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25.01.2022 UPDATE - RECENT SIGHTING OF KOALA "RILEY" I took these beautiful photos of our precious koala "Riley" on the 9th of September this year, after receiving a call from a lovely lady named Maryanne from Oakey, telling me that she had a koala with a yellow ear tag in a tree on her property. I immediately looked up the address on the map and thought it was possible to be either "Riley" or "Raven" that we released 17 months ago in that area, but couldn't rule out it being a koala... released by another carer. Maryanne sent a photo and I was fairly sure based on the fluffy ears that it was Riley, but thought it best to attend on-site myself to check. I arrived at the property at Oakey to find a lovely bush setting on the opposite side of the creek from where we released the two koalas 17 months before. Using the zoom lens on the camera, i was able to get some clear photos of her ear tag to identify her number and confirm this with the RSPCA Wildlife Hospital that it was in-fact "Riley" and she was looking fabulous. The wildlife hospital have updated the sighting on her record. The property owners have also seen another koala around in recent times that we couldn't locate at this visit, and it is quite possibly "Raven" who would now be fully independent from her mother. Having these follow-up sightings reported is always wonderful for carers to get an update on their koalas, so please if you see a koala with an ear tag, call your local wildlife hospital to report it, the ear tag number if possible and details so they can track it. Back-story on Riley here: https://www.facebook.com/toowoombakoalarescue/posts/2655849691410347

23.01.2022 TWINS These BRUSHTAIL POSSUM TWINS came into care earlier this week after their mother was fatally injured in a road incident in Toowoomba. Twins in Brushtail Possums are extremely rare!! We have heard of it before but none of us have ever come across it ourselves! Big Thankyou to Toowoomba Veterinary Hospital for calling Maree to collect these tiny pinky little ones after their check-over and massive thanks to Sharon our local tiny critter extraordinaire carer for taking them on. Sharon said they are both going well, although one has some bruising but so far so good. We are hoping they both continue to improve. Sharon said that they even look identical so it will be interesting to watch how they grow! Good luck little ones!

22.01.2022 Release video of Koala LEIGH who’s story we shared in the previous post.

21.01.2022 HAPPY FATHERS DAY - Wildlife appreciation of some of the best Dads in the animal kingdom- the Cassowary! After his loving partner lays the eggs & then nicks off into the rainforest.. the dad takes over the full incubation & raising process of the cassowary chicks. Pretty incredible! They are amazing fathers! We were blessed to see this wild father Cassowary with 2 large chicks in the Daintree Rainforest, North Qld, almost 10 years ago now! For more info on cassowary conservation visit Kuranda Conservation http://www.kurandaconservation.org/save-the-cassowary/

21.01.2022 This little cutie is named BLOSSUM and she has just gone back to the wild after completing her treatment at Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital. Blossum is a koala rescued by the amazing team at @Wildlife Rescue South Burnett. They rescue a lot of koalas in their region and have endless long trips to the Sunshine Coast transporting them, and they have kindly helped us out in the past. Big thanks to our team of Brendon & Bryanna for their joint efforts with transporting this girl back to Kingaroy from the coast. It was lovely to be able to be able to return the favour and help get this little one back home. Good luck Blossum .

20.01.2022 We all need a little JOY in our lives MEET Joy the tiny RUFOUS BETTONG, who came to me for hand-raising in early June this year. Joy was only 370grams when she was found orphaned and she was cold and dehydrated. She required sub-cutaneous fluid hydration and specialised milk formula in a tiny bottle. I was concerned about pneumonia and so after assessment on day 2 at Darling Downs Vet at Oakey, she was started on a course of injectable antibiotics. Thankfully she respon...ded well and continued to thrive. She has been without a doubt, my favourite animal ever to raise (that’s a big call) and the four hourly feeds & sleepless nights were so worth it! Bettongs grow & mature very quickly and she is now in the outdoor fenced enclosure learning to become accustomed to being wild before release. Unfortunately no other bettongs came into care during this time to be a little friend for her (they are very uncommon), my name was top of the list at all the wildlife hospitals and carer groups known to get bettongs as we have a perfect soft release site with wild ones here, but sadly that wasn’t to be. These are a few cute pics from her first few weeks with us. I will post some more of her growth journey and eventual release in the coming weeks. See more

20.01.2022 Something a little different came into care yesterday. This is a Female PAINTED BUTTON-QUAIL (Turnix varius) rescued by Jemma in the middle of Toowoomba, after she found it injured in a very odd place. Interestingly this was one of two injured birds of the same species, found on the same day, but in very different locations. We had to call on our good friend Mick from the Toowoomba Bird Observers to confirm an i.d on this quail for us, as they can be confused with the Buff-...breasted Button Quail and the male Black-breasted Button Quail. The club is recording the two records on the birding and government wildlife database. Painted Button Quails are active during the evening, night and early morning, feeding on the ground. They are known to often fly into windows at night when the lights are on, ending up in unusual places. This particular bird has an injured eye, but should recover quickly. More info on these beautiful rarely seen birds here: http://birdlife.org.au/bird-profile/painted-button-quail See more

20.01.2022 MEET BLAIR the BLUE TONGUE LIZARD- our third lizard dog attack survivor for the season! Poor Blair has some bad bruising underneath and some small puncture wounds. The skink was thankfully taken to Herriot House Veterinary Surgery where he was checked over and started on medication for pain and to reduce the swelling. He was transferred to us 3 days ago and is now eating and resting up. We expect he will make a full recovery and return to the wild (but in a safer spot).

19.01.2022 HEALTHY WILD KOALA OBSERVATIONS - There are some beautiful Koala Mums & back-rider bubs around at the moment. These cute photos were sent into us by wildlife carer Fiona, taken at Merritts Creek (north of Toowoomba). The koala pair paused on this fence post during their journey across the house yard before climbing up this beautiful gum tree... a much safer spot. Please remember that koalas are on the move at the moment during all times of the day- should you notice any moving about, please restrain your dogs, like the property owners here did, so the koalas can move along safely. They also put a water dish out for the koalas at the base of the tree, as it’s rather hot today - Thankyou. Stay tuned for some more photos of cute local koala bubbas to come... I just have to download them from the camera!

19.01.2022 You’ve read their story- now see the release video of Koalas Baby RAVEN and her mother RILEY at Oakey 14/04/19. The koalas were released by Brendon and Karen, back in their home territory. They were happy to be home and started to eat straight away.

19.01.2022 KOALA CLIFFORD’s Release Video. Clifford is the koala rescued from Clifford Gardens Shopping Centre Carpark recently. He climbed really well and seemed content in his new habitat of lush feed trees. Let’s hope he doesn’t get the urge to go shopping again!

19.01.2022 MEET KANGAROO JOEY ROSE Little Joey Rose was rescued by Jackson and his mother Catherine two weeks ago after they came across a dead Eastern Grey Kangaroo mid-morning on the road at Goombungee. Thankfully they stopped to check her pouch and they found little Rose (named by Jackson) safety inside the pouch. Catherine rang us and we met her to collect the joey and take her for a check-over at Darling Downs Vets. Little Rose was in fantastic condition and was without any... injuries, she was around 190 days old on rescue. She took her first bottle very well and then went onto wildlife carer Sue for hand-raising and to be a friend to another she has in care. Sue has given us an update that Rose is gaining weight well and has settled in nicely. Thank-you to this lovely family for stopping to check the kangaroo- which is something they regularly do, what a wonderful role model you are Catherine for your children. See more

19.01.2022 MEET KOALA THEO - Part 1 of his rescue & rehabilitation story. Recently we received a call from some lovely rural property owners at Goombungee, a location where we have rescued two orphaned baby koalas in the past year due to the drought ( ‘Drew’ & ‘Courtney’). The land owners love their koalas and they rang after noticing a koala with a sore eye. Cameron and I attended and could see the koala had chlamydial conjuntivitis in the earlier stages and that the koala w...as an ideal candidate for successful treatment if we could get him! The tree he was in was thick and had a multitude of close vertical branches making the usual flagging method difficult- so we opted against trying this (also not having Brendon’s tree climbing skills on hand) and so we set up the koala tree trap instead. This is hard, awkward work and took 2 hours to set up with the property owners help! The trap system is safe and humane and basically the koala comes down from the tree to try to move to another location, he goes around and around the inside of the walls looking for an escape and the koala box trap is the only way out. Once he enters the box trap the door closes and he is safe inside. We previously cover the trap with branches for shade and comfort and then it is checked regularly. This method of capture is commonly used by koala rescue groups all over Australia (although theirs is probably not as primitive as ours- but it works!) Thankfully we got him after the first night and I attended the property early in the morning to retrieve the caged koala and disassemble the trap. I named the koala ‘Theo’ and he was transferred to a quarantine aviary for something to eat at our facilities. Brendon drove him to the Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors Hospital on the Sunshine Coast for veterinary assessment & treatment. Theo was found to be in ‘good robust condition with a good body score’ and he has begun treatment at the hospital for his chlamydial conjunctivitis. We look forward to sharing the second part of Theo’s story once he has been rehabilitated and is ready for release back home. Thanks to Cameron, Colin & Liz for all the help setting up the koala trap and to Brendon for driving all the way to the Sunshine Coast to deliver two koalas to the hospital! Dave our good friend, for his generosity donating his excellent box cage trap earlier this year when we desperately needed one for rescues & especially Australia Zoo Wildlife hospital who are super busy with koala patients at the moment in trauma season. We are so excited for Theo!! To be continued ...

18.01.2022 Video of property owner Tony, releasing koala Irene aka Nutsy back to the bushland in her home range after she was rescued by us the day before from Tony’s pool fence (see previous post).

17.01.2022 ROAD AWARENESS REQUIRED- KOALAS CROSSING - HIGHFIELDS at the Dip on Meringandan Road, near intersection of Wirraglen Road, over Klein Creek. DRIVERS PLEASE TAKE CARE- Koalas witnessed crossing this busy section of road during the day into the Scouts Bushland reserve. Drivers may not expect to see koalas on the road during peak times. The dip is a well known wildlife crossing hotspot & high road trauma area for echidnas, wallabies, lizards and pythons. Please drive carefully Thankyou to Tracey for reporting the sighting to us and making sure the koala this morning was safe. UPDATE 17/09/20 I have requested permanent wildlife awareness road signage for this location from Toowoomba Regional Council and they agree that it is a good idea- they will let me know when it will be installed. Judi

15.01.2022 LEAVE WATER OUT FOR WILDLIFE Temperatures are soaring in the Toowoomba Region and South-East Queensland at the moment- and with no break in the drought and little water sources around, animals of all types are searching for water. You can help by leaving out bowls, tubs and containers of water near bases of trees or in your garden and making sure domestic pets are kept away from water stations so they don’t deter wildlife from using them. Remember to add a branch or rocks to deep bowls to avoid wildlife drowning and allow easy access for lizards and small birds. Everyone can help and make a difference in any location that you live. Remember to top up the water regularly .

15.01.2022 THREE TINY STRIATED PARDALOTES These tiny little birds are Striated Pardalotes (Pardalotus striatus) and they are being hand-raised by Maree after coming into care recently from Cabarlah. These little birds identification initially caused a bit of confusion with us and even our expert birding contacts, as when they arrived they were delivered in a round pine-needle nest and they only had little pin feathers. The nest was really throwing us all off with working out their ...I.d. After a bit of investigation it was found that the members of public had accidentally dug them up from their dirt nest tunnel and then placed them in this nest they found in their garden to deliver them into care! Well done to Maree working it out! A Striated Pardalotes nest is made of bark fiber, rootlets and fine grass, and placed in small tree hollow, a tunnel excavated in the side of a bank or within crevices in man-made objects. The little birds now have feather colouring and are doing extremely well. They are always delightful birds to look after! We look forward to sharing photos of them as they grow.

14.01.2022 Early morning trip to the Sunshine Coast to Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital to pick up 2 1/2 special deliveries! Do you recognise one of them?? (Hint: It’s been a while & he’s all grown up) Release stories to come.

14.01.2022 MEET BABY KOALA RAVEN & HER MOTHER RILEY - a rescue & reunion story (that we are only sharing now due to a recent update in their story.) Turn back to 12th April 2019, Brendon got a call for a baby koala on its own on a fence at Oakey and neighbours were concerned for its welfare. He went and rescued the sweet little girl koala who we named Raven and we organised to get her urgently to the Rspca wildlife hospital at Wacol that day while Brendon went on to search f...or Raven’s mum without success. The next day Brendon returned again early to Oakey to keep searching and spotted an adult koala high in a gum tree on the road verge not too far from where the baby was rescued. There was no way of knowing if this was the right koala or not- but he did the tricky rescue and once realising it was a female, coordinated with Lee from the Rspca to arrange the adult female named Riley to be sent down to the hospital urgently. After she had had her check over and discovered that she was in-fact a lactating mother and in good health- the reunion began. The two koalas knew each other straight away and re-bonded immediately and cuddled up together, staff at the hospital said it was the most heartwarming moment . It was a wonderful result and one that the rspca tells us, rarely happens. Both healthy koalas were returned to us to release back to their home area the following day. They were released near where they came from, in a wonderful park full of feed trees along the creek. ‘Riley’ was given a talking to, about not losing her baby again . The koala pair climbed really well and started to eat straight away. We have a great video of this release to share also, along with a recent update to come! Big thanks to Michael, Karen & Lee from the RSPCA at the time, and the two kind gentleman who rang about Raven. This story was a highlight for all of us in a dark time. See more

13.01.2022 MARY’S Release Video. We have had an update from the property owners and Mary is still in the same area in the beautiful feed trees near where we released her. Seems that she is very content on the farm- having somewhere safe to live to raise her baby.

12.01.2022 MEET CLIFFORD rescued from Clifford Gardens Shopping Centre, Newtown, Toowoomba recently. Anyone who knows the area, will know that a koala is not something that people are used to seeing while out doing their shopping! Thankfully shoppers Samantha & Ethan realised a koala didn’t belong in the carpark and rang the Rspca Wildlife Rescue Hotline. We attended immediately and found the koala in a nice leafy ornamental tree, but a very precarious location! We made the deci...sion to rescue Clifford and send him off for a health check at the Rspca Wildlife Hospital in Brisbane. Koala Clifford was found to be in good condition, however he was extremely hungry and gratefully took the supply of fresh eucalyptus leaf from the staff and they tell me he was a very well behaved patient! Clifford returned to us for a short time to be kept in quarantine while his test results came back. Once we had the all clear that his results were negative, he was cleared for release. Finding a good location for him within the 5km radius was challenging but the spot we chose had feed trees in great condition along a creek corridor. He climbed very well. Good luck & stay safe Clifford

11.01.2022 Possum Mum MEM & Bub HUSH have been getting used to their new possum box that Brendon built for them (see pic of it before it went into their aviary) and this weekend they will go back to the Rogers Reserve in their box which will be installed in one of the trees. (You might remember they came from a cupboard in the high school across the road from the bushland reserve.) This transition process will ensure they have their own familiar secure home to live in, and they won’...t have to compete for other hollows or be forced to find another odd place to live. They will also have a plentiful food source there. Little Hush has grown a lot in the short time he has been in care with us! His mum is doing a good job looking after him. We will post a photo of the box when it’s all installed with the precious contents inside! Backstory here: https://www.facebook.com/1643275459334447/posts/2698122427183073/

11.01.2022 This is a very good article and is relevant also to the greater Toowoomba Region, which has also been left off the koala mapping.

11.01.2022 Wonderful news for Koalas on the Mt Lofty Escarpment, Toowoomba.

10.01.2022 STEVE IRWIN DAY 2020 Celebrated each year on 15 November, Steve Irwin Day is an annual international event honouring the life and legacy of Steve Irwin. So many people we know in the wildlife rescue/rehabilitation community worked with and were friends with Steve and his loss has impacted all of their lives greatly. He did amazing things for wildlife conservation and also in our own region of Toowoomba. Many people don’t know that Steve and his Dad Bob worked closely wit...h the former group we were a part of (Wildlife Carers Darling Downs Inc) generously supplying milk formula and supplement food for a very large number of macropods that came into their care during a tough drought. They also supplied and assisted with the use of soft-release facilities at their Blackbutt conservation property. Their support to the group and Steve’s ongoing contributions in a variety of ways was always greatly appreciated- even if it was just an article he had written for their newsletter. Bob & Steve were a great team! Today we are grateful that his organisation Wildlife Warriors & his family continue to fund the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital - it is a massive task and contribution to wildlife and our community. The animals and their carers are so lucky to have this amazing facility and it’s staff. I have to include an image of this incredible mural of Steve that used to be in Toowoomba- painted by the internationally famous artist Madsteez. The whole town was heartbroken when the buildings owner painted over this iconic work of art a few years ago, for no reason. See more

09.01.2022 KOALA ‘KEVIN JNR’ has taken over the nickname of Superman , previously given to another ‘flying koala’ we had in care earlier this year .

09.01.2022 BAT, FLYING FOX & MICRO-BAT AWARENESS With trees in flower, flying foxes and bats are getting into strife on barbed wire fences and electrical wires and other unfortunate situations. PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH OR MOVE BATS.... EVER If you notice a bat on a fence, on the ground or in another unusual situation please phone the Rspca Wildlife Rescue Hotline immediately on 1300 264 625 (1300 ANIMAL) to be put in touch with a vaccinated trained carer as soon as you can. (N.B. Not... all wildlife carers can rescue bats.) Deceased bats also need to be checked as they may be carrying a surviving pup- this also requires a vaccinated carer) To find out more about how you can make your property safer for aerial visitors please visit http://www.wildlifefriendlyfencing.com/WFF/Home.html To learn more about bats please visit https://www.batsqld.org.au See more

07.01.2022 MEET KOALA LULU who made herself at home at Darling Heights State School in Toowoomba recently! The school is a long distance away from any koala habitat, but it must have been worth the journey as it was home to some spectacular feed trees on their playground. The children spotted the koala and notified the principal who called Carol at TKWR for assistance. The tree was very high and as it was isolated from other adjoining trees we decided to set the tree trap system ...up as the least invasive rescue approach. It was no surprise that Lulu didn’t come down straight away as the tree was so beautiful and she had probably been very hungry after her long journey to get there. We ran into some challenges after the trap was blown apart in severe winds on the second day and Dave had to go back and try to put it all together again in the wind storm. Thankfully it worked and held together enough and we secured her that next morning. Koala Lulu was taken to the Rspca wildlife hospital at Wacol for assessment due to her displaced location. She was found to have some minor eye trauma but we were totally amazed to hear that she had a pinky koala joey in her pouch!!! Lulu was kept at the hospital until her eye healed. She returned to us this week to be released back to the closest koala habitat bushland as agreed on with the Rspca. She climbed super well on release and started to eat straight away. Massive thank you to Principal Mark and all of the staff & students at Darling Heights School for their cooperation. The school straight away cordoned off the area around the tree and made sure the koala was not harassed at all while we arrived. The staff were wonderful abiding by our advice. Huge thanks also to Dave and Trish for their help setting up the trap, checking the trap regularly and help with the challenging transfer of cranky Lulu from the trap to the transport cage! I have some good cuts to show what a feisty mumma she was! Lulu was named by their little daughter . Good luck Lulu & Bub. Release video to come. See more

06.01.2022 These two little juvenile TAWNY FROGMOUTH fledglings buddied up after both were blown out of their nests in separate locations during yesterday’s severe wind. They have been in care overnight so they were fed and kept warm and safe and today we are busy doing our best to reunite them with their prospective families, both of which are still there. Further updates and more info on both to come. Gosh they are such adorable fluffballs Contrary to popular belief, the well-known Tawny frogmouth (Podargus strigoides) is not a species of owl! It is in fact a species of nocturnal bird called a night jar. Their night time activities and diet are about the only thing they have in common with owls as they are actually more closely related to the nightjar family, a group of small, secretive nocturnal birds that catch flying insects on the wing.

05.01.2022 MEET MARY from MERINGANDAN. Koala Mary was rescued a week ago after she was discovered in a small garden tree in a small house yard in Meringandan that was away from feed trees and with large dogs in the surrounding properties. Mary was extremely aggressive on rescue and she didn’t look 100% and I had concerns about her health. We decided to take her to Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital for assessment which found some concerning news, that she had no food in her syste...m at all! Koalas need to eat all of the time and their digestive system is very sensitive, and without food in that caecum tract, things can go badly very quickly for a koala. Thankfully she was in the right place to receive hydration and leaf! She apparently just didn’t stop eating, the poor thing. The other interesting find was that Mary, despite being an older koala, had a joey in her pouch! Mary was kept at the hospital to make sure that she was eating well and processing everything. We suspect that she had gone without food because she had been too scared to leave the location in which she found herself, as the next feed trees were only about 500m away. Mary returned home to us yesterday and was released in a much better place in her home range at Bannock Brae Meats farm. The farm is owned by lovely friends of ours that combine farming and areas for wildlife conservation perfectly. They have a wide range of native flora and fauna on their extensive property and the koala feed trees are looking amazing after the rain. We are so grateful to have this safe haven for local koalas to call home. The koala climbed really well and seemed perfectly comfortable in this beautiful feed tree. Good luck Mary & Bub. See more

05.01.2022 RELEASE VIDEO OF KOALA LULU that came from Darling Heights School. Good luck Lulu & bub

05.01.2022 Three years ago WWF-Australia released this video filmed locally with our koala mentor Clare featuring her and another carer friends orphaned baby koalas in care- the context of the story regarding habitat loss is just as relevant and more urgent today. Sadly we have not seen any significant improvement in the Toowoomba Region regarding the plight for the koala in this time, infact the mass tree clearing in essential habitat & ‘protected areas’ has escalated enormously. Our r...egion has been left off the governments Koala Priority Area in the new mapping due to complex reasons on how they assess the statistics, so we are still struggling along the same way doing what we can to save the koalas and educate the public on the importance of retaining habitat and corridors. I don’t know if it’s going to be enough.... something needs to change and soon. We are very grateful for the time and research done by WWF in 2017 in Toowoomba- it was the first time that anyone took the time to really look at the truth of what is happening to koalas here. Clare was incredible, opening up her life and home to the crew and we were all grateful to be included and have the opportunity to share our experiences as volunteer rescuers & carers.

05.01.2022 MEET KOALA IRENE aka ‘Nutsy’ who last week found herself in a very strange location instead of a tree. Property owner Tony, found the koala clinging to a post on his pool fence in the morning, when his dogs alerted him to the visitor. Tony, who has worked in conservation pest management protecting wildlife his whole career, was stunned to find the koala at his property- only the 3rd one he had seen in 17 yrs of living there! Tony’s land did have a few koala feed trees ...but not enough to sustain the koala and with the odd situation, we rescued her and sent her off to the rspca wildlife hospital at Wacol for a full checkover to rule out disease and possibility of injury or attack. Thankfully Irene got the all clear and was found to be 4 years old and in good condition. She was returned to us for release the next day. Property owner Tony organised access for us to an adjoining bushland property along a strangely named watercourse called ‘Monkey Water Holes Creek’. This location is within Irenes home range and also adjoins a new koala tree plantation. Irene was very happy to be back in her natural habitat. Thanks Tony for calling us and for all you are doing to make the environment a safer place for wildlife, also big thanks to volunteer driver Michael who assisted in transporting Irene for us to and from the hospital. Good luck Nutsy Irene See more

05.01.2022 MEET MISTY the LUMHOLTZ’S TREE KANGAROO We are excited to share with you a series of stories of some of the beautiful Tree Kangaroos in care with friends Karen & Neil at Tree Roo Rescue and Conservation Centre Ltd. We had the pleasure of meeting the animals this week at the private sanctuary and learning all about their plight and the immense challenges these native animals, and their volunteer carers face. Misty was saved by a young boy who noticed a dead Tree ...Kangaroo on the road and begged his mother to pull over so he could check the pouch. He found little Misty who was only 500grams in weight and of velvet fur (just starting to get fur from being a pinky). It was a cold and misty morning when she was saved and that is where her name came from. Misty has been lovingly raised by Karen and Neil from that day and she is now a beautiful big girl and almost ready to begin her journey back to being a wild tree kangaroo. Lumholtz’s Tree Kangaroos are only found in Far North Qld. They are most common in rainforest fragments of the Atherton Tablelands. They are listed as Near Threatened and their numbers are diminishing fast due to road trauma, dog attack, habitat loss and central blindness triggered by climate change. Karen and Neil have been dedicated to their rescue, rehabilitation, research and public education for a very long time. You can find out more, or support their volunteer work by visiting their website, their online store or making a donation. All donations go direct to the rescue and rehabilitation of these incredible animals. Www.treeroorescue.org.au

05.01.2022 HEALTHY KOALA OBSERVATION This gorgeous ‘sleeping beauty’ is one of our recent healthy koala observations, snoozing high in the tops of a gum tree, on one of the most beautiful wildlife properties we have seen in a long time, at Geham, Northern Toowoomba Region. The property owners keep a good eye out for wildlife and have done so over the 10+ years of owning their large country property. They also manage farming livestock and wildlife habitat conservation wonderfully, mak...ing sure that the high conservation areas and koala corridors along the creek are retained without any livestock intrusion. The result being that they see around 3 healthy koalas a week and a tremendous amount of beautiful birds and other wildlife . It was a pleasure for Brendon, Judi and Eric to visit & check on this koala on the weekend and meet the owner and see the wonderful things they are doing. Sharing two photos to show how awkward the positions are that koalas choose to sleep in sometimes See more

04.01.2022 Feeding time for Maree’s baby STRIATED PARDALOTES they require feeding every 20 minutes at this size !! They are all going extremely well- she has been doing an incredible job raising them.

04.01.2022 MEET KOALA LEIGH who recently had a miss-adventure finding herself on a pool fence on a rural property with large dogs and no trees . Thankfully Pittsworth Landcare were contacted and Alastair put us in contact with local Lisa, who stayed with the koala until Michael from the Rspca wildlife rescue team could attend for us. The koala was sent to the RSPCA wildlife hospital for full checks to make sure she was free from disease or attack, which thankfully she was. Leigh... is a young adult koala and we think that she possibly was chased either by another male or a dog, to end up where she did. Once she had the all clear for release from the vet, Lisa put us in contact with the property owner next door, who’s farm has very good koala habitat trees and joins the state forest, so that is where she was released. Property owner Luke already has planted 10 koala feed trees, but plans to plant more at the entrance of his property now for the koalas wanting to venture across the road to the next hill... it’s outcomes like this that really make you smile. Huge thanks to Lisa for calling us and for the great fence photos, Michael for doing the rescue for us so promptly when we couldn’t get there, West Toowoomba Vet Surgery for initial assessment of Leigh to check for dog attack, RSPCA QLD for your time and expertise assessing Leigh, property owner Luke for allowing us access to his land for the release, Alastair from Pittsworth Landcare and The Pittsworth Sentinel for attending the release and publishing the story and to Kirra for helping with the release and the video. Good luck ‘Leigh’

04.01.2022 WILD KOALA OBSERVATIONS Terrible quality photos, but this is a wild koala Mumma and big back-rider Bub that we photographed recently at Highfields Pioneer Village, Museum & Park Inc. . It’s a super safe place for them to live along the Klein Creek corridor there with lots of feed trees and lovely people keeping an eye out for them... now only if they would realize that, and refrain from crossing the road in busy times of the day heading out on adventures and stressing everyone out ! N.B koala awareness signs were installed x 3 on the surrounding roads.

03.01.2022 Tonight Sue, Michael and I attended a horrific koala road trauma rescue at Geham. If you saw the photo of how this poor animal was left to suffer - it would change how you feel about the human race . Please if you accidentally hit a koala or wildlife- please stop and check it and call for help- you will not be chastised by any of our wildlife rescuers for doing so- we only care about getting urgent help for that animal. Thankyou to lovely local Gordon who found the koala a...nd called me and waited with the koala while we arrived - making him late on his journey. Thankyou to REDvets Toowoomba for providing emergency medical care for the koala late tonight and for all of the other ones they have helped us with over the last few weeks out of hours. We are very grateful to have such a wonderful network of caring wildlife volunteers. Trauma season this year is terribly depressing so far. Please keep a look out for our iconic Aussie icons crossing the roads. See more

02.01.2022 Today is Save The Koala Day! Here’s a selection of just some of this years survivors that we’ve helped with - it’s always a big team effort for such positive results. Today we thank all of the volunteer koala & wildlife carers, rescuers, vets, vet nurses and the members of public for calling for help- without them, these cuties wouldn’t have made it.