Sydney Coastrek 19 March 2021Choose your adventure! Walk 30 or 15 kilometres (60 kilometres sold out!) in teams of four along some of Australia’s most spectacular coastlines to get fit with friends and raise funds for mental health.
Koala's status should be critically endangeredInstead of acting on concerns about declining koala numbers, the federal government has conducted a census. The Australian Koala Foundation says that the koala's status should be updated from vulnerable to critically endangered.
Is Tasmanian agreement invalid?The Bob Brown Foundation is arguing in court that the Tasmanian agreement under the Regional Forests Agreements Act is invalid. If successful it could mean the end of native forest logging in Tasmania and potentially Australia.
Endangered scrub turpentine and native guavaNSW property owners are being asked to look for the critically endangered native shrubs scrub turpentine and native guava as part of the NSW Government Saving our Species program establishes an emergency seedbank. There's rapid decline due to Myrtle rust, a fungal disease that affects plants within the Myrtaceae family.
Overnighted on Mount SuperbusEmergency services are praising crew members who "took a massive leap of faith" by staying by the side of an injured hiker overnight on south-east Queensland's highest mountain, Mount Superbus.
A new reserve for small mammals and marsupialsA 9500 hectare reserve with 42 kilometres of electrified fence in south-west NSW near Mildura will hopefully provide a safe haven from feral predators for reintroduced small mammals and marsupials.
Restoring key habitat sites for platypus in VictoriaThe platypus is a threatened species and listed as vulnerable in Victoria. The State Government is providing an initial $250,000 towards restoration works at key habitat sites, with a further $50,000 for a long-term action plan.
Australian Koala FoundationGPO Box 2659Brisbane, Queensland 4001
p: 61 (07) 3229 7233f: 61 (07) 3221 0337www.savethekoala.com
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