UPCOMING EVENTS
AND MEETINGS
Regular community planting days requiring volunteers are usually held once a month
Why not come along and help us to plant some lovely koala habitat and enjoy morning tea with like-minded people?
If you are interested please contact Alan Tucker: 0419 724 762
Fund Raiser
Koala Action Gympie Region Inc have joined the Containers for Change We’re super excited to be on board.
Our scheme ID is C10420253
When returning your containers all you do is quote this number and the funds will be passed on to Us.
Upcoming Events
MAY 2023
3 May – Wild Koala Day
Organisers of International Wild Koala Day call on everyone, on this day each year, to wear a gum leaf to show our leaders you care about koalas.
Other ways you can help koalas on Wild Koala Day:
- get out and about and try koala spotting for the day;
- if you find a koala record it using the council Wildwatch web app; WILDWATCH LINK
- share a picture of a wild koala on social media,
- tag #wildkoaladay; or
- get some free trees from KAGR. CLICK HERE
JULY 2023
Mary River Festival – KAGR always has a stall at this annual event held at Kandanga, a high density koala habitat. We welcome input from locals and anyone who cares about the Mary River and its catchment about their experiences with wild koalas. An awesome event at which we all celebrate the beauty of our natural environment surrounding the Mary River.
SEPTEMBER 2023
- Off Grid Expo – Has a stall at this event
- Save the Koala Month
- Community Koala Forum – Sunday 10 September 2023
Koala Education and Awareness Sessions
From time to time we hold education and awareness sessions. These may be at our public plantings or a separate event held at a public venue. We also give talks to children at schools from time to time. We encourage members of the public to attend and learn about koalas and their habitat.
Community Planting for Koalas at Kandanga. Fantastic day had by all learning about bush regeneration. Community volunteers planted 300 trees along the old railway line, to provide safe harbour for koalas and other wildlife. Volunteers learnt about koalas, their favourite food trees and habitat trees, methods of planting these trees and how to maintain them. Scrumptious morning tea was provided by landowners.
Koala information morning – Kandanga Hall. Community gathering learnt how koalas live in the wild, the main threats to the Mary Valley koalas, how to become a koala watcher, recognise signs of disease and injury and how to create wildlife corridors. Yummy koality morning tea was provided by KAGR.
Our koala education stall at the Jones Hill School Spring Fair 14th October 2022. Enthusiastic groups of students came through to hear everything about koalas and how we can help and care for them. Koala poo (scat) and the ‘sound’ a koala makes were especially popular. The koala is the school’s emblem and koalas are still often seen at the school.
Community meeting held at Kilkivan Public Hall. Attendees learnt about koalas in the Kilkivan area from our inspiring guest speakers. The Dance of Production and Nature Conservation: Shane Joyce – biodynamic practitioner. Wild dogs in the landscape – managing the balance: GRC Contractor for Predator control. Maintaining healthy koala populations – their unique problems: Paula Rowlands ANARRA.
KOALA ACTION GYMPIE REGION INC.
The Koala Action Gympie Region Inc. (KAGR)
Email: president@kagr.org.au
Facebook: @koalagympie
Phone: 0428 865 172
Visit our Facebook page where we share information about koalas in our region, and local and broader koala conservation issues.
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
Membership is free and by becoming a member of KAGR Inc, you will receive regular emails about our activities. By helping our membership to grow you contribute to raising awareness of koalas within our community. We hold general meetings every 3 months at which we have guest speakers or information sessions and keep you up to date about our various projects.