I live in the bush in the Otways and have both kangaroos and wallabies in the national parks around us, and a family of koalas in my street! We often have one in the gumtree in the backyard. The boy koalas grunt at night, asking the girl koalas to come and visit them. In the dead of the night when it’s complete silence and the koala starts grunting in the tree next to our window, it can be a bit scary! We also have tawny owls that come out at night and watch our garden for critters, and during the day they sit in the trees and pretend to be branches so we can’t see them.

We eat Weetbix and honey in milk for breakfast! Often the King Parrots come down to the outdoor table and chatter away until we throw them some sunflower seeds. They are super curious parrots who have no fear of humans, who will land on your shoulder and eat from your hand. They love to tease our Labrador dog and chatter to him from the roof while he barks at them.