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Council’s koala petition garners thousands of signatures
https://www.wollondillyadvertiser.com.au/story/5467780/councils-koala-petition-garners-thousands-of-signatures/https://www.wollondillyadvertiser.com.au/story/5467780/councils-koala-petition-garners-thousands-of-signatures/
Marsupial meets Chinese medicine
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-15/acupuncture-for-bruiser-the-koala-following-brutal-dog-attack/9865416http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-15/acupuncture-for-bruiser-the-koala-following-brutal-dog-attack/9865416
Faecal transplants could help preserve vulnerable species
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-05352-1https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-05352-1
Protesters boycott 2018 Caring for our Koalas and Environment Conference in Port Macquarie
https://www.portnews.com.au/story/5457996/protesters-fear-environmental-destruction-will-be-legacy-of-forest-policy/https://www.portnews.com.au/story/5457996/protesters-fear-environmental-destruction-will-be-legacy-of-forest-policy/
Why do North Shore koalas matter but our disease-free colony doesn’t?
https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/5457919/why-do-north-shore-koalas-matter-but-our-disease-free-colony-doesnt/https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/5457919/why-do-north-shore-koalas-matter-but-our-disease-free-colony-doesnt/
Koala tax a $3 drop for marsupial’s diminishing habitat on the Gold Coast
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-08/can-a-gold-coast-tax-save-koalas/9850182http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-08/can-a-gold-coast-tax-save-koalas/9850182
Tamworth MP Kevin Anderson has applauded the NSW Government’s koala strategy in Parliament
https://www.northerndailyleader.com.au/story/5455309/gunnedahs-koala-strategy-benefits-remain-unclear-a-month-on/?cs=12https://www.northerndailyleader.com.au/story/5455309/gunnedahs-koala-strategy-benefits-remain-unclear-a-month-on/?cs=12
Strategy offers ‘no substantial’ koala protection: NEFA
https://www.coffscoastadvocate.com.au/news/strategy-offers-no-substantial-koala-protection-ne/3433662/https://www.coffscoastadvocate.com.au/news/strategy-offers-no-substantial-koala-protection-ne/3433662/
https://www.tweeddailynews.com.au/news/no-hospital-at-kings/3432830/
Koala rally pushes for greater protection
https://www.camdenadvertiser.com.au/story/5447626/koala-rally-pushes-for-greater-protection-photos/https://www.camdenadvertiser.com.au/story/5447626/koala-rally-pushes-for-greater-protection-photos/
NSW chooses timber over koalas, critics of habitat plan claim
https://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/nsw-chooses-timber-over-koalas-critics-of-habitat-plan-claim-20180601-p4zj0s.htmlhttps://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/nsw-chooses-timber-over-koalas-critics-of-habitat-plan-claim-20180601-p4zj0s.html
Riverina conservationists debate the adequacy of NSW government’s koala strategy
https://www.dailyadvertiser.com.au/story/5443902/koala-colony-in-narrandera-left-out-of-nsw-governments-statewide-protection-strategies/https://www.dailyadvertiser.com.au/story/5443902/koala-colony-in-narrandera-left-out-of-nsw-governments-statewide-protection-strategies/
Port Stephens Koalas listed Return and Earn charity list across Port Stephens
https://www.portstephensexaminer.com.au/story/5440525/koala-cause-added-to-return-and-earn-charity-list-video/https://www.portstephensexaminer.com.au/story/5440525/koala-cause-added-to-return-and-earn-charity-list-video/
Koala rescued from fire by Buninyong CFA
https://www.3ba.com.au/news/local-news/77636-koala-rescued-from-fire-by-buninyong-cfahttps://www.3ba.com.au/news/local-news/77636-koala-rescued-from-fire-by-buninyong-cfa
New koala sanctuary welcome – but is it in the right place?
https://www.echo.net.au/2018/05/new-koala-sanctuary-welcome-right-place/https://www.echo.net.au/2018/05/new-koala-sanctuary-welcome-right-place/
Sick koalas get $370,000 boost
https://www.tweeddailynews.com.au/news/sick-koalas-get-370000-boost/3426755/https://www.tweeddailynews.com.au/news/sick-koalas-get-370000-boost/3426755/
Pet dogs could soon be banned from areas near Queensland koala habitats
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/pet-dogs-could-soon-be-banned-from-areas-near-queensland-koala-habitats-20180524-p4zhbw.htmlhttps://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/pet-dogs-could-soon-be-banned-from-areas-near-queensland-koala-habitats-20180524-p4zhbw.html
Advocates and councillors push for better koala protections
https://www.macarthuradvertiser.com.au/story/5430086/advocates-and-councillors-push-for-better-koala-protections/?cs=1437https://www.macarthuradvertiser.com.au/story/5430086/advocates-and-councillors-push-for-better-koala-protections/?cs=1437
‘No help’: Healthy koala photographed moments before death on Appin Road
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-23/koala-death-on-appin-road-highlights-lack-of-protection/9787470http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-23/koala-death-on-appin-road-highlights-lack-of-protection/9787470
Caring for our Koalas and our Environment Conference to be held in Port Macquarie, June 7-8
https://www.wauchopegazette.com.au/story/5420699/national-koala-focus-at-june-conference/https://www.wauchopegazette.com.au/story/5420699/national-koala-focus-at-june-conference/
‘No benefit’ in Mambo wetlands site’s clearing plan, Port Stephens Council planners say
https://www.theherald.com.au/story/5414027/no-benefit-in-mambo-wetlands-sites-clearing-plan-planners/https://www.theherald.com.au/story/5414027/no-benefit-in-mambo-wetlands-sites-clearing-plan-planners/
Plan to hold summit to discuss koala protection
https://www.wollondillyadvertiser.com.au/story/5409500/plan-to-hold-summit-to-discuss-koala-protection/https://www.wollondillyadvertiser.com.au/story/5409500/plan-to-hold-summit-to-discuss-koala-protection/
Long-running battle ends in a win for residents, koalas and local council planning rules
https://theconversation.com/long-running-battle-ends-in-a-win-for-residents-koalas-and-local-council-planning-rules-96263https://theconversation.com/long-running-battle-ends-in-a-win-for-residents-koalas-and-local-council-planning-rules-96263
Koala protections prompt ‘serious new threat’ to NSW’s native forests
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/environment/conservation/koala-protections-prompt-serious-new-threat-to-nsw-s-native-forests-20180516-p4zfk0.htmlhttps://www.canberratimes.com.au/environment/conservation/koala-protections-prompt-serious-new-threat-to-nsw-s-native-forests-20180516-p4zfk0.html
The peculiar case of koala gut biomes
https://theaggie.org/2018/05/14/the-peculiar-case-of-koala-gut-biomes/https://theaggie.org/2018/05/14/the-peculiar-case-of-koala-gut-biomes/
Nelson Bay Wins With $3M Government Grant To Fund Koala Hospital At One Mile Beach
http://www.newsofthearea.com.au/nelson-bay-wins-3m-government-grant-fund-koala-hospital-one-mile-beach-40332http://www.newsofthearea.com.au/nelson-bay-wins-3m-government-grant-fund-koala-hospital-one-mile-beach-40332
Gunnedah’s Project Koala: How drinkers might help save our own Blinky
https://www.nvi.com.au/story/5403090/helping-save-our-koalas/https://www.nvi.com.au/story/5403090/helping-save-our-koalas/
‘NSW Koala Strategy’ kisses conservation goodbye
https://independentaustralia.net/life/life-display/nsw-koala-strategy-kisses-conservation-goodbye,11485https://independentaustralia.net/life/life-display/nsw-koala-strategy-kisses-conservation-goodbye,11485
Koala conservationists up in arms over Port Stephens Council proposal to sell Foreshore Drive land
https://www.portstephensexaminer.com.au/story/5386995/lot-sale-to-put-squeeze-on-waterfront-access-at-mambo/https://www.portstephensexaminer.com.au/story/5386995/lot-sale-to-put-squeeze-on-waterfront-access-at-mambo/
Five-kilometre koala fence for Picton Road
https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/5389596/five-kilometre-koala-fence-for-picton-road/https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/5389596/five-kilometre-koala-fence-for-picton-road/