Our koala conservation projects

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Our koala conservation projects aim to:

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

Find out more about how we are doing this. 

Northern Rivers Koala Network 2024

Our six neighbouring Councils and the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) are partnering to provide outcomes under the Northern Rivers Regional Koala Conservation Network. 

This group manages koala populations in the Northern Rivers region. It includes all agencies and organizations working with koalas in the 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 2024

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

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

  • Bangalow
  • Broken Head
  • Coorabell.

We know koalas regularly cross the road at these locations.

We have recently installed vehicle activated signs and 'Koala Zone' pavement painting to let drivers know koalas live here and to encourage them to drive carefully and look out for wildlife. 

Koala Habitat Restoration Project 2024

In partnership with DCCEEW, 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. 

Northeast Hinterland Koala Project 2019 to 2021

Funded by the NSW Saving Our Species program, this project was a partnership between four northern rivers councils and Friends of the Koala. 

  • Tweed Shire Council
  • Ballina Shire Council
  • Lismore City Council
  • Byron Shire Council

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

We are always keen to hear from landowners who would like to know more about habitat restoration on their land. 

For more information, visit Restoring Wildlife Habitat.

Koala Monitoring Project 2023

Funded by DCCEEW, our latest koala monitoring survey round for 2023 was a great success. 

We searched for evidence of koala activity on 76 sites; 56 of the sites surveyed in 2021 and 20 new sites in the Byron Shire on both public and private land. 

Our next koala monitoring round will take place in 2026. 

Biodiversity Conservation

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

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