Despite celebrating International Wild Koala Day today, Koala roadkill rates have become an ongoing tragedy, with Port Macquarie roads having 26 deaths in one month.
The New South Wales Government adopted a new Koala Strategy, aiming to double the koala population by 2050.
There is an investment of more than $190 million into the project, with $107.1 million to fund the protection, restoration and improved management of 47,000 hectares of koala habitat.
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