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Koala deaths on Campbelltown area roads spike with more in the past week | Illawarra Mercury

An election to decide the fate of koalas

Griffith University: Citizen science to reveal koala 'family trees' from scats – India Education | Latest Education News | Global Educational News

One of the three grants awarded to Griffith University researchers by the Queensland Government will benefit from citizen scientists to better understand and document the DNA profiling of South East Queensland’s koala populations.The project, ‘Citize

Refurbished Moggill Koala Rehabilitation Centre opens

Date Time 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.

NSW Government delivers Koala SEPP 2021

2019 will be remade across NSW as Koala SEPP 2021. Core rural zones in rural areas will be decoupled from the SEPP as new codes that protect koala habitat under the Local Land Services Act are developed over the next month. This will vastly reduce red tape by removing the dual consent requirements facing farmers and foresters while immediately introducing enhanced protection for koala habitat in areas where more than 95 per cent of development activity occurs. Deputy Premier John Barilaro said the concerns of landholders in regional NSW have been heard by the NSW Government. “This is a win for regional NSW and balances the interests of farmers and the protection of koalas and their habitat,” Mr Barilaro said.