Koala Rescue - Macquarie Fields
Published: 01 Jun 2020 01:37pm
Just before 2pm today Fire and Rescue NSW crews assisted in the rescue of a pregnant koala in a tree at Macquarie Fields today.
The female koala, named Gladys, is being monitored by local WIRES volunteers who called FRNSW to remove the koala as she was close to a busy road.
Gladys was safely removed from the tree by FRNSW and has now been taken back to her colony where she is resting comfortably.
Updated: 30 Jan 2023 09:15pm
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Stations nearby
8 Brooks Street, Macquarie Fields NSW 2564
41 Carlisle Street, Ingleburn NSW 2565
9 Swettenham Road, St Andrews NSW 2566