The Australian Koala Foundation (AKF) is calling on schools, kindergartens, daycares, community clubs, parents, teachers, carers and anyone working with children to get involved in Save the Koala Month (STKM) this September — with an initiative designed especially for kids (grown-ups are welcome too!): 30 Days and 30 Ways to Help Our Favourite Fluffy Friends!
Save the Koala Month is AKF’s biggest annual awareness campaign — a time to shine a spotlight on one of our most iconic and loved native animals, the Australian Koala, and the urgent need to protect its habitat.
This year, we’re making it fun, hands-on and educational for children across the country (and the world!) with a 30-day challenge filled with engaging activities — from cake stalls and dress-up days to bushwalks, trivia nights, craft projects and creative classroom fun.
Whether you're a teacher, parent, community leader or carer — this is your opportunity to inspire the next generation of Koala heroes. Every action, no matter how small, helps raise awareness and contributes to meaningful change.
Highlights from the 30-Day Challenge include:
Week 1: Awareness & Education – Learn fascinating Koala facts, write to your local MP, hold an art competition, or run a jellybean guessing contest to raise funds.
Week 2: Helping Koala Homes – Plant native trees, go on a bushwalk, count animals around your school, or set up a donation box in your community.
Week 3: Keep Koalas Safe – Host a Koala PJ party, create a Koala-themed quiz night, and teach others why it’s important to keep pets leashed near bushland.
Week 4: Koala Heroes in Action – Make crafts using recycled materials, dress up like a Koala, sing your heart out at Koala Karaoke, and pledge to keep helping wildlife.
Final Days: Reflect on your impact and celebrate with a Koala Party!
How to Get Involved and Make a Difference
Every dollar raised during Save the Koala Month goes directly towards protecting wild Koalas and their precious habitat through the AKF’s conservation efforts. You can fundraise as an individual, family, class, or group.
Here are a few easy ways to help:
- Collect gold coin donations at school or club events
- Host a cake sale, trivia night or karaoke party
- Set up a donation box at your school, sports club, or favourite local café (we will send them to you free of charge) Order here
- Support the Plant a Tree Program through online donations
- Adopt a Koala through the AKF with your class or club
- Shop at the Save the Koala Store for sustainable gifts – enjoy free shipping during STKM on orders over $150.
Download the 30-Day Challenge Today
Visit www.savethekoala.com to download the full 30-Day Challenge calendar and explore free resources for schools and kids.
Let’s make this September count — for the Koalas, for the environment, and for future generations of Aussie wildlife heroes. 🐨💚
About us:
The Australian Koala Foundation (AKF) is the principal non-profit, non-government organisation dedicated to the effective management and conservation of the Koala and its habitat. Our main goals are to refine and update the Koala Habitat Atlas mapping of all wild Koala habitat and to get the Koala Protection Act enacted to ensure Koalas and their habitat are protected.
Contact details:
Office: (07) 3229 7233
Mobile: 0459 451 916
