Balnarring Beach 1997. Koala.
OBJECT TITLE / NAME
Balnarring Beach 1997. Koala.
DATE1997
MEDIAImage
PHOTOGRAPHERDoug White
COLLECTIONBalnarring and District Historical Society
REG NO.P1296
HISTORYBalnarring Beach 1997. Koala.
Koalas were a rare species in the Mornington Peninsula district until a group was transferred from French Island to the HMAS Cerberus Naval Base, Crib Point, in the 1990s. From there they spread to Balnarring becoming prolific by 2000.