The Big Koala Festival Treasure Hunt

Celebrate the Hello Koalas Festival and its popular Treasure Hunt, this year named in honour of "The Big Koala, Spirit of All Koalas"

Established in 2017, the Hello Koalas Festival, the world's first festival celebrating Australia's much-loved iconic koala, is an annual cultural tourism event.

The Festival has been inspired by the Hello Koalas Sculpture Trail which encompasses over 91 fibreglass one-metre-high koala sculptures, hand-painted by local artists, located in 72 locations on the Mid-North Coast.

"The Big Koala .. Spirit of All Koalas" is a 2.5-metre koala sculpture at Guulabaa, Place of Koala in the Cowarra State Forest, created by Forestry Corporation of NSW in collaboration with four project partners including Hello Koalas Sculpture Trail, WildNets, Bunyah Aboriginal Land Council and Koala Conservation Australia and its Koala Hospital (est 1973).

The Festival Treasure Hunt encompasses nature-based cultural experiences presented in partnership with Regional Australia Bank and Forestry Corporation of NSW with sponsorship from Port Macquarie-Hastings Council. Thirty five Hello Koalas sculptures on the Trail have been selected for the 2026 Treasure Hunt around Greater Port Macquarie. Online registrations are now open.