Logan's Berrimba Sanctuary - 90 hectares of pristine koala habitat - makes it's

official opening

Saturday 15 December from 1.00 pm to 4.00pm

You and your friends and family are invited to come along and join the celebrations.

Free entry. Free parking. Santa's free gifts for every child.

Opportunity to join FRIENDS OF BERRINBA SANCTUARY, the KOALA ARMY with AKF Australian Koala Foundation and hopefully - yet to be confirmed - register for training as volunteer for Logan's new WILDLIFE AMBULANCE administered through RSPCA.

See flyer here.  Berrinba_Sanctuary_Open_Day_Flyer.pdf

FUN, FOOD, WILDLIFE Display, including captive bred QUOLL, singing featuring Lauren Lee Innis-Youren, speakers, raffles and opportunity to win family pass to Movieworld.

And the best ever Xmas present would be to see a resident koala taking

his or her daytime nap high up in a nearby tree.

While this is not guaranteed it is possible as current family members and sanctuary stewards see koalas on a regugular basis. 6 were seen and reported during  the recent weekend koala survey.

Displays / information  /speakers  from Berrimba Sanctuary, registered with HSI Human Society International, Logan and Albert Conservation Association LACA, Brisbane Region Environment Council, BREC, B.I.R.O, education and care group for all birds injured rehabitated and orphaned based in Logan, Save Bahrs Scrub Alliance SBSA, and others to be confirmed.

The KOALA ARMY NEEDS US ALL. ENLISTING is easy.

Support this action from Australian Koala Foundation. Go to the following linked page https://www.savethekoala.com/koala-army/send-letter and using information provided there, send a letter to  your  politicians. Phone them also for extra emphasis. Spread the word with your friends and family. Let them know you are joining the Koala Army to ask for a  Koala Protection Act. This is especially inportant as our current legislation and policies have failed and will continue to fail to protect  the koala's essential habitat.

It is particularly worrying that big business has had the government's ear and through COAG there are plans to give the EPBC Act 'powers' to state governments.

You might also like to go to the koala army shop to purchase a dog tag or army tee shirt?

September is month allocated to Save the Koala Month, the annual awareness and fundraising initiative of the Australian Koala Foundation AKF. This year Donation Boxes will be on counters for you to donate at your local Newsagents, CUA branches and other outlets across Australia. However, this won't be enough, KOALAS, AKF and LACA need your help. We need people to order a donation box and place on a counter at your work, local gym or school.

Alternatively you can hold a fundraising event to help save koalas. Contact The AKF for advice and support.

All funds raised during the month of September will go directly to the instatement of the 'National Koala Act', a one-page piece of legislation which basically says:

"You cannot harm it, you cannot harm its joey and you cannot harm its habitat."

The AKF believes this is the only way to fully protect the koala and to stop the decline of koala numbers in the wild. LACA agrees that without protective legislation, koala populations will decline. Management Plans alone will not work as they include offsetting and mitigation. Great policy must be supported with legislation.

YOU CAN HELP by joining the AKF KOALA ARMY and by writing a letter. This page https://www.savethekoala.com/koala-army/send-letter has a sample letter and contact details for state and federal ministers. You can also talk to your local members.

We must all do our bit to keep a healthy koala population in the wild. Survival in a zoo must not be the fate of our national icon the koala.