The Koala Habitat Restoration Partnership Program (KHRPP) is making substantial strides to protect and restore habitat for one of Australia’s endangered and most iconic species – the koala.
The Koala Habitat Restoration Partnership Program is a 5-year, $4.48 million project funded by the Queensland Government to restore koala habitat in Koala Priority Areas, Koala Habitat Restoration Areas, or high koala value areas in southeast Queensland. The program addresses koala habitat loss and fragmentation, and koala population declines across South East Queensland. The Koala Habitat Restoration Partnership Program is implemented by Queensland Trust for Nature and funded by the Queensland Government.
The primary goal of the program is to establish partnerships between landholders, state and local government and other stakeholders to deliver koala habitat restoration projects in strategic locations across SEQ.
The program also aims to achieve co-benefits for the environment, landholders and community, including soil stabilisation, water quality improvement and support for local business.
Since 2019, KHRPP has established 14 landholder partnerships over two rounds, and planted more than 245,000 koala trees over 150 hectares of cleared council and privately-owned land, as well as 250 hectares of assisted natural regeneration. The program is actively restoring more than 400 hectares of new and existing koala habitat throughout SEQ.
Applications for the third round of the program are complete. We’re looking forward to supporting landholders to restore habitat.