Protesters lined streets outside Queensland’s Ormiston College, Redlands, after proposals to cut down koala habitat

Protesters have lined the streets outside a prestigious Queensland private school rallying against proposals to cut down koala habitat ahead of planned development. Protesters say the trees are protected koala habitat, with Redlands City Council naming Ormiston a koala-safe neighbourhood in 2018 and knocking back previous development application from the college. “We, as a group, are saying that this is actually a core koala habitat. Credit: SuppliedThe grounds around the college are deemed koala habitat and koala priority area by the Queensland government and also sit inside a habitat restoration area. Credit: Ormiston College.