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Koala Distribution Koalas are widely distributed across the Lismore local government area.
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There are relatively high concentrations in many parts of urban Lismore and surrounding areas, including Tregeagle, Wyrallah and Tucki in the south east, and around Rosebank and Federal in the north east.
In the lismore region
Sick and injured koalas are brought to the Friends of the Koala Care and Research Centre located on Rifle Range Road near Southern Cross University. The campus is situated in a koala corridor.
How to Find a Koala Put on your detective hat. Check out the trunks of gum trees to find koala scratches on the bark. Try the trees around the back of the Koala Care and Research Centre. More evidence of koalas will be scats, otherwise known as pellets or droppings, on the ground around the base of these trees. They are bullet shaped and about the size of the top of your finger. Koalas are usually observed sleeping in forks of gum tree branches, close to the trunk. When eating they are more likely to be at the end of branches. Normally they are high in the canopy. Remember take only photographs and leave only footprints. Happy koala spotting!
6626 0100
Friends of the Koala Inc. PO Box 5034 East Lismore NSW 2480 Australia
Ph: 02 6622 1233 Email: info@friendsofthekoala.org Website: www.friendsofthekoala.org ABN: 69 322 819 171 License No. 10066 CFN: 17840
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24hr Koala Rescue Hotline:
6622 1233
Locations in the South East 1. Friends of the Koala Care and Research Centre, Rifle Range Road, East Lismore. Phone Friends of the Koala on 6622 1233 or the Lismore Visitor Information Centre on 6626 0100 for tour times.
2. Lismore Golf Course in Barham Street. Look out for koalas while playing a round of golf, or viewing the old cemetery next door.
3. Robinsons lookout (Girards Hill).
4. Lismore Crematorium, corner of Rous and Skyline Roads Goonellabah.
5. Koala Food Garden at the Lismore Waste Station on Wyrallah Road (4 kms south).
6. Skyline Road and South Skyline Road (off Durheim Road 5 kms south).
7. Tucki Tucki Nature Reserve and adjacent Hazelmount Lane (turn right off Mathieson Lane) where koalas are most often seen in trees planted beside the road (approximately 17 kms from the CBD).
Happy Koala Spotting!
Koalas in the Lismore Local Government Area