The Great Koala National Park

There’s a plan to save koalas from extinction – and you can be a part of it.

YOU CAN HELP, RIGHT NOW.

The NSW government has promised to create “an iconic Great Koala National Park” but there is a big problem ... they’re still logging it! If we’re going save koalas from extinction, this must stop!

Please write to NSW Premier Minns and ask for the logging to stop.

You can support our koalas now

What is the Great Koala National Park?

It’s a plan to connect 175,000 hectares of publicly-owned state forests to existing National Parks, creating a 315,000 hectare nature reserve in the Coffs Coast Region and giving endangered species, like koalas, a safe place to live.

Why do we urgently need it?

They are predicted to become functionally extinct in NSW by 2050 so we need to act now to save them. Protecting their habitat is one of the best ways we can do this.

Koalas are officially endangered.

Most NSW koalas live outside of protected areas.

This is because our National Parks tend to include higher, less fertile country instead of the fertile coastal forests that koalas need to thrive.

Especially those that need mature forests and big trees to live in – like spotted-tail quolls, powerful owls, glossy black cockatoos and greater gliders.

The park will benefit hundreds of species.

By stopping logging in these precious areas, forests will have a chance to grow older and bigger, increasing carbon stores and helping to fight global heating.

It will help protect us from global heating.

Tourism is a billion dollar industry in Australia and the park would be a major drawcard for the Coffs Coast with long bushwalks, swimming holes, mountain bike tracks and of course, koalas!

It will bring more ecotourism to the area.

The koala – an endangered Australian icon

Koalas are the only living member of the phascolarctidae family, which makes them totally unique on this planet. The problem is, they thrive in the coastal forests often chosen for logging, agriculture and housing development. 

Their numbers are dwindling fast. They dropped by a third between 1990 and 2010 and on top of this, it’s estimated that the 2019-20 bushfires killed over 70% of the remaining koalas on the North Coast. They are now officially endangered.

The Great Koala National Park would protect prime koala habitat – putting a stop to logging in the park, restoring forests and linking lowland coastal forests to higher escarpment forests so koalas (and other animals) can roam freely and rebuild their numbers.

The Dunggiirr (koala) – sacred to the Gumbaynggirr Nation

The Dunggiirr (koala) are sacred to the Gumbaynggirr People and culture, and to the landscape of the Gumbaynggirr Nation itself. 

According to the Gumbaynggirr People, Dunggiirr is a very powerful animal, their magic is very strong, and their Spirit both feared and respected. 

They play a key role in Creation Stories, Laws and Customs, Spirituality, core values, and the Gumbaynggirr identity

Koala Park News

Koala Park News
The process to create the GKNP has finally begun!
The process to create the GKNP has finally begun!

After waiting seven months to hear from the NSW Government about the GKNP planning process and promised community involvement, NPA and other GKNP supporting stakeholders were pleased to receive an invitation to participate on a soon-to-be-established ‘GKNP Community Advisory Panel’.

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NSW Labor promises to create the Great Koala National Park if it wins government!
NSW Labor promises to create the Great Koala National Park if it wins government!

Labor’s recent announcement promising to create “an iconic Great Koala National Park” and commit $80 million to kick start the process if it is elected on March 25, has got the Campaign Team very excited!

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NSW Upper House Inquiry into the Long Term Sustainability and Future of the Timber and Forest Products Industry
NSW Upper House Inquiry into the Long Term Sustainability and Future of the Timber and Forest Products Industry

Recently NPA was invited to showcase the GKNP to the Upper House MPs on the Committee inquiring into the sustainability of the timber and forest products industry in NSW, when the Inquiry came to Coffs Harbour for its final hearing.

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The 2019/20 bushfires destroyed more than a quarter of the remaining koala habitat in northeast NSW and killed approximately 10,000 of NSW's wild koalas. But even now, with the koala population on the brink of collapse, precious parts of our native
The 2019/20 bushfires destroyed more than a quarter of the remaining koala habitat in northeast NSW and killed approximately 10,000 of NSW's wild koalas. But even now, with the koala population on the brink of collapse, precious parts of our native
The Dunggiirr (koala) are sacred to the Gumbaynggirr People and culture, and to the landscape of the Gumbaynggirr Nation itself. According to the Gumbaynggirr People, Dunggiirr are a very powerful animal, with very strong magic, and their Spirit is
Check out these gorgeous Glossy Black Cockatoos! It might be called the Great KOALA National Park, but it would be a sanctuary for all types of spectacular Aussie animals. Especially those species that thrive in mature trees, like the Glossy Black C
Check out these gorgeous Glossy Black Cockatoos! It might be called the Great KOALA National Park, but it would be a sanctuary for all types of spectacular Aussie animals. Especially those species that thrive in mature trees, like the Glossy Black C