The Queensland Government is now reviewing its koala programs and initiatives to identify what needs to be changed to maintain South East Queensland’s koala populations.This survey is designed to give you a chance to have a say in the koala’s future in Queensland.

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* 1. Are you:

The Queensland Government has implemented a number of measures for the protection of koalas, ranging from habitat purchases to planning mechanisms.

For example:

Planning instruments

Sustainable Planning Act 2009
State Planning Policy 2014
SEQ Regional Plan 2009 – 2031
South East Queensland Koala Conservation State Planning Regulatory Provisions 2010 (SPRP)
Local government planning schemes
Vegetation Management Act 1999, Regional Vegetation Management Code

Policy and Legislation

Nature Conservation Act 1992
Nature Conservation (Koala) Conservation Plan 2006 and Management Program 2006 – 2016
Code of Practice: care of sick, injured, orphaned protected animals in Queensland
State Government Supported Community Infrastructure (CI) Koala Conservation Policy
Queensland Environmental Offsets Act (2014)
Model local law for the management of dogs

Support
Moggill koala hospital
Daisy Hill koala centre
SEQ koala survey & monitoring
Koala-sensitive Design Guidelines

You can read more details on the existing measures here. 

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* 2. Which of these measures do you consider to be working well, and why?

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* 3. Which of these measures do you consider are not achieving outcomes, and why?

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* 4. Where could improvements be made to make these measures more effective?

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* 5. Please describe your local area. This could be a local government area, postcode or a region, such as South East Queensland.

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* 6. What do you consider to be the threats that are causing the greatest harm to koalas in your local area?

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* 7. Why do you consider that these threats are causing the greatest harm?

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* 8. Can you recommend measures that could address these threats? These could be new measures, or amendments to existing measures.

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* 9. Are you part of an organisation that is involved in activities to monitor koala populations? Eg. Koala sightings days or recording koala sightings.

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* 10. Do you have any further comments?

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