2025-01-16
The Greens have called on the State and Federal Governments to provide an urgent funding lifeline to save the Adelaide Koala & Wildlife Centre from imminent closure.
The Adelaide Koala & Wildlife Centre is run largely by volunteers and donations and provides critical care to injured, ill and orphaned native wildlife - but will be forced to shut within months without funding. The Greens have also today launched an online crowdfunding campaign in partnership with the Centre.
Senator Sarah Hanson-Young is Greens spokesperson for the environment and visited the Centre today:
“I'm extremely concerned that the Adelaide Koala & Wildlife Center will be forced to close within months. This Centre is run largely by volunteers and funded by donations. It provides critical care to thousands of vulnerable animals. It must be saved.
“The State Environment Minister Susan Close and the Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek must step in and deliver a funding lifeline so that this wildlife Sanctuary can keep operating.
“South Australians love our wildlife and our koalas. The staff here have saved more than 14,000 injured and vulnerable animals. We can not afford to let the center close down, we need to keep the doors open.
“I've been visiting the Centre for a number of years now, and I know that the volunteers here, the vets who work here, and the individuals involved do such important work.
“Australia is at risk of losing our koalas altogether, as those in the eastern states face extinction due to loss of habitat and logging. Here in SA we have a responsibility to help keep the koala population strong and healthy. The important work of the Adelaide Koala & Wildlife Centre is invaluable to helping protect these beautiful animals going extinct.
“Today, in partnership with the Adelaide Koala and Wildlife Sanctuary, we are launching an online crowdfunding campaign to keep the Centre open so it can keep saving the lives of vulnerable animals.”
