Guy Innes was sitting on his porch enjoying a coffee about 6am when a koala strolled across his yard to access the water along Foreshore Drive at Salamander Bay.

Mr Innes said he saw a female koala who was being “followed in hot pursuit by a boy”.

“Each spring time koalas come down to the beach at Little Salamander where the males lick salt. They move into the [bush] at Mambo Wetlands where they find mates and breed,” he said.

Koalas are known to cross Foreshore Drive from Joe Redman Reserve, close to Mr Innes’ home, which is also bordered by Sandy Point Road, Salamander Way and Port Stephens Drive. 

Mr Innes pleaded with drivers to “please watch out” for koalas in the area.

“Their main crossing points are obvious,” he said. 

“Why have we not at least indicated these spots with a sing so the community can be aware?”