Dear All, I think the words of Koala Campaigner, Nerida (see below), is all I need to say in this blog. I have sent the photos and words to Canberra in preparation for the November 10th Scientific Meeting which will discuss whether the koala is at risk. You just...

Save the Koala Month finishes today and it has been very hectic. We launched our month at Dreamworld when David Tree, the famous firefighter, came to Brisbane and told us stories about finding Sam the koala during the Victorian Bushfires. We then launched our new No...

One of the volunteers working here for the Save Our Koalas Rally on 25th September is a carer and she told me a story about a koala named Dianne and a little orphaned joey Fabian. Although they were not related, when a big tropical storm came through recently, little...

I am sure you have heard that Sam the Koala died today.  The dear little koala that made the whole world notice the plight of the Koala has left behind a great legacy. I have been interviewed by many journalists and I believe our Prime Minister was asked how...

Two Queensland Government Ministers have just put out this press release. Do we believe that this ‘SPP’ will work?  Basically this says that if a developer cuts down trees that have koalas in them, they will grow more trees elsewhere.  I...

I recently read 700 post mortems of koala which articulated their cause of death. I keep that document on my desk so I never forget what the AKF is about. Many of the reports had the word “wasted” and they appear to have starved to death, or worse still...

Last night I went to a community meeting about the sealing of an existing road. I wrote about this road in my Bulldozer of Process article and the process continues to fascinate me - if it were not so serious it would almost be funny. The photo below is of a koala...

Yesterday I spoke with both the office of Premier Bligh here in Queensland and Minister Garrett’s office in Canberra. I made the calls offering to visit both of them to express my grave concerns for the koala population in South East Queensland.  As you...

This morning I received an email from Wendy, a woman who is trying to stop a car rally driving through her part of Australia. Over the last few months many people in the district have been contacting AKF about this – because the rally will drive through an area...

It is nearly 7 pm. I am waiting to ring in to a local radio station in Northern New South Wales. The presenter's name is Pussycat.  This is a community radio station and she wants to understand why it is so difficult to get the koala protected by the Federal...