Koala Sightings
The health of the koala habitat around the Ballarat area has changed ceaselessly over time. In the mining boom of the late 19th century, koalas were rarely seen as the land was stripped of timber for industry. Today, habitat stress continues as housing estates expand, although parklands such as Woowookarung help restore balance.
Friends of Canadian Corridor is conducting an ongoing Koala Count, documenting sightings
to better understand how many koalas live in the region.
Our FoCC Koala committee person,
Jo Kelly (
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/people/foccjopkelly), puts all the sightings into the
iNaturalist database as part of our Citizen Science Project which has been running since August 2018.
Please send sightings (with photos if possible) to foccinfo@gmail.com or message our FoCC Facebook page.
All Koala Sightings Recorded by FoCC
Our dedicated koala recorder foccjopkelly logs every koala sighting — with or without photos — on iNaturalist Australia. Browse the full list of sightings, explore maps, view photos, and follow updates directly on iNaturalist, including sightings from Ballarat, Buninyong, Mount Clear, Brown Hill, Canadian and surrounds.
View All Koala Sightings →Includes sightings from Ballarat, Buninyong, Mount Clear, Brown Hill, Canadian and surrounds.
Latest Koala Sightings
This list shows all sightings, with the most recent at the top.
Koala Photos from our sightings - send yours in!
8 Feb 2026 on the path up to the lookout. Great photo by Rachael!
19/1/25 Greenhaven — photo by Rob.
26/11/24 Greenhaven Estate — photo by Rob.
Bakers Rd Mt Clear — 22 Oct 2024.
Fussell St, Canadian — Courtesy Amanda, 7 May 2024.
Brown Hill Hotel — 10 Oct 2024. Image credit Donna.
Cnr Boundary Rd & Greenhill Rd, Mt Clear — Courtesy Calvin, 28 Oct 2023.
31 July 2023 — Creek View Close, Mt Clear. Thanks Paul M.
Blackberry Lane, Mt Buninyong — Courtesy Elva, 8 Apr 2023.
South side of Recreation Rd — Courtesy Peter, 2 Apr 2023.
Koala and Joey — Bakers Rd. Photo courtesy Rachael, 3 Dec 2022.
Bunny Hop Ct, Mount Clear — Jan 2022.
Dementia Trail — 17 Oct 2021.
Matt found this one in Canadian — 28 Feb 2021.
Gorge — 4 Dec 2019.
Gear Ave — 15 Nov 2019.
Dunnstown — 2 Dec 2019.
Fussell St — 27 Jul 2019.
Ramada Koala — 27 May 2019.
Central Byong — 10 Jul 2019.
BYong — Jul 2019.
Geelong Rd — 30 Apr 2019.
Woowookarung — 9 Dec 2018.
Damascus — Nov 2018.
Greenhill Rd — 14 Nov 2018.
Yendon 1 Rd — 28 Oct 2018.
Sailors Gully / Mt Clear — 27 Oct 2018.