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Whispers of Wilderness: Local Film Captures Nature’s Voice on the Coffs Coast

Posted by NPA NSWon May 29, 2025November 17, 2025in Winter 2025Leave a comment

Liz Jeremy, Coffs Coast Branch

In an era when environmental concerns often feel overwhelming and distant, a short film from Coffs Coast offers a refreshing perspective that brings conservation back to the local level. “Whispers of Wilderness,” a 10-minute documentary commissioned by the NSW National Parks Association’s Coffs Coast Branch, has rapidly become a catalyst for regional environmental engagement since its premiere last month.

Destructive logging in the Great Koala National Park exposed

Posted by NPA NSWon March 27, 2025March 27, 2025in Media ReleasesLeave a comment

A report produced by NPA and Wilderness Australia The Plan to Keep Logging the Great Koala National Park has exposed the depth of destructive logging taking place across several forests within the proposed GKNP right now, including Sheas Nob, Ingalba, and Orara East.

Previous analysis by the North East Forest Alliance has shown that since the Minns Government was elected, 7,185 hectares have already been logged within the GKNP assessment area. Additionally, 1,924 hectares are currently being logged, with another 3,469 hectares scheduled for the next six months. If delays continue,12,578 hectares could be destroyed, threatening the survival of one of the most important koala populations in NSW.

NPA CEO Gary Dunnett stated, “The Great Koala National Park proposal was designed around two basic principles: to protect as much as possible of the core Koala habitats and populations of the region; and to focus exclusively on existing National Parks and State Forests. 

‘The reason for concentrating on public lands is that determining their future is the responsibility of the Premier of the day. 

‘This report paints a stark picture of what this means for Premier Minns’ reputation- the longer he delays declaring the new park, the more koalas will be needlessly lost” concluded Mr Dunnett.

ENDS

Media Contact: NPA CEO Gary Dunnett (02) 9299 0000

Great Koala National Park update

Posted by NPA NSWon February 27, 2025February 25, 2025in Autumn 2025Leave a comment

Gary Dunnett, Chief Executive Officer, NPA NSW

The practicalities of publishing Nature NSW generates a gap of about 2 weeks between final edit and the magazine appearing in inboxes and post boxes. For this edition that gap neatly covers the period over which we expect the NSW Government to announce the final boundaries of the Great Koala National Park (GKNP). This means that you, dear reader, should already know whether our aspirations for the new National Park have been met.

Environment groups are united on full protection for the Great Koala National Park

Posted by NPA NSWon February 19, 2025February 20, 2025in Media ReleasesLeave a comment

In a letter sent to NSW Premier Chris Minns environmental groups are united: Only the full protection of 176,000-hectares of State Forest inside the proposed Great Koala National Park (GKNP) will do. Any compromise fails Australia’s most iconic and endangered wildlife.

Some good news for the Great Koala National Park: Koala Hubs protected from logging, well sort of…

Posted by NPA NSWon December 7, 2023December 7, 2023in Summer 2023Leave a comment

James Sherwood, Conservation Campaigner

On September 11, the Minister for the Environment announced the suspension of logging operations from Koala Hubs within the proposed area of the Great Koala National Park. The hubs cover about 5% of the 176,000 hectares that will be assessed in the creation of the park. Koala Hubs are critical multi-generational resident koala populations and their habitats and 42% of the recorded koala sightings in state forests have occurred in them since 2000.

Displaced koala found adjacent to a clearfell logging operation in the proposed Great Koala National Park

Posted by NPA NSWon December 7, 2023December 7, 2023in Media ReleasesLeave a comment

The National Parks Association NSW (NPA) has obtained video of a likely displaced koala barely 40m from the edge of a clearfelled logging coupe in Pine Creek State Forest within the proposed Great Koala National Park (GKNP).

“The coupe contained a mapped Koala Hub that was home to at least one koala and likely more. This Koala Hub was treated as plantation by Forestry Corporation but in reality it was a regenerating Flooded Gum and mixed species forest of very high value to koalas,” stated NPA President, Dr Grahame Douglas.