{"id":219679,"date":"2018-10-02T20:45:13","date_gmt":"2018-10-02T10:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=219679"},"modified":"2020-07-27T15:22:36","modified_gmt":"2020-07-27T05:22:36","slug":"koala-takes-it-to-the-streets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2018\/10\/02\/koala-takes-it-to-the-streets\/","title":{"rendered":"Koala Takes It To The Streets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cyaeLImboHE?rel=0\" width=\"740\" height=\"440\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong>[Video by Brooke Stead]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>October 2, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>by Bronwyn Marquardt<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Aussies overseas are often asked if kangaroos really hop down our streets &#8230; but in Kingaroy you can forget about the &#8216;roos.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, it was a koala which was taking a leisurely stroll\u00a0to the shops.<\/p>\n<p>Kingaroy\u00a0hairdresser Brooke Stead\u00a0was standing outside Kingaroy Shoppingworld about 2:30pm when a koala entered the car park from Youngman Street\u00a0and walked right past her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was stunned,\u201d she said. \u201cLuckily the shopping centre was shut because it was a public holiday,\u00a0or the car park\u00a0would have been full of\u00a0vehicles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clearly unimpressed that nothing was open due to the Queen\u2019s Birthday long weekend, the cuddly marsupial\u00a0continued its walkabout.<\/p>\n<p>Wanting to ensure the animal stayed safe, Brooke followed from a safe distance as it wandered along\u00a0Alford Street.<\/p>\n<p>Finding all the shops closed, the unlikely shopper\u00a0made a beeline for a small group of shops opposite the main\u00a0centre,\u00a0cutting through the\u00a0car park\u00a0again and on to Glendon Street.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs it crossed the road, a car almost ran straight over it,\u201d Brooke said. \u2018I couldn\u2019t believe it. They didn\u2019t even slow down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>The\u00a0shaken\u00a0koala hastily\u00a0climbed a date palm \u2013 not a eucalyptus tree \u2013 overlooking a local a florist.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Brooke called in Wildlife Rescue South Burnett to rescue the koala and a\u00a0local snake catcher was also roped in.<\/p>\n<p>But despite calling for a higher\u00a0ladder,\u00a0all efforts to reach the koala were unsuccessful.<\/p>\n<p>At 4:30am on Tuesday, reports came in the koala was at McDonald&#8217;s but the wily marsupial again managed to get away again and is still\u00a0at large.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s believed\u00a0the RSPCA is sending back-up from Brisbane to relocate it.<\/p>\n<p>Brooke posted photos and a video of her encounter on Facebook, where the footage has gone viral.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Comments included:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>\u2018Why did the koala cross the road? Because he didn\u2019t bring his wallet.\u2019\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>\u2018Bugger&#8230; Public holiday, nothing is open.\u2019\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>\u2018Typical long weekend in Oz. Where all the Aussies are out and about.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Brooke says she posted the footage in a mixture of surprise and concern.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d much rather see a happy post than some of the negative things we see online lately, and you don\u2019t see a koala at the shops every day,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I also want to make sure it\u2019s safe. It\u2019s nice to see that people care about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>UPDATE: Good news! 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