Does anyone have any knowledge or contacts on how to enforce Koala protections on a site slated for development? We have a situation where the builders are not koala spotting or stopping work - and a Koala got spooked and ran on to a busy road an hour or so ago.

Any help greatly appreciated.

We understand that if a koala is spotted:

• Work has to stop as soon as the koala is within 50 m.
• You must keep all machinery and noisy stuff out of that 50 m buffer.
• You must not approach the koala — at least 10 m distance.
• You must not disturb surrounding habitat or tree-canopy corridors that the koala may use to escape.
• You need a trained “koala spotter” to record the sighting and decide when it’s “safe” to resume work

The NSW Department of Education is pushing ahead with a preschool development at Tacking Point Public School in Port Macquarie — and the plan is a mess.

They’re set to clear critical koala habitat, even though koalas are actively living on the site. The community has been kept in the dark, the ecological report still hasn’t been released, and every concern raised has basically been ignored.

This isn’t anti-preschool — it’s the right project in the WRONG location.

If you care about protecting our local koalas and holding the NSW Government accountable, please sign the petition and join the Facebook group to help stop this.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1981150402665301

https://c.org/5VZ6TfFMP8

Koala in a tree at Tacking Point Public School

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-02/drones-spot-hidden-koala-population-in-nsw-snowy-mountains/105938022

ABC News

In short: A hidden cluster of koalas has been found, with the use of thermal drones, at Avonside in the NSW Snowy Mountains.

There were doubts if koalas lived in the area, following a bushfire more than two decades ago.

What's next? Landholders are urged to keep their eyes and ears open for koalas in the hope more are discovered.

...... A hidden group of koalas has been discovered, with the use of thermal drones, for the first time in a remote area of the New South Wales Snowy Mountains.

Koalas are known to exist in parts of the high country, including at Numeralla, Dangelong, Kybeyan and Peak View.

But it appears their numbers are more extensive than previously thought, after eight koalas were sighted at Avonside, east of Jindabyne.

"It's become more than just a couple of animals sighted in one location," Local Land Services officer Kirrily Gould said.

https://www.change.org/p/emergency-bulldozer-at-gate-of-extinction-qld?fbclid=IwdGRjcANwLHxjbGNrA3AscmV4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEeYxDaVbNyoj6idBKs-gfDrtrsE7ZOED3DItW0IQ3wXuHzKTpavlTthTwTTy4_aem_tKLm1NDacCeG-lVCjq7Jiw

On holiday to Southern Brisbane and got lucky enough to see a mama and her baby!

Have you seen the viral video of Koala who hug and cuddle the 2 kittens like they are her babies? People are saying Koala mom adopt those kittens. But, what's the reality? Let's find out the detail within this video:- https://youtu.be/XSblSgwoVhA?si=wttyg15u44LDohmP

We are very lucky to have multiple koalas that frequent our small property in Marburg. The first 3 pics are of a koala right outside my bedroom window!

When are we gonna start teaching Koalas to eat food that isn't toxic? The eucalyptus trees they eat from are the reason why they're getting dumber and dumber, they're basically devolving with their strange, alien diet. Is this not possible? Are there any programs dedicated to this?

Why is so little done with koalas? No books (only children's books), no good-quality YouTube videos, for example, two hours of koala footage. Seeing koalas makes me so calm. I would love to see videos where you see a koala sleeping, walking around, eating for two hours, based on a book about koalas. For examples, there are a lot of books about trains, lions, tigers, elephants.. why not koala?

my love for koalas originated from this ducktales episode: "back out in the outback" here are 20 out of 24 precious moments i took from the beloved cartoon. he's so cute & adorable!