Appendix 2

Petitioning documents

Petition from Koala Preservation Society of NSW Inc

We, the undersigned state that the Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) must be managed so that existing koala habitat is protected from development throughout Australia and that large tracts of new habitat areas are created, protected and managed to ensure that koala numbers increase to healthy sustainable levels.  We also state that current laws and regulations be reviewed (eg: SEPP 44) and changed so that future legislation actually protects the koala whether the koala is living in an urban or rural environment.

Signed by 2,010 petitioners

Petition from Ms Meghan Halverson

We, the undersigned, are concerned about the status, health and sustainability of Australia's koala population across their natural range in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. Please refer this petition to those responsible for addressing this situation at a Federal level. We request in the strongest possible terms that the classification of koalas be changed to 'endangered' or at the very least 'vulnerable' across their natural range.

Signed by 427 petitioners

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