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Australia's iconic koala is in serious trouble...

But communities are taking action to safeguard Victorian koala populations through research, surveys and mapping.

Our vision for koalas

We build community alliances in the South Gippsland region and across Victoria to support local citizens in learning how to survey and look for koalas. We believe that citizen science can lead...
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Mullungdung Reserve Campaign

Help us turn Mullungdung State Forest into a conservation reserve. Between June 2020 and September 2023, Friends of the Earth conducted 413 koala surveys and some random scat searches totalling over 2900...
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2000 hectares of Forest Reserved in the Strzelecki Ranges.

October 08, 2026

Friends of the Earth is happy to announce that 2,155 hectares of land has been added to the Brataualung Forest Park in the Strzelecki Ranges. The land was promised by the State Government back in 2008 as part of a deal to link existing...

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Mullungdung State Forest and VicGrid Transmission Lines

October 01, 2026

STOP PRESS 14/10/26: A meeting with VicGrid today confirmed that the width of clearance would be 70 metres, not 200 metres as stated in VicGrid email. VicGrid also said that they were investigating ways to remove as least vegetation as possible. Last week VicGrid...

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2026 Koalathon Happening on October 25.

August 25, 2026

SKAT's second Koalathon is happening on October 25.  All details of the koalathon can be found here.  The event hopes to get people walking, riding or running along a circuit in eastern Melbourne. If you can't participate you can sponsor someone to do the...

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Strzelecki Koala map

Check it out to see the spread of Victorias endemic koala population!
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