Media Releases – Page 3 – National Parks Association of NSW

Private Forestry Bill to propel koalas to extinction

Posted by NPA NSWon November 14, 2022November 14, 2022in Media ReleasesLeave a comment

Barely a week after conservationists, business and community came together in Coffs Harbour to plan for the return of healthy koala populations across NSW¹, the NSW Government has chosen to undermine all recovery efforts by stripping away restrictions on Private Native Forestry.

National Parks Association CEO Gary Dunnett said the Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Private Native Forestry) Bill 20222 effectively removes local government’s ability regulate logging in private native forests.

MEDIA RELEASE: community comes together to show visiting state politicians they want a Great Koala National Park

Posted by NPA NSWon October 27, 2022in Media ReleasesLeave a comment

Local Coffs Harbour families and businesses will come together this week to demonstrate their support for the Great Koala National Park, as the region hosts a koala conference (The Vanishing).

Local business owner Louis Riley said our community wants to ensure politicians take adequate steps to protect the much-loved koala, which is iconic to our region.

NSW parliamentary debate on ending native forest logging shows government is out of touch with community expectations

Posted by NPA NSWon October 17, 2022in Media ReleasesLeave a comment

A 21,000 strong parliamentary petition to end native forest logging triggered yesterday’s NSW parliamentary debate — a sign that it is time to transition our dying native timber industry into sustainable plantation timber.

NPA NSW Acting CEO Samantha Newton said NPA NSW was one of 14 conservation groups who rallied in front NSW Parliament to show their support for ending public native forestry logging.

Environment Minister’s decision to protect priority habitat for threatened species welcomed

Posted by NPA NSWon October 4, 2022in Media ReleasesLeave a comment

National Parks Association of NSW (NPA) applauds the Environment Minister, Tanya Plibersek’s decision to create an Action Plan that will protect the habitat for threatened species and its renewed commitment to conserve a minimum of 30% of our land and sea by 2030.

Media Release: Rivers Running Foul in Royal National Park

Posted by NPA NSWon September 12, 2022September 12, 2022in Media ReleasesLeave a comment

Conservation groups are calling on Environment and Heritage Minister James Griffin to take immediate action to stop repeated pollution incidents in Royal National Park.

National Parks Association (NPA) CEO Gary Dunnett said ‘the Hacking River, the water that runs through the heart of Royal National Park, has been impacted by yet another spill of coal waste. Last week we inspected Red Cedar Flat, about a kilometre downstream of where waste from Peabody’s Metropolitan Colliery reaches the Hacking River. The sight was truly unbelievable, the river looked more like flowing tar than the crystal-clear water you’d expect in the deep rainforest of our first national park’.

Dendrobium mine expansion abandonment gives a reset chance for the future of Sydney’s drinking water catchments

Posted by NPA NSWon August 23, 2022in Media ReleasesLeave a comment

The National Parks Association of NSW has welcomed coal mining company South32’s abandonment of their proposed expansion of the Dendrobium mine under Sydney’s drinking water catchment. We now call on Environment Minister to take this opportunity for a major reset on the future of Sydney’s drinking water catchments.