WELCOME TO HUNTER KOALA PRESERVATION SOCIETY
THIS VIDEO (PRODUCED BY VICTORIA LANE) WAS MADE TO HELP THE PLGHT OF OUR KOALAS IN OUR AREA .
(WARNING THIS VIDEO CONTAINS GRAPHIC ANIMAL IMAGES)
(WARNING THIS VIDEO CONTAINS GRAPHIC ANIMAL IMAGES)
ANOTHER GREAT KOALA VIDEO
I
(John Schumaker) wrote the lyrics and my wife, Cheryl Shantz, wrote the music
back in 1988 when we were living in Warrnambool, Victoria. We had fallen in
love with the koala in the course of our walks through Victoria’s bushland and
forests, particularly at Tower Hill, Victoria. We
had heard about the many problems that posed a threat to the koalas’ future.
With this in mind, we decided to write a song aimed at raising awareness of the
koalas’ plight since we feel strongly about its problems. When we wrote the
song over twenty-six years ago, we were unable to bring it to fruition, so it
gathered dust over the years. In
recent years, the situation for the koala has become dire, with scientists and
environmentalists warning of imminent extinction of this iconic animal unless
drastic action is taken. In light of this, we decided to resurrect the song and
see if it can make a small difference in the battle to protect the
koala. The
song needed to be reworked in a professional studio. But the cost of this would
have stopped us in our tracks. To our amazement, when we phoned Angel’s Gate
Recording Studio here in Christchurch (where we now live), Kevin Allison
instantly agreed to donate his time and studio equipment. We could not have
proceeded without his generosity. To
be an effective “anthem,” the Chorus in the song needed to be strong and
emotive. Children’s voices are ideal in this regard, plus the song is really
about safeguarding the koala for our children’s generation and beyond. We had
no luck in finding children singers until we contacted Charlotte Wilson who
conducts Kidsong, the children’s choir (ages 7 to 13) at the Christchurch School
of Music. Within a few weeks, Charlotte rehearsed the children and got them
ready to record the song at Angel’s Gate Recording Studio. Finally, when the
recording was completed, we made a video and attached the song to that and put
it up on YouTube. We've been contacting wildlife organizations all over the
world asking them to put the link on their website to see if they can help the
cause in any way.
HUNTER KOALA WOULD LIKE TO THANK JOHN AND CHERYL AND OTHERS INVOLVED FOR THIS AMAZING EFFORT
HUNTER KOALA WOULD LIKE TO THANK JOHN AND CHERYL AND OTHERS INVOLVED FOR THIS AMAZING EFFORT