Media Releases – Page 23 – National Parks Association of NSW

Revelations of political intervention on environmental groups during Regional Forest Agreement consultation highlights a sham process

Posted by NPA NSWon March 23, 2018March 23, 2018in Campaigns and Conservation, Media Releases, Native Forest LoggingLeave a comment

Revelations that Federal Senator Anne Ruston wrote to the National Parks Association of NSW (NPA) questioning our integrity during the recent Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) consultation process should concern anyone who takes seriously the importance of community input to policy.

Logs free to be removed from koala habitat in the Great Koala National Park as 30-day blockade broken up by police

Posted by NPA NSWon March 14, 2018in Great Koala National Park, Media ReleasesLeave a comment

A blockade to prevent logs from being removed from known high value koala habitat in Gladstone State Forest, near Bellingen, was yesterday broken up by police.

Shocking land clearing revelations highlight the urgent need for the Great Koala National Park

Posted by NPA NSWon March 5, 2018in Great Koala National Park, Land Clearing, Media ReleasesLeave a comment

The revelations in Sunday’s Sydney Morning Herald[1] that the Environment Minister, Gabrielle Upton, signed off on NSW’s land clearing laws in full knowledge of the impacts on wildlife and ecosystems highlight how koala habitat on public land must be protected as a matter of urgency, says the National Parks Association of NSW (NPA).

Disturbing Cabinet revelations show National Party has eyes for national parks

Posted by NPA NSWon February 23, 2018March 5, 2018in Campaigns and Conservation, Media ReleasesLeave a comment

Today’s report in The Australian (“NSW cabinet ministers clash over environment”) should be a cause of profound concern for anyone who cares about our natural heritage, says the National Parks Association of NSW (NPA).

MEDIA RELEASE :Environment groups call on Premier to halt logging in core koala habitat

Posted by NPA NSWon January 25, 2018January 25, 2018in Great Koala National Park, Media Releases, Native Forest LoggingLeave a comment

Eight NSW environment groups have written to Premier Berejiklian today urging her to intervene to protect an area of Gladstone State Forest, near Bellingen, vital to the protection of koalas in NSW.

NPA welcomes Koala-ity Nature Reserve in the Southern Highlands

Posted by Steph Clarkon December 22, 2017January 25, 2018in Media Releases, Who Is Living On My LandLeave a comment

The National Parks Association of NSW (NPA) welcomes an addition to our reserve system: a 402ha nature reserve on the bank of the Wollondilly River in Canyonleigh. This new reserve is strategically placed between Blue Mountains and Morton National Parks.