Koala Woman Says
This is an unusual electorate in that there was originally very little habitat suitable for Koalas, it was mostly grassland. Urbanisation and industrialisation began in earnest in the 195os, and the last Koala sightings in this electorate were in 1961.
Member for Gellibrand
Mr Tim Watts MP
Australian Labor Party
Tim.Watts.MP@aph.gov.au
1 Thomas Holmes Street Maribyrnong
VIC 3032
Will he Act or Axe?
Koala Numbers
Estimated AKF Koala Population: Extinct
Estimated Koala Habitat left: 4.8%
Estimated Federal Government Population: No data. No opinion.
The Victorian Government opposed the protection of the koala and there is no Federal protective legislation in place.