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New $200,000 Federal Grant for Koala Research

by Publishing | Dec 1, 2023 | News, Priority, Top News

The Albanese Labor Government will spend $200,000 to better understand the koala population in and around the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area (GBMWHA), including large parts of the Hawkesbury around Kurrajong, Grose Vale and Bilpin. Koalas are currently...

WIRES offers free TREE TROFF® water drinkers for Wildlife to Eligible Hawkesbury Landholders

by Publishing | Nov 7, 2023 | News

In the wake of the disastrous impact of the catastrophic 2019-2020 drought and bushfires, and as we head into another El Niño and a positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD), we have a long, hot summer ahead. Now, WIRES is launching the Water for Wildlife Program for...

Missing Wildlife Data Raises Concerns Over Developers and Koala Habitat

by Sam Magnusson | Sep 5, 2023 | News, Priority, Top News

Four years worth of vital wildlife rescue data that helps to guide property development approvals, including in the Hawkesbury, is missing from a New South Wales native animal tracking database. The data gap has left hundreds of rescues of threatened endangered...

Hawkesbury City Council urged to halt Koala habitat clearing

by Publishing | Jun 20, 2023 | Priority

Environmental groups are calling for immediate action from the Hawkesbury City Council (HCC) to cease the clearance of vital koala habitats. Council will tonight discuss the formulation of a Koala Plan of Management, however environmental groups are stressing the need...

Serious concerns about Hawkesbury council’s record on koalas

by Sam Magnusson | May 31, 2023 | News, Priority

Michael Sainsbury There is growing concern amongst wildlife and environmental groups about Hawkesbury City Council’s (HCC) failure to protect koalas and other endangered species. They are worried that the native animals are not being sufficiently protected from...