During 2013 and 2015, the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary held an Animals With Attitude Koala Sculpture Trail on the Gold Coast, Australia. "The Koala Who Walked" (AKA The Phantom) kept a watchful eye on things at the entrance to Victoria Park, Victoria Avenue, Broadbeach until mid May 2015.
These koalas are made out of fiberglass and was painted by a local high school teacher at Keebra Park called Scott Maxwell. These painted designs included Blinky Bill, Mario, Ninja Turtle, Santa Claus and many other koala's painted with local and Australian themed designs.
After May 2015, 20 of these koalas including our Phantom went up for auction to raise money for Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary and was purchased by a local company called Prestige Service Training and was housed outside their Southport Central Building until early 2024.
After nine years and many phans photos later, it is time for the koala to be enjoyed by others. Prestige Service Training has recently listed the koala on sale through Facebook Marketplace for $1,000AU. At the time of writing, we believe the koala has already been sold and has other phans lining up to be considered in case the sale falls through.
Many phans have made a pilgrimage to this site over the past nine years. If you have made this pilgrimage and have a photo to share, please email it to us so we can add it to this article.
Thank you to Trevor Clark for the information of the koala going up for sale. Thank you to Tracy Kearney the CEO from Prestige Service Training who was the owner of the Phantom Koala for nine years for further information and photos. Lastly, thank you to the phans who have sent their photos through.
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