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Refurbished Moggill Koala Rehabilitation Centre opens
Minister for the Environment and the Great Barrier Reef and Minister for Science and Youth Affairs The Honourable Meaghan Scanlon
The Moggill Koala Rehabilitation Centre has undergone a major refurbishment with the newly modernised facility now equipped with cutting-edge treatment and diagnostic equipment.
Minister for Environment and Science Meaghan Scanlon was on hand to welcome the first koalas into the new centre and to oversee their Chlamydia vaccinations, as part of an exciting trial to beat the devastating disease plaguing the koala population.
“The Queensland Government committed $830,000 to support the Moggill Koala Rehabilitation Centre in its role as a specialist rehabilitation centre supporting sick, injured and orphaned koalas and preparing them for release back to the wild,” Ms Scanlon said.
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Ray Revill calls over his fellow animal advocates, pointing excitedly to the gnawed coconut husk splayed out on Fraser Island’s “highway” a 120-kilometre stretch of beach usually teeming with holidaymakers at low tide.
After a bone-crunching drive along a softer inland track, it is a positive sign.
The group fear for the plight of the dingo population after bushfires burnt through more than 87,000 hectares of the World Heritage-listed island known as K gari by the Butchulla traditional owners.
While the fire was contained about a month ago, experts are still gauging the impact on the island s unique ecosystem, which includes tropical rainforests, ancient sand dunes and protected species including dingoes.
One of the natural wonders of the world, Fraser Island was hit by a bushfire that scorched more than half of the World Heritage-listed site. A month after the flames were contained, a small group takes a journey to the island paradise to assess the damage for themselves.