Deborah Tabart

Deborah Tabart, OAM is an Australian environmentalist. She is the CEO of the Australian Koala Foundation (AKF). She has worked with this organisation since 1988 and is known internationally as the Koala Woman.[1][2][3]

Deborah Tabart

OAM
OccupationEnvironmentalist
Years active1988−present
Known forAustralian Koala Foundation

Career and achievements

In 1988, Deborah Tabart was asked by the Australian Koala Foundation Board of Directors to “raise funds to save the koala”.

Publications

D. Tabart (2004) Protecting the Koala: A Species of National Significance – A Consultation paper proposing Commonwealth legislative and policy initiatives that will protect the Koala and its habitat throughout Australia.[4]

Awards

In 1998 Tabart received a Computersworld Smithsonian Award on behalf of the AKF.[5]

In 2011 she received the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) EXCEL Award.[5][6]

In January 2008, Tabart was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in acknowledgement of her contributions to the protection and management koalas and their habitat, and her service to Australia and humanity.[7][8]

Private life

Deborah Tabart now resides in Queensland, Australia. Besides her day job at the AKF, she also practices permaculture and grows her own vegetables.

References
  1. "Deborah Tabart OAM | Australian Koala Foundation". www.savethekoala.com. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  2. EDT, Jon Jackson On 9/24/20 at 4:02 PM (24 September 2020). "End your work week by video-conferencing with koalas for Save the Koala Day". Newsweek. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  3. Worboys, Jessica (21 November 2019). "'Make the hard decisions, protect their habitats': The Koala Woman". Namoi Valley Independent. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  4. "The Inquiry into the status, health and sustainability of Australia's koala" (PDF). aph.gov.au. 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  5. "Deborah Tabart OAM". Australian Koala Foundation. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  6. "IABC World Conference Tackles the Decision-Making Process". PRNEWS. 13 June 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  7. "Manifesto outlines major changes necessary". NewsComAu. 21 March 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  8. "Queenslanders honoured in Australia Day awards". Brisbane Times. 26 January 2008. Retrieved 29 April 2021.


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