Deborah's Diary
17th April 2012
Last night I spoke in a small community hall in the bush and the subject was “Do Koala Offsets Work?". A koala offset policy is basically this: a developer buys or owns a piece of land...
4th April 2012
On the 30th April, 2012 Minister Burke is due to announce his decision about whether to list the koala and I do not hold out hope that he will give a blanket cover to protect koalas across the entire ...
16th February 2012
As I predicted Minister Burke is postponing the decision to list the koala for a further 10 weeks. I’m sure you as global supporters see this as just another obstacle that we must overco...
15th February 2012
D-Day Minus Two I am hearing from journalists that Minister Burke may delay his decision on the koala listing which is due this Friday 17th February. They say it is because they have too...
13th February 2012
It is D-DAY, (Decision Day) this Friday 17th February when Minister Burke is supposed to decide on whether to list the koala. Over this last weekend an article appeared in two of our most presti...
January 2012
Happy New Year! I am glad to be back, and at the moment the team and I are planning for a great year of achievements for our organisation so that we remain strong and clear for the koala. Until we he...
December 2011
As you read this, I will be winging my way to my family in the United States to have a wonderful Christmas and New Year. I am so looking forward to a break after a long koala year. The AKF is p...
1st November 2011
Yesterday, without much fanfare, Minister Burke announced that he would yet again delay the decision on whether to list the koala until 17th February 2012. I imagine he was hoping the Australian peopl...
14th September 2011
Happy New Year! I am glad to be back, and at the moment the team and I are planning for a great year of achievements for our organisation so that we remain strong and clear for the koala. Until w...
