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...

Koala Woman Says Along with the Otways, this is where the Victorian Government has been able to win the PR war on how many koalas there are in Victoria. French Island officially has several thousand animals but they are all genetically identical and cannot be...

Koala Woman Says There were Koalas near Langwarrin as recently as 2017, but half this habitat has gone for development. Elsewhere in this electorate a Koala was reported at the Moorooduc Quarry Reserve in 2001, and a couple were seen in Mornington in 2007. We think...

Koala Woman Says There have never been any Koalas officially reported in this electorate but its possible that the odd stray Koala ventures here from some bush to the north of Ringwood and they are occasionally seen in Ringwood Heights.Member for DeakinMr Michael...

Koala Woman Says This electorate has a very small amount of habitat left with some Koalas in the You Yangs and Brisbane Ranges. The part of the Brisbane Ranges which is in this electorate was extensively burnt by wildfire in 2006 killing many Koalas.Member for...

Koala Woman Says This electorate includes the 2,500 square kilometre Otway Ranges. For years the Victorian Government used the Otway Ranges “Koala over-population problem” as an excuse to avoid greater protection for Victoria’s Koalas – they “had to many”. Now we know...

Koala Woman Says This area was first settled in the 1850s. The fur trade probably decimated koalas in this region but little historical data is available. Urbanisation began in earnest in the 1950s and now of course this is outer-city Melbourne with less 2.1% of...

Koala Woman Says Although Healesville Sanctuary is famous for koalas, if we are correct with these numbers then where have the wild koalas gone given the amount of habitat in this electorate? The answer is that the best habitats have been cleared for housing, with any...

Koala Woman Says This area was mainly bush up until the early 1950s when rapid urban development began. Koalas were occasionally seen up until the late 1980s but none have been reported since 2001.Member for CalwellMs Maria Vamvakinou MP Australian Labor Party...

Koala Woman Says This electorate fringes Melbourne, there has been development for perhaps 150 years with major urban infilling occurring in the 1950s. There have been no Koalas reported in this electorate since the 1960sMember for BruceThe Hon Julian Hill MP...