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AUSSIE HERO I MAKE COATS FOR KOALAS!

Sally Selwood, 60, Victor Harbor, SA

Doing up the last button on the pale blue shirt, I stood back and admired how dapper Danny looked.

The poor little thing had been shaved bald, but a toddler shirt made the perfect replacement coat to keep him warm.

As a volunteer for Adelaide and Hills Koala Rescue, I’ve cared for 60 to 70 koalas over six years. But I’d never seen a koala with no fur.

That was until one afternoon last October, when I received an urgent call from another volunteer.

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