For some years conservation groups have developed a proposal to create a Great Koala National Park that would see 175,000 hectares of State forests added to existing protected areas to form a 315,000ha reserve in North Coast hinterlands.
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It is seen as the flagship of a suite of proposed koala reserves between Port Stephens and the Queensland border, while also protecting catchments and biodiversity.
The NSW government does not support the creation of this park.
As well, it is considering sweeping changes to logging regulations that depart completely from the original intent of Regional Forest Agreements to balance timber production with conservation.
With legal environmental protections already being breached, what chance have our koalas and other wildlife got? It is make or break at this point in time.
