One of the wonderful benefits of membership to KoalaTracker is the element of education. The koala is such an important economic asset (the biggest drawcard for inbound tourism), an environmental indicator, and iconic of Australia’s unique wildlife, it continues to astound me how little we know about it. The importance... More

Ecotourism is the fastest growing sector of the world’s largest service industry.  It doesn’t rate a mention in Tourism Australia’s current strategy.  South Africa has already proved the economic contribution of wildlife with tourism being the country's largest earner of foreign currency, the largest employer (providing one in twelve jobs)... More

It's a big day for koalas, because finally we have a decision. A decision that will compound local government and infrastructure planning challenges and radically alter property development in Queensland in particular, but a decision that will nevertheless provide a last chance for our dwindling koala population. Koalas in NSW,... More

Here Anika kindly shares with us the stories of orphaned koala joeys she has cared for. DAVEY Davey was found in August 2009, weighing 875 grams, approx. 8 months old, abandoned by his mother. Residents said she is an old koala and has been around for many years. Davey came... More

Member, Kathryn Kermode, has made a valuable contribution to Koalatracker.com.au. She has watched and documented a colony of koalas in her neighbourhood of Kyogle for some time now. Keeping track of them with the help of Koalatracker.com.au brings insight to the health of koalas on a regional basis, rather than... More

Each day it seems, I find it harder to claim to be a proud Australian. We are a nation of rorters, scamming the government - our fellow tax-payers - of millions of dollars of funding for an initiative to provide jobs and reduce energy consumption as the country faced a... More