Reptile Park pulls ‘Koalas to your room’ offer after public campaign
The Australian Reptile Park at Somersby has withdrawn an exclusive ‘koalas to your room’ program that offered hotel guests a visit from a koala for a cool $2,200 an hour….
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Forestry ignores local knowledge of Ourimbah bush
Community group, Camp Ourimbah, is stepping up its campaign to end logging in Ourimbah State Forest. Group member, Ursula Da Silva, sent a 10-page citizen science report documenting evidence of…
Koala Central … survey results revealed
Central Coast Council’s first ever survey of koalas across the region has revealed populations of the native marsupials in the Mangrove Creek Dam catchment and Watagan Mountains. Council Director Environment…
Valentine’s Day treat for sweet sisters
Two of the Australia Reptile Park’s koalas, Elsa and her sister Anna, were probably the most loved animals in Australia on Valentine’s Day, receiving a bouquet of roses and a…
Inquiry spurs more debate over koalas
There has been a mixed reaction to the State Government’s response to a recent parliamentary inquiry into koalas, with Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch claiming the Government is ignoring the…
Koala sightings prompt calls for action
Coast Community Alliance (CEA) is calling on local politicians to unite in having the Central Coast region recognised as a koala sanctuary. CEA has long advocated for the identification and…
Weekly video News 5@5
Central Coast weekly news wrap: Bicycle booby trap, Covid-19 developments, Hotel bans Sydney siders, JobKeeper and Jobseeker breakdown, Home care growth, Artificial reef suggestions for Wamberal, Mariners for sale, Women’s…
Wyong Coal deny impact on koalas
It’s coal versus koalas, as community group Coast Environmental Alliance (CEA) hits back at Wyong Coal, operators of Wallarah 2 Coal Project, over suggestions that the group was “misrepresenting the…
Landowners asked to help with koala conservation
The race to protect what remains of the severely fragmented Central Coast koala population is well and truly on, and Palmdale’s, Joe Weston, believes that the region’s landowners could play…
Push to have koalas listed as endangered
Conservation group Coast Environmental Alliance (CEA) has welcomed a formal request by three wildlife organisations to increase legal protections for koalas Australia-wide, following horrific bushfires across the country late last…
Headline video news 5@5 Jan 24
This week’s top stories from across the Central Coast in a compact Audio – video format; Australia Day news, koala sanctuaries, seismic testing cancelled, surfing win, Mariners loss, pride celebration,…
Study about relocating koalas to Pearl Beach
Pearl Beach Arboretum has been successful in gaining a $20,000 grant to go towards a University of Sydney study about relocating koalas to Pearl Beach. The funding would allow a…
Glenning Valley development placed under controlled action
Glenning Valley resident and activist, Ms Kylie Boyle, announced the Glenning Valley development has been placed under controlled action by the Federal Department of the Environment and Energy due to…