It’s hard to imagine there’s a kinder woman than grandmother-of-four Marley Christian, who gave up her old life to devote her time to our koalas.
At 57, Marley, who is also a mum-of-three, made the decision six years ago to move north from Foster to Lismore to follow her dream of becoming a veterinary nurse.
“I worked for years with special needs kids, and at the same time, I nursed both my parents with cancer. They died within two years of each other, and I fell apart and depression took over – it was crippling,” Marley tells Woman’s Day. “My daughter Melanie who lives in Lismore – a place I never really liked – begged me to come for a two-week holiday. Under great duress I went, and I’ve been here ever since!”
Keen to get involved in the community, Marley took to the Yellow Pages looking for wildlife parks to sign up as a volunteer, and came across an organisation known as Friends of the Koala.
This story is from the April 6, 2020 edition of Woman's Day Australia.
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