Headlines from DARREN CARTWRIGHT's coverage in The Age newspaper reports on the current koala situation in SOUTH EAST QEENSLAND for September 1, 2009
"It doesn't mean you can't develop next to those trees but at the moment they just let developers knock everything down, move koalas on and they get killed on a road or by a dog.
"In the Koala Coast area (they will be extinct) and the government has admitted that themselves."
To highlight the plight of the marsupial, the Australian Koala Foundation launched its "No Tree, No Me" campaign at Dreamworld on Tuesday.
Victorian volunteer firefighter David Tree, who saved Sam the koala during the February bushfires, helped launch the campaign. Mr Tree said he was passionate about wildlife long before he stumbled upon Sam and hit the headlines.
"I've always felt very strongly about saving and preserving the life of animals and I think people have to be more aware of dwindling koala numbers," Mr Tree said.
The story is published online here.