Westhaven Barry the much loved little male koala who came to us in 2008 was gently sent to the “Great Gumtree in the Sky” on 2/7/15.

Koalas often suffer severe burns injuries to their hands and feet. Often these injuries are so severe, that once they have healed, they are unable to climb tree and are not releasable back into the wild

He told us he had flown to Taiwan, and cycled there, and then to NZ, and cycled Christchurch to Auckland. Then flew to the Gold Coast, and was on his way via Sydney, to Melbourne!

Member for Port Macquarie Ms Leslie Williams with Geoff Best, Secretary of the Koala Preservation Society holding ten copies of the book ‘Koala’ which will be presented to the Lake Cathie Public School for the school library

Finalisation of the Maria River land purchase on December 9 provides a large area for a koala food tree plantation and a significant conservation area.

Elijah has been doing odd jobs and collecting cans to raise money for the Koala Hospital