OPINION THE above headline was a comment on our Facebook page. It was in response to an article pushing for a speed limit reduction on a section of the Westernport Highway notorious for koala deaths (Push to reduce speed on Westernport Hwy after koala deaths, The News 24/2/26). The very day this comment was made, the koala pictured above was killed on the same stretch of road. The small section between Thornells Rd and the intersection of Oneills Rd and Mckirdys Rd is the area of greatest concern on a stretch of the highway that has seen 10 koalas killed…
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A LOCAL koala conservation group is calling for urgent action after multiple koalas have been killed on the Westernport Hwy this year. Mornington Peninsula Koala Conservation (MPKC) committee member Sue Boggan said since the start of this year an estimated ten koalas had been killed on the road. She said the area of concern along the highway was between Thornells Rd and the intersection of Oneills Rd and Mckirdys Rd. “We’ve lost two females who would have had joeys with them. The koalas were left to the side of the road, and we couldn’t find the joeys.” Since 2024, more…