Boodahbee - Festival of the Koala

Boodahbee festival of the koala - 2023

Events

• Thursday 17th August Sounds of the Bush: Science in the pub event in Kyogle. This event will explore how we learn from, and respond to, the sounds of the bush and will carve a path for citizen scientists to be part of a catchment wide wildlife monitoring program deploying monitors across the landscape and analysing the data. Thursday 17th August, 2023

• Sat 16th September Koala Art Workshop : An Art Workshop with Rebecca Tapscott. Create a Koala painting; Make a clay Koala. All materials provided. Cost $25

• Sat 16th September Introduction to Koala Rescue : Presented by Linda Swankie FoK Kyogle Coordinator

• Tues 19th September Koala Walk : A casual 2 hour walk on property known as Koala habitat. Learn to identify signs of Koalas in the landscape and recognise the characteristics of Koala habitat.

• Sat 21st September Acoustic Monitoring training in Kyogle

• Mon 25th September Health of Koalas and their Habitat (incl BMAD impacts : Workshop with speakers at Cawongla

• Wed 27th September Community Supported Tree Planting : Come get your hands dirty and help plant trees in a grander plan of a 4000 tree corridor planting supporting both Koala habitat connectivity and improving fish habitat.

• Fri 29th September Koalas and Cows: Fencing for conservation and stock : Field Day at Green Pigeon

• Sat 30th September Plant & Fungi ID Bonanza : Drop in to all or any of a full day of talks on plant ID - Weeds; Rainforest; Eucalypt; Grasses; Forest Floor; Fungi

• Sat 30th September Crazy Koala Trivia Night: A night of fun and trivia. Test your knowledge of all things Koala

  There are limited places available for each event - You can register your interest by emailing landcare.support@brrvln.org.au or go to the BRRVLN events page and follow the registration links for the event/s of interest.

If you would like to help shape the 2024 Boodahbee Festival please get in touch.

Boodahbee Festival of the Koala - 2022

Events

Kyogle Koala Symposium @ KMI Hall Saturday 17th September, 2022 10am - 3pm

Workshops/Field Days

• Exploring the role and practice of cultural burning in Koala habitat with Aunty Kali Brooks and Uncle Andrew Johnston and bush regenerator Max Watt @ Roseberry Creek Monday 5th September, 2022

• Community Tree Planting @ The Risk Wednesday 7th September, 2022

• Planning your tree planting project – species, spacings and site prep with Mark Wilson and Richard Burer @ Horse Station Creek Tuesday morning 13th September, 2022

• Seed collection, processing and propagation techniques with Jake Lennon @ Kyogle Landcare Nursery Tuesday afternoon 13th September, 2022

• Interested in pursuing Conservation Agreements? Everything you need to know workshop with Georgia Beyer Biodiversity Conservation Trust @ Collins Creek Hall, Wednesday 14th September 2022.

• Identifying and fostering native grasses and Eucalypt Identification in open forest Koala habitat with Alison Martin and Max Watt @ Fawcetts Plain Saturday 21st September, 2022

• Exploring Restoration of Koala Habitat in Rock Valley with Richmond Landcare @ Rock Valley Friday 23rd September

• Managing Bell Miner Associated Dieback and its impacts of Koalas with speakers Jane Baldwin, Jim Morrison, Peter Stone, Andrew Johnson, Linda Swankie @ Smiths Creek Saturday 24th September, 2022

• Explore Koala habitat and restoration works within the Border Ranges National Park with National Parks Ranger Stephen King on a walk-through World Heritage-listed rainforest Sunday 25th September, 2022

• Community Tree Planting @ Horse Station Creek Tuesday 27th September, 2022

• Monitoring Koalas and their habitat through citizen science and detection dogs with Mark Ambrose, Lynn Baker and Tanya Pritchard @ Cawongla - 28th September

There are limited places available for each event - You can register your interest by emailing landcare.support@brrvln.org.au or go to the BRRVLN events page and follow the registration links for the event/s of interest.

If you would like to help shape the 2023 Boodahbee Festival please get in touch.

Boodahbee Festival of the Koala - 2021

• Life on the Edge Exhibition in partnership with A Lush Forest and Arcoora @ The Roxy Gallery Kyogle - 15th September to 13th October, 2021

• Koala Habitat Assessment and Restoration Field Day with bush regenerator Max Watt also including sharing of the cultural values of the Boodahbee/Koala with Uncle Andrew Johnson @ Collins Creek - 25th September, 2021

• Planning your Koala Food Tree Planting with Friends of the Koala @ Kyogle Landcare Nursery - 28th September, 2021

• Expanding Koala habitat – Mass Tree Planting event @ multiple sites - 30th September, 2021 – volunteers welcome

• Koala Health Talk and Habitat Regeneration Site Visits with BRRVLN Ecologist Mark Ambrose and bush regenerator Richard Burer @ Cawongla - 9th October, 2021

• Native Grass Propagation Workshop with legendary seed man Steve McAlpin from Firewheel Nursery @ Kyogle Landcare Nursery - 15th October, 2021

• The Great Southern Bioblitz - Citizen Science event @ Smiths Creek - 23rd September, 2021

Proudly supported by the NSW Government through its Environmental Trust