Our koala conservation projects

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Our koala conservation projects aim to:

  • Reduce threats to koalas.
  • Protect koala habitat.
  • Manage and restore kola habitat.
  • Maintain healthy breeding populations.

Find out more about how we are doing this. 

Northern Rivers Koala Partnership 2023

We are currently working with our five neighbouring Councils and Department of Planning and Environment (DPE) to form a Northern Rivers Koala Partnership Group. 

This group oversees the management of koala populations in the Northern Rivers region. 

No Bat No Me Project

Funded by WIRES, we are educating the community about issues affecting the conservation of two of our threatened species – flying foxes and koalas! 

Find out more about the project at Flying-foxes in Byron Shire

Koala Vehicle Strike Project 2022 to 2023

A major cause of koala deaths is being hit by vehicles on our roads. 

Working with DPE, several koala roadkill hotspots in the Byron Shire have been identified. These sites include: 

  • Bangalow
  • Broken Head
  • Coorabell.

Work is underway to reduce hits at these sites. 

Koala Habitat Restoration Project 2022

In partnership with DPE, local landholders and local bush regenerators, we have restored approximately 12ha of koala habitat on private property.

This includes on sites in:

  • Possum Creek
  • Myocum
  • Tyagarah
  • Ewingsdale. 

Koala Monitoring Project 2021

Funded by DPE, our koala monitoring survey round for 2021 was a great success.

We searched for evidence of koala activity on 58 sites in the Byron Shire on both public and private land. 

Our next koala monitoring round will take place from September to December 2023.

North East Hinterland Koala Project 2019 to 2021

Funded by the NSW Saving Our Species program, this project is a partnership between us and:

  • Tweed Shire Council
  • Ballina Shire Council
  • Lismore City Council
  • Friends of the Koala.

In Byron Shire, the project aims to restore an additional 2.8 hectares of koala habitat on private land. 

We also work with landholders to register with the Biodiversity Conservation Trust to protect their habitat through a Conservation Agreement.

For more information visit Restoring wildlife habitat.

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