Greater Glider – National Parks Association of NSW

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.

Gliders change their behaviour when their forests are burnt or disturbed

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

Dr Jonathon Howard, NPA Executive

Arboreal mammals are important components of healthy ecosystems. The Southern Greater Glider (Petauroides volans), is a species of large gliding marsupial native to the forests of southeastern Australia. It is listed as endangered under the EPBC Act in Australia. Greater Gliders are the largest gliding mammal in the world. They are nocturnal and are solitary, feeding almost exclusively on eucalypt leaves and buds.