Lisa Cox
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That figure from the 2023 article includes the existing reserves. It’s stated in the piece you have linked. The commitment for new areas was 176,000 ha and that is also in the piece linked.
September 7, 2025 at 11:03 AM
That figure from the 2023 article includes the existing reserves. It’s stated in the piece you have linked. The commitment for new areas was 176,000 ha and that is also in the piece linked.
Labor first promised the park in 2015 - 176,000 ha of state forest to be added to existing protected areas. The announcement today was 176,000 ha of state forest to be added to existing protected areas. Total size will be 476,000 ha www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
NSW Labor leader Luke Foley promises to establish koala national park
The Great Koala National Park would cover more than 300,000 hectares on the state’s mid north coast north between Macksville and Woolgoolga
www.theguardian.com
September 7, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Labor first promised the park in 2015 - 176,000 ha of state forest to be added to existing protected areas. The announcement today was 176,000 ha of state forest to be added to existing protected areas. Total size will be 476,000 ha www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...