University of Sunshine Coast researchers are taking the fight to save Australia’s koalas from the devastating effects of chlamydia to a vital next stage, with funding to turn a research version of its koala chlamydia vaccine into a veterinary-approved product to protect the nation’s most at-risk populations.

A koala chlamydia vaccine created and tested at the University of the Sunshine Coast is a step closer to protecting large populations of koalas in the wild.