Huge news! This week, the NSW Government announced that 176,000 hectares of precious native forest across the mid-north coast will be protected from logging.
This is one of the biggest conservation victories New South Wales has seen in decades, and it’s making headlines across Australia.
The park will be home to one in five of the state’s remaining koalas, connecting critical native forest with World Heritage–listed national park.
Over 100 threatened species will call the park home, including and estimated 12,000 koalas and 36,000 greater gliders. This is a win for nature, and good news for anyone who wants to see koalas thrive in the wild into the future.
A huge thank you to everyone who has made this park a reality: The scientists who provided the evidence, the community groups and locals who have been campaigning for more than a decade, the brave forest defenders who have prevented logging across the region for years, everyone who showed up to channel the vision and message to those in power.
It has been painful and disheartening to watch logging continue after the election but today marks a turning point. Premier Chris Minns, Environment Minister Penny Sharpe, and every MP who voiced their support should be applauded for delivering on their promise in full.
