All donations to Friends of the Koala Inc. go to directly towards the cost of koala rehabilitation. FOK has a strong policy of supporting its carers by providing medications and supplements at no cost.

It can cost over $20 a week to provide the food alone that a sick koala needs.

Medications and supplements can be a further $20 a week for a koala requiring a standard chlamydial treatment. If there are any complications or specialised veterinary care is necessary then the costs increase rapidly.

To raise a young orphan koala costs several hundred dollars in specalised milk formulas as koala joeys are in care for many many months.

Building a suitable enclosure for housing koalas costs a minimum of $1 000 for materials alone.

All donations over $2 are tax deductable.

To make a donation please send a cheque or money order to

Friends of the Koala Inc.

PO Box 5034, East Lismore, NSW, 2480, Australia

or join our Support a Koala program and your donation can go towards an individual koala of your choice.

Bequests to koala conservation in the Northern Rivers

As an independent, not-for-profit organisation, Friends of Koala relies upon community support for its continued existence. As well as care of sick and injured koalas, Friends of Koala plays an active role in promoting habitat restoration in the Northern Rivers region and supports research, in particular in the prevalence of disease in koala populations and in mapping current koala populations and their distribution.

A bequest is for those who value the work Friends of Koala does for the hundreds of koalas received in the care centre each year. A gift in your will to Friends of Koala will support the aid, assistance, protection and welfare of these iconic Australian animals.

To make a bequest

To comply with a number of legal requirements, it is highly recommended that you consult with a solicitor in regards to preparation of a will so that the intentions of your bequest are clear.

Subject to advice from a solicitor, Friends of Koala suggest an inclusion in your will of the following:

“I BEQUEATH to Friends of Koala of Rifle Range Rd, East Lismore, for the general purpose of Friends of Koala (insert here the sum of the bequest or a statement defining the bequest) free of all duties and taxes payable at my death, AND I DECLARE that the receipt of the Treasurer for the time being of Friends of Koala shall be a sufficient discharge to my Trustee(s).”

There are a number of ways to make your bequest to Friends of Koala:

-    Leave a nominated portion or a fixed percentage of your estate to Friends of Koala
-    Leave a specific gift to Friends of Koala such as money, property, shares, insurance policies, jewellery or anything of value.
-    Leave the residue of your estate to Friends of Koala after specific bequests and gifts have been left to family and friends
-    Leave your entire estate to Friends of Koala. This occurs when there are no living relatives and the Benefactor wishes to achieve something significant with their estate.

If you would like further information about Friends of Koala, or would like to discuss any proposed bequest, please telephone the Hotline (02 6622 1233) and ask for a Committee Member to contact you.