Plant a tree for Wild Koala Day

Published on 03 May 2023

Collect a free seedling and plant a koala food tree on your property.

Wild Koala Day takes place on 3 May. This year, we’re asked to think about how we can help protect wild koalas and their habitats.

“Koalas need safe spaces in the environment to live, breed and move,” said Council’s Manager Natural Systems, Gerard Tuckerman.

“Koalas use a small variety of eucalypt types for most of their diet. Conserving koalas requires protecting and improving existing habitat and increasing habitat through new tree plantings.

“The efforts of private landholders are very important for koala conservation. Council is keen to partner with landholders to support koala protection and recovery actions.”

The NSW Government adopted the new Koala Strategy which aims to double the koala population by 2050 and has committed over $193 million in funding to meet this goal.

MidCoast Council has entered into a four-year regional partnership with the NSW Government and is working to provide more habitat for koalas, support local community action, improve koala safety and health, and build local knowledge to improve koala conservation.

“By planting more of the right kind of trees on the MidCoast, we can all play a part in ensuring the future of our koalas,” said Mr Tuckerman.

“There are 440 trees available across five locations. Trees will be available until stocks last.”

Collection points for free seedlings are at:

• Tinonee Share Cart, Tinonee
• Bungwahl Hall, Bungwahl
• Tea Gardens Visitor Information Centre, Tea Gardens
• MidCoast Council Customer Service Point, Gloucester
• Cattai wetlands in the car park

Simply drop into a collection centre and take the stock you are interested in.

For more information visit https://haveyoursay.midcoast.nsw.gov.au/koala-safe-spaces-program and www.wildkoaladay.com.au.