Tag: Great Koala National Park

Who’s that Forest?

Posted by on in Spring 2026Leave a comment

Gary Dunnett, CEO NPA NSW

Anyone who has been part of conservation campaigning will know that one of the first challenges is settling upon a name.  There are often assumptions and aspirations embedded in the choice of a preferred ‘brand’, and how it is interpreted by others can have profound implications for how community and government respond to a campaign.

All of which is highly relevant to NPA’s current proposals for new forest parks.  The purpose of this article is to explain the ‘brands’ that are being used in our north and south coasts campaigns.

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Finally, The Great Koala National Park is announced

Posted by on in Summer 2025Leave a comment

Ashley Love, Member of NPA and Bellingen Environment Centre

The history of community campaigns to protect koala habitat in the Bellingen-Coffs Harbour areas goes back over 50 years. In the 1970’s Coffs City Council supported residents’ efforts to protect koala habitat at Roberts Hill on the western edge of the city. 

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A Landmark Victory for Nature – NPA members celebrate the Great Koala National Park

Posted by on in Summer 2025Leave a comment

James Sherwood, Conservation Campaigner

Members of the National Parks Association of NSW (NPA) gathered in Bongil Bongil National Park on the Coffs Coast in September, to celebrate a landmark moment in nature conservation, the announcement of the Great Koala National Park (GKNP).

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The Great Koala National Park Announced!

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The National Parks Association of NSW (NPA) welcomes the NSW Government’s announcement of the declaration of the Great Koala National Park. 

‘This is an incredible moment for Australia’s National Parks’, stated NPA NSW President Liz Jeremy, ‘the culmination of more than a decade of determined advocacy for the future of koalas by local communities and conservationists’.   

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Coffs Coast Branch and NPA Advocate for Great Koala National Park

Posted by on in Spring 2025Leave a comment

Liz Jeremy, Paula Flack, Sharon Peterson and Dr Grahame Douglas, Coffs Coast Branch

The Coffs Coast Branch, working alongside NPA head office, has been actively campaigning for the establishment of the Great Koala National Park (GKNP), using multiple advocacy strategies to support this significant conservation initiative. With the NSW Government committing $80 million over four years for the park’s development, our branch has focused on building community and business support while raising awareness about the project’s importance.

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