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NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust enters into conservation agreements with landowners to protect koala habitat
https://www.portnews.com.au/story/5818808/multi-million-dollar-investment-to-protect-koala-habitat/https://www.portnews.com.au/story/5818808/multi-million-dollar-investment-to-protect-koala-habitat/
‘The eyes of the voters of Queensland are watching’ new koala council
https://www.smh.com.au/national/queensland/the-eyes-of-the-voters-of-queensland-are-watching-new-koala-council-20181213-p50m6c.htmlhttps://www.smh.com.au/national/queensland/the-eyes-of-the-voters-of-queensland-are-watching-new-koala-council-20181213-p50m6c.html
Queensland’s first Koala Advisory Council meets in Brisbane
https://www.miragenews.com/queensland-s-first-koala-advisory-council-meets-in-brisbane/https://www.miragenews.com/queensland-s-first-koala-advisory-council-meets-in-brisbane/
Koala bites cause wound infections in Australia
https://www.healio.com/infectious-disease/zoonotic-infections/news/in-the-journals/%7B4163d02d-285b-4d34-b485-cb6fc460d0e1%7D/koala-bites-cause-wound-infections-in-australiahttps://www.healio.com/infectious-disease/zoonotic-infections/news/in-the-journals/%7B4163d02d-285b-4d34-b485-cb6fc460d0e1%7D/koala-bites-cause-wound-infections-in-australia
Wildlife, koalas hit hard in Gosse bushfire
https://www.theislanderonline.com.au/story/5803622/wildlife-koalas-hit-hard-in-gosse-bushfire/https://www.theislanderonline.com.au/story/5803622/wildlife-koalas-hit-hard-in-gosse-bushfire/
Land lease a godsend for hungry koalas
https://www.crookwellgazette.com.au/story/5801561/land-lease-a-godsend-for-hungry-koalas/?cs=9397https://www.crookwellgazette.com.au/story/5801561/land-lease-a-godsend-for-hungry-koalas/?cs=9397
Hidden koala blood parasites offer new clue for their illness
https://phys.org/news/2018-12-hidden-koala-blood-parasites-clue.htmlhttps://phys.org/news/2018-12-hidden-koala-blood-parasites-clue.html
Koalas in trouble after Queensland’s bushfires and heatwave, expert warns
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-12-07/koalas-impacted-by-heatwave-and-bushfires/10590828https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-12-07/koalas-impacted-by-heatwave-and-bushfires/10590828
Koalas to be relocated from island in Lake Hamilton
https://www.standard.net.au/story/5795558/koalas-to-be-relocated-from-island-in-lake-hamilton/https://www.standard.net.au/story/5795558/koalas-to-be-relocated-from-island-in-lake-hamilton/
https://koalahealthhub.org.au/news/koala-care-centre-needs-help/
Palaszczuk Government announces new Koala Advisory Council
https://koalahealthhub.org.au/news/palaszczuk-government-announces-new-koala-advisory-council/https://koalahealthhub.org.au/news/palaszczuk-government-announces-new-koala-advisory-council/
Qld Koala council heads conservation push
https://koalahealthhub.org.au/news/qld-koala-council-heads-conservation-push/https://koalahealthhub.org.au/news/qld-koala-council-heads-conservation-push/
RSPCA Qld chief to head Queensland’s new Koala Advisory Council
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/environment/conservation/rspca-qld-chief-to-head-queensland-s-new-koala-advisory-council-20181122-p50hk4.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feedhttps://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/environment/conservation/rspca-qld-chief-to-head-queensland-s-new-koala-advisory-council-20181122-p50hk4.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed
‘Significantly compromised’: Government ignored advice of its own officers on logging
https://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/significantly-compromised-government-ignored-advice-of-its-own-officers-on-logging-20181118-p50grm.htmlhttps://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/significantly-compromised-government-ignored-advice-of-its-own-officers-on-logging-20181118-p50grm.html
Office of Environment and Heritage hosts koala workshop
https://www.theherald.com.au/story/5757690/fears-for-koala-population-as-report-finds-hunter-a-land-clearing-hot-spot/https://www.theherald.com.au/story/5757690/fears-for-koala-population-as-report-finds-hunter-a-land-clearing-hot-spot/
Queensland has systematically failed threatened species, auditor general says in scathing report
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/nov/14/queensland-has-systematically-failed-threatened-species-auditor-general-says-in-scathing-reporthttps://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/nov/14/queensland-has-systematically-failed-threatened-species-auditor-general-says-in-scathing-report
Sunshine Coast koala habitat protected in $3.5 million land buy
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/queensland/sunshine-coast-koala-habitat-protected-in-3-5-million-land-buy-20181107-p50elo.htmlhttps://www.smh.com.au/politics/queensland/sunshine-coast-koala-habitat-protected-in-3-5-million-land-buy-20181107-p50elo.html
Master plan proposed for mine site in Brisbane’s south
https://www.smh.com.au/national/queensland/master-plan-proposed-for-mine-site-in-brisbane-s-south-20181105-p50e5v.htmlhttps://www.smh.com.au/national/queensland/master-plan-proposed-for-mine-site-in-brisbane-s-south-20181105-p50e5v.html
Koala watchers fear most animals died after being moved for Gold Coast development
https://www.smh.com.au/national/queensland/koala-watchers-fear-most-animals-died-after-being-moved-for-gold-coast-development-20181104-p50dw7.htmlhttps://www.smh.com.au/national/queensland/koala-watchers-fear-most-animals-died-after-being-moved-for-gold-coast-development-20181104-p50dw7.html
What about Mambo? Questions on NSW Government’s $20 million buy-back scheme to preserve Port Stephens koalas
https://www.portstephensexaminer.com.au/story/5730801/what-about-mambo-questions-on-20-million-buy-back-to-preserve-our-koalas/?cs=762https://www.portstephensexaminer.com.au/story/5730801/what-about-mambo-questions-on-20-million-buy-back-to-preserve-our-koalas/?cs=762
Koalas face wipe-out as WWF points finger at Australia
https://www.9news.com.au/2018/10/31/16/25/australia-targeted-in-wwf-reporthttps://www.9news.com.au/2018/10/31/16/25/australia-targeted-in-wwf-report
Koalas’ future at risk: WWF report
https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/worldtoday/koalas-future-at-risk:-wwf-report/10446574https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/worldtoday/koalas-future-at-risk:-wwf-report/10446574
Wildlife experts slam government’s koala habitat plan
https://www.wollondillyadvertiser.com.au/story/5731439/wildlife-experts-slam-governments-koala-habitat-plan/https://www.wollondillyadvertiser.com.au/story/5731439/wildlife-experts-slam-governments-koala-habitat-plan/
http://www.starweekly.com.au/news/planting-for-koalas/
Australia’s east coast named as ‘deforestation front’ in WWF Living Planet report
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/30/australias-east-coast-named-as-deforestation-front-in-wwf-living-planet-reporthttps://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/30/australias-east-coast-named-as-deforestation-front-in-wwf-living-planet-report
NSW Koala Strategy and more
https://www.nambuccaguardian.com.au/story/5727827/state-of-play-with-koala-protection-in-nsw/https://www.nambuccaguardian.com.au/story/5727827/state-of-play-with-koala-protection-in-nsw/
Kevin Anderson claims Gunnedah is not missing out on state koala funding
https://www.northerndailyleader.com.au/story/5724305/playing-catch-up-habitat-push-taking-gunnedahs-lead-mp-says/https://www.northerndailyleader.com.au/story/5724305/playing-catch-up-habitat-push-taking-gunnedahs-lead-mp-says/
‘Scam’: Developer to use parkland to offset koala habitat destruction
https://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/scam-developer-to-use-parkland-to-offset-koala-habitat-destruction-20181028-p50cfz.htmlhttps://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/scam-developer-to-use-parkland-to-offset-koala-habitat-destruction-20181028-p50cfz.html
University of Sydney’s Pave the Way fundraiser backs Gunnedah koala reasearch
https://www.nvi.com.au/story/5724064/funds-to-pave-the-way-for-ongoing-koala-research-project-koala/https://www.nvi.com.au/story/5724064/funds-to-pave-the-way-for-ongoing-koala-research-project-koala/
‘360 degrees’: Wide-ranging aid needed to stem rapid decline of koalas
https://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/koala-decline-projects-nsw-election-museum-20181025-p50c05.htmlhttps://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/koala-decline-projects-nsw-election-museum-20181025-p50c05.html