A refuge in 1927
Claude Reid opened Lone Pine in 1927, when koalas were being killed for their fur, as a refuge for sick, injured and orphaned koalas. The first two were called Jack and Jill.
A name from a tree
The Clarksons, the first owners of the riverside site, had planted a single hoop pine. The tree gave the sanctuary its name.
By river since 1934
Since 1934 a cruise, now Koala & River Cruises and formerly Mirimar, has carried guests up the Brisbane River to Lone Pine. During the Second World War, American visitors helped make the sanctuary known overseas.



