Latest news on koalas

Since early July, SKAT has been surveying the northern half of Won Wron State Forest for Strzelecki koala scats. Around 700 trees have been surveyed, with 86 survey sites completed. SKAT has determined that...

Friends of the Earth has started more "in depth" surveying of Won Wron State Forest for koalas. After surveying nearby Mullungdung State Forest for almost three years, the focus has now turned to the...

Hancock Victorian Plantations controversial plans to log many hardwood areas and replant with pines in the Strzelecki ranges puts Slender Tree-ferns, Gang-gangs, Powerful Owls, Pilotbirds and the rare and endangered Strzelecki Burrowing Crayfish at...

Despite lack of funding, it has been a very busy couple of months for SKAT. Recent visits to the Strzelecki Ranges, reveal that up to 16,000 hectares of hardwood is currently being converted to...

A new documentary film, The Koalas, will be showing in Melbourne on Tuesday June 18, 6.30pm Cinema Nova and  Saturday June 22, 4pm Thornbury Picture House, 802 High Street, Thornbury). The film produced by...

Aaron Abbott, brother of the late Lachlan Abbott runs 27km on March 27 to raise much needed funds for the Strzelecki Koala and as a tribute to his late brother who was tragically killed...

Friends of the Earth have proposed to extend reserve areas within Mullungdung State Forest in the south east of Gippsland. Between June 2020 and September 2023, Friends of the Earth conducted 413 RAPID SAT...

New 19/1/24: Quarry Application Withdrawn New 18/1/24: Press Release Residents gather to share concerns over new quarry Local residents Glenn Todd and Tiffany Harrison, learnt just before Christmas that an application to construct a...

The big news for 2023 was the Victorian Government finally driving the final nail into native forest logging's coffin, by ending logging in ~1.5 million hectares of native forest. The decision now means that...

Some updates from 'Koala land' regarding what SKAT has been up to over the past couple of months. It's certainly been hectic. A couple of big events are looming fast, the first being the...