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Koalas are listed as an endangered species in NSW. Habitat destruction, land clearing, logging, road trauma, climate extremes, and poorly planned development continue to place even the healthiest koala populations at risk.
Government estimates suggest fewer than 20,000 koalas remain in the wild in NSW. Some conservation organisations estimate the number may be significantly lower. Without strong habitat protection and planning reform, koalas face a very real risk of extinction in coming decades.
Protecting koalas requires decisive action on land clearing, forest protection, development approvals, and climate resilience.
Save Koalas Working Group
Group Status: Currently inactive
What this working group focuses on
The Save Koalas working group exists to advocate for long-term, legally enforceable protections for koalas and their habitat. When active, the group focuses on
• supporting legislative reform and stronger wildlife protections
• supporting our MP Emma Hurst’s work in Parliament
• opposing habitat destruction through logging and inappropriate development
• promoting evidence-based conservation planning
• empowering community and council-level advocacy
Much of this work has historically been driven through petitions, parliamentary inquiries, and local community action.
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How to get involved
This working group is not currently running as a coordinated statewide campaign.
If you are interested in helping kick start this working group, supporting a local koala protection campaign, or taking action in your area, email [email protected] and include
• Save Koalas Working Group
• Your name and email address
• If you would like, you can also mention how you might like to be involved.
Campaign achievements and highlights
• Supported petitions calling for urgent action to prevent koala extinction in NSW, including demands for stronger habitat protection and planning reform.
• Contributed to advocacy following the NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into koalas, which produced more than 40 recommendations aimed at preventing extinction.
• Supported calls for the establishment of the Great Koala National Park, including protections for critical habitat in the Coffs Harbour region.
• Advocated for an end to native forest logging and stronger protections across public and private land where koalas are present.
• Supported community-led actions opposing destructive development in active koala habitat, including recent advocacy in response to development at Tacking Point.
• Backed parliamentary and community pressure that contributed to the NSW Government’s confirmation of the Great Koala National Park and the introduction of a large-scale logging moratorium across key koala habitat.
