Great Southern Forest National Park – National Parks Association of NSW

Great Southern Forest National Park proposal update

Posted by NPA NSWon December 1, 2025December 1, 2025in Summer 2025Leave a comment

Kate Carroll, Conservation Projects Officer

Recent field work was undertaken for the Great Southern Forests National Park proposal, documenting some of the iconic species and key flora and fauna of Southern NSW. I was joined by Dave Gallan, Gary Dunnett, Jenny Atton and Qinan Wang in October. We visited the lookouts over McDonald and Yerriyong State Forests of the Milton area then headed to the tableland State Forests: Tallaganda and Glenbog. The trip ended in the far south coast at East Boyd State Forest and Green Cape.

Southern Forests Campaign Update Spring 2025

Posted by NPA NSWon August 31, 2025August 26, 2025in Spring 2025Leave a comment

Kate Carroll, Conservation Projects Officer

As the long delays on the north coast’s Great Koala National Park continue to frustrate communities and conservationists, momentum is gathering in the south with our next big proposal – the Great Southern Forest National Park. This landmark proposal is perhaps the NPA’s most ambitious yet. It represents years of groundwork and is now culminating in a powerful, evidence-based case to protect some of the most ecologically valuable public native forests in southern NSW.

Southern Forests Campaign Update

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

Kate Carroll, Conservation Projects Officer

The proposed Great Southern Forests National Park is a bold step toward safeguarding one of southeastern Australia’s most ecologically valuable landscapes. In the wake of the Black Summer bushfires and mounting development pressures along the coast, the continuation of industrial logging in these forests is increasingly untenable. The proposal spans tall wet forests, rainforests, and woodlands across the south coast and hinterlands, aiming to protect their rich biodiversity and critical habitats. By connecting and consolidating existing protected areas, the park would strengthen ecological resilience and provide a vital refuge for forest-dependent species as climate change accelerates.

Southern Forests Project – fieldwork update

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

Kate Carroll, Conservation Projects Officer, NPA NSW

The Southern Forests National Park is one of NPA’s most ambitious proposals, aiming to secure permanent protection for over 350,000 hectares of public native forests in southeastern NSW. Stretching from Jervis Bay to the Victorian border, this proposal would significantly expand the NPWS estate in the region to approximately 930,000 hectares. These forests, home to gliders, owls, potoroos, and other threatened species, have long been impacted by unsustainable logging and now face ecological collapse. Conserving them within the protected area network is critical for species longevity and survival.