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In 1987 the koala population across the Port Stephens region was facing loss of habitat due to continued development in the local area. A small group of Anna Bay residents formed the Hunter Koala Preservation Society with the goal of saving injured koalas, rehabilitating them and releasing them back into the wild.
The Hunter Koala Preservation Society established a comprehensive data base in 1995 to monitor these sick and injured koalas and after being in our care, their location when released back into the wild. This database is still being used today.
The Hunter Koala Preservation Society was re-named Port Stephens Koalas in 2016.
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With the new name came the opportunity to be granted Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status meaning all donations over $2.00 are tax deductible.
Easier for us to fundraise to support our ongoing work of protecting the koalas across the Port Stephens area.
For more than 34 years we have championed the cause of arguably the cutest Australian marsupial.
Our mission is to save the endangered koalas of Port Stephens, which includes rescue, treatment, rehabilitation, and when possible, release.
Our difference?
Our koalas are wild koalas. As wild animals, they are handled as little as possible. Our aim is to return them to their natural habitat, with minimum human contact always with the view of releasing them back into the wild.
Port Stephens Koalas is run by a team of dedicated volunteers, a small cadre of employed staff and the Board of Directors, all of whom are committed to protecting, caring for and rehabilitating koalas with the aim of returning them to live and thrive in their natural habitat.
