No-one really knows is the answer. Even thou...
5th August 2013
The Prime Minister yesterday called an election for September 7th (K-Day) and this gives all of you (and the Koala Army) to voice your opinion on the protection of the Koala. (more…)...
23rd July 2013
Last night a TV report showed that Koalas are being killed by bulldozers in blue gum plantations. These trees which have been the life blood for Koalas in Victoria over the last 10-15 year...