Koala Karaoke
Koala Karaoke: Cold Country Koalas
Local Land Services partnered with Landcare to deliver funding under the NSW Koala Strategy to support the recovery of the endangered Koala populations located in the Southern Tablelands/Monaro.
The Monaro is home to a unique and state-wide significant koala population. Under the NSW Koala Strategy, the Southern Tablelands includes one of ten koala strongholds within NSW. The results of 2021-2024 surveys have demonstrated that despite recent challenges, koalas are still persisting right across the Southern Tablelands.
Nature reserves are an essential backbone for conserving habitat, and many of the smaller reserves, such as Mount Dowling, Burra Creek and Cuumbeun, still support koalas. This is a direct benefit of habitat conservation on private properties and it is in these areas that landholder support is critical to help koalas survive and move across the landscape. Koalas can move long distances and can have a home range of 250 to 700 hectares,making protection, promotion and creation of koala habitat on regional properties important for long-term conservation of koalas.
Wandiyali Koala sighting, November 2025 ©SeanKearns
Dr Jennifer Pierson, Senior Ecologist with Australian Wildlife Conservancy, said the Koala sighting demonstrates the importance of preserving patches of habitat, even in areas that have been extensively modified for agriculture.
“So much of this type of grassy woodland has been lost,” Dr Pierson said. “A patch of habitat like this can actually provide either a passing through ground or actually some habitat for them to live in.
We’re lucky that some patches remain at places like Wandiyali, and it’s critically important that these are looked after and protected.”
Wandiyali Koala sighting October 2025 ©DavidLarcombe