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Kootingal ecologist Phil Spark meets with landholders to identify koala habita
https://www.nvi.com.au/story/5722853/landholders-vital-in-fight-to-preserve-koalas-project-koala/https://www.nvi.com.au/story/5722853/landholders-vital-in-fight-to-preserve-koalas-project-koala/
Got koalas on your land? The NSW government might pay you for it
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/got-koalas-on-your-land-the-nsw-government-might-pay-you-for-it-20181022-p50b6j.htmlhttps://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/got-koalas-on-your-land-the-nsw-government-might-pay-you-for-it-20181022-p50b6j.html
Gunnedah man employed by Office of Environment and Heritage to look after Blinky Dinkers
https://www.nvi.com.au/story/5706575/local-chosen-to-maintain-koala-water-drinkers-over-summer-project-koala/https://www.nvi.com.au/story/5706575/local-chosen-to-maintain-koala-water-drinkers-over-summer-project-koala/
NSW Greens introduce amendments to the Government’s National Park Estate (Reservations) Bill 2018
https://www.nambuccaguardian.com.au/story/5708308/greens-make-their-great-koala-national-park-move/?cs=736https://www.nambuccaguardian.com.au/story/5708308/greens-make-their-great-koala-national-park-move/?cs=736
More than 160 Fram koalas relocated and 23 euthansed
https://www.standard.net.au/story/5710005/fram-koalas-moved-on-to-greener-territory/https://www.standard.net.au/story/5710005/fram-koalas-moved-on-to-greener-territory/
Koala hospital delighted to meet Wauchope’s Koala Sam
https://www.wauchopegazette.com.au/story/5693012/wauchope-family-adopts-koala-sam/https://www.wauchopegazette.com.au/story/5693012/wauchope-family-adopts-koala-sam/
A koala has been spotted at Govetts Leap in Blackheath
https://www.bluemountainsgazette.com.au/story/5694983/koala-sighting-at-blackheath-photos/https://www.bluemountainsgazette.com.au/story/5694983/koala-sighting-at-blackheath-photos/
Campbelltown koalas to get their own national park and hospital
https://www.macarthuradvertiser.com.au/story/5676733/campbelltown-koalas-to-get-their-own-national-park-and-hospital/?cs=1437https://www.macarthuradvertiser.com.au/story/5676733/campbelltown-koalas-to-get-their-own-national-park-and-hospital/?cs=1437
Koala national park promised by NSW Labor
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/koala-national-park-promised-by-nsw-laborhttps://www.sbs.com.au/news/koala-national-park-promised-by-nsw-labor
NSW government failing to protect koalas by ignoring expert advice: Environmentalists
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/nsw-government-failing-to-protect-koalas-by-ignoring-expert-advice-environmentalistshttps://www.sbs.com.au/news/nsw-government-failing-to-protect-koalas-by-ignoring-expert-advice-environmentalists
Call for Labor’s koala national park to extend into Wollondilly
https://www.wollondillyadvertiser.com.au/story/5683325/call-for-labors-koala-national-park-to-extend-into-wollondilly/https://www.wollondillyadvertiser.com.au/story/5683325/call-for-labors-koala-national-park-to-extend-into-wollondilly/
Heat-seeking drones find Brisbane’s hiding koalas
https://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/heat-seeking-drones-find-brisbane-s-hiding-koalas-20181003-p507km.htmlhttps://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/heat-seeking-drones-find-brisbane-s-hiding-koalas-20181003-p507km.html
Council moving forward with plans for koala care forum
https://www.macarthuradvertiser.com.au/story/5695501/council-moving-forward-with-plans-for-koala-care-forum/?cs=1437https://www.macarthuradvertiser.com.au/story/5695501/council-moving-forward-with-plans-for-koala-care-forum/?cs=1437
Independent research on north coast koalas
https://koalahealthhub.org.au/publication/prioritising-research-efforts-for-effective-species-conservation-a-review-of-145-years-of-koala-research/https://koalahealthhub.org.au/publication/prioritising-research-efforts-for-effective-species-conservation-a-review-of-145-years-of-koala-research/
Protocols for collecting samples and data from koalas.
A set of protocols and accompanying forms and instruction have been developed by KHH with the support of the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment’s Saving our Species Program, and with broad consultation. Protocols cover non-invasive (scat-based)...
Koala Recovery Strategy approved and Coastal Koala Plan of Management deferred
https://www.portnews.com.au/story/5655936/strategy-approved-to-tackle-koala-population-decline/https://www.portnews.com.au/story/5655936/strategy-approved-to-tackle-koala-population-decline/
A 20-year plan out to enhance Noosa and save the koalas
https://www.noosanews.com.au/news/a-20-year-plan-out-to-enhance-noosa-and-save-the-k/3526790/https://www.noosanews.com.au/news/a-20-year-plan-out-to-enhance-noosa-and-save-the-k/3526790/
Federal MP slammed over Kings Forest ‘shovel ready’ claims
https://www.tweeddailynews.com.au/news/federal-mp-slammed-over-kings-forest-shovel-ready-/3524238/https://www.tweeddailynews.com.au/news/federal-mp-slammed-over-kings-forest-shovel-ready-/3524238/
https://www.ava.com.au/17268
Office of Environment and Heritage
https://www.nvi.com.au/story/5650243/oeh-backs-koala-conservation-in-gunnedah-through-saving-our-species-program/?cs=12https://www.nvi.com.au/story/5650243/oeh-backs-koala-conservation-in-gunnedah-through-saving-our-species-program/?cs=12
‘They don’t drop dead’: Thirsty koalas flock to Blinky drinkers
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/they-don-t-drop-dead-thirsty-koalas-flock-to-blinky-drinkers-20180913-p503ke.htmlhttps://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/they-don-t-drop-dead-thirsty-koalas-flock-to-blinky-drinkers-20180913-p503ke.html
Genetic sequencing answers critical koala questions
https://koalahealthhub.org.au/news/genetic-sequencing-answers-critical-koala-questions/https://koalahealthhub.org.au/news/genetic-sequencing-answers-critical-koala-questions/
‘Fit’ NSW koalas could save species
https://koalahealthhub.org.au/news/fit-nsw-koalas-could-save-species/https://koalahealthhub.org.au/news/fit-nsw-koalas-could-save-species/
Climate Matters: Armidale’s vulnerable koalas need urgent attention
https://www.armidaleexpress.com.au/story/5643750/vulnerable-koalas-need-urgent-attention/?cs=466https://www.armidaleexpress.com.au/story/5643750/vulnerable-koalas-need-urgent-attention/?cs=466
Gunnedah farmer demonstrates new design for koala water drinker
https://www.nvi.com.au/story/5644955/farmer-shares-new-user-friendly-design-for-blinky-drinker-project-koala/?cs=373https://www.nvi.com.au/story/5644955/farmer-shares-new-user-friendly-design-for-blinky-drinker-project-koala/?cs=373
Historic deal to protect Macarthur koala colony
https://www.wollondillyadvertiser.com.au/story/5642434/historic-deal-to-protect-macarthur-koala-colony/?cs=1552#slide=4https://www.wollondillyadvertiser.com.au/story/5642434/historic-deal-to-protect-macarthur-koala-colony/?cs=1552#slide=4
Koala summit discusses threats to colony
https://www.wollondillyadvertiser.com.au/story/5642776/koala-summit-discusses-threats-to-colony/#slide=3https://www.wollondillyadvertiser.com.au/story/5642776/koala-summit-discusses-threats-to-colony/#slide=3
Port Macquarie-Hastings Council loses Land and Environment Court battle over Ascot Park Estate development
https://www.portnews.com.au/story/5637330/court-win-gives-green-light-to-multi-dwelling-development-in-ascot-park/https://www.portnews.com.au/story/5637330/court-win-gives-green-light-to-multi-dwelling-development-in-ascot-park/
September is Save the Koala month for the Australian Koala Foundation
https://www.manningrivertimes.com.au/story/5629029/september-is-save-the-koala-month/https://www.manningrivertimes.com.au/story/5629029/september-is-save-the-koala-month/
Koalas face extinction in New South Wales by 2050 due to land clearing, scientist warns
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-07/koalas-face-extinction-in-nsw-due-to-land-clearing/10212236http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-07/koalas-face-extinction-in-nsw-due-to-land-clearing/10212236