Debbie Pointing, president of the Koala Action Group said if the Redlands was serious about keeping koalas in the neighbourhood, residents must provide ways to allow them easier access to mature trees backyards which are critical for the koala's survival.

"Feedback from residents proved that fences and dogs in yards at night are still a problem for koalas attempting to move from tree to tree in the urban areas and it really isn't that difficult to lean a pole against your fence and keep pet dogs in at night to help save such a beautiful animal" Ms Pointing said.

The survey results proved that many koalas are in and around urban land that is zoned for future development and it is obvious that State and Federal Government funding is essential to expedite acquisition of properties of high koala value.

Disturbingly, it was also reported that several large koala trees in Cleveland were destroyed on the weekend, an area that still had good numbers of koala sightings reported.