The Koala, Australia’s most recognised and probably best-loved native animal, thrived along the Northern Beaches up until the 1970s. 

These days it’s unlikely you will find koalas in Council’s smaller bushland reserves or the Peninsula, however recent sightings of Koalas indicate small populations may exist in our local national parks and adjoining bushland.

Threats to Koala colonies are loss of habitat, attacks by dogs, Chlamydia disease and road casualties.