The Port Macquarie Koala Hospital is a popular tourist attraction that welcomes thousands of national and international visitors every year.

Admission is free although visitors do have the option to donate to our organisation or purchase from our shop which helps us continue our work. The Hospital is also a scientific research, training and education centre.

"We are made up of a large body of approximately 200 committed volunteers who are vital to the Koala Hospital along with a small team of staff."

In June 2021 the hospital became Koala Conservation Australia.

This not-for-profit organisation has the wider mission to lead the world in the care and conservation of wild koalas, to increase knowledge and understanding of the species and to work collaboratively to ensure their survival into the future.

The Koala Hospital consists of exhibit enclosures, a treatment clinic, intensive care units and rehabilitation yards, many of which have trees for koalas to learn to climb as part of the rehabilitation process.

"We also have a Koalaseum - a museum for Koalas which provides information on koala evolution and biology plus interactive displays."

Koala Conservation Australia Limited and the Koala Hospital is a not-for-profit charity funded by the public through donations and bequests, the Adopt A Wild Koala Program and souvenir shop sales.

In 2019, for the first time in its history, the Koala Hospital heard that its application for government funding was successful.

The state government’s Restart NSW Program is providing funds specifically for the rebuilding of the Koala Hospital, enabling us to continue best practice in the treatment of koalas.

80% of the cost of rebuilding the Hospital will be provided by the NSW Government and Koala Conservation Australia Inc will fund the remaining 20%.

The new Hospital, in conjunction with the recently-established Wild Koala Breeding Program will enhance visitor experience, and increase education, training and research facilities.

"We are dependent on the public's generosity for the ongoing running costs of the Port Macquarie Koala Hospital and the Wild Koala Breeding Program."

More At | koalahospital.org.au/

Video By |  Marina Trajkovich