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Great Southern Forest Proposal Winter 2026 Update

Posted by NPA NSWon June 1, 2026June 1, 2026in Winter 2026Leave a comment

Kate Carroll, NPA Conservation Projects

Momentum is building for the Great Southern Forest National Park proposal, with the project team meeting several key milestones, signalling the next phase of this ambitious conservation project.

The technical report outlining the proposal is in its final stages and will likely be available by the time you are reading this! It represents a significant body of work, bringing together the scientific, cultural and socio-economic rationale to support the establishment of what could become the largest national park in New South Wales. It is the result of several years’ work from a team of NPA members, staff and volunteers. The report’s release will provide a critical foundation for ongoing advocacy and engagement with government and other stakeholders.

Protecting Glenbog State Forest Against Logging Threats

Posted by NPA NSWon February 25, 2026February 25, 2026in Autumn 2026Leave a comment

Ella Magee-Carr and Andrew Wong, Wilderness Australia

Proposed native forest logging could devastate Glenbog State Forest, one of the last true strongholds of the endangered Southern Greater Glider on the NSW South Coast.

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 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.

Forests not Woodlots

Posted by NPA NSWon September 1, 2017in Native Forest Logging, Spring 2017Leave a comment

^{Margaret Blakers, director of the Green Institute and a long-time environmentalist}

Rosemary Beaumont’s article is timely. The Great Southern Forest is part of a larger picture which will see the fate of over 6 million hectares of Australia’s most loved native forests decided between now and 2021. Either they will be handed to the logging industry for another 20 years, effectively to become woodlots, or the federal government will resume environmental oversight and give the forests a chance.