BellingenNSW<p>NSW government h a l t s l o g g i n g within proposed Great Koala National Park on NSW mid north coast</p><p>"The halt covers more than 8,400 hectares of forest, in pockets of 'koala hubs' within the national park proposed on the mid north coast."</p><p>"Logging has been stopped in parts of the proposed Great Koala National Park on the New South Wales mid north coast while the state government determines the impact on koalas and timber industry jobs."</p><p>"The halt, announced today, covers more than 8,400 hectares of forest within the proposed national park, which is being gazetted in the region."</p><p>"The NSW Environment Minister said logging was stopped on Friday and consultation with industry is to begin immediately."</p><p>"It follows calls by crossbench MPs and environmental groups to ban the practise, out of concern for the remaining endangered species."</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-12/nsw-government-stops-timber-harvesting-koala-hubs/102844954" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2023-09-12/nsw</span><span class="invisible">-government-stops-timber-harvesting-koala-hubs/102844954</span></a></p><p>More detail:<br>Critical Koala Habitat protected from logging: NCC welcomes moratorium of logging<br><a href="https://www.nature.org.au/critical_koala_habitat_protected_from_logging_ncc_welcomes_moratorium" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nature.org.au/critical_koala_h</span><span class="invisible">abitat_protected_from_logging_ncc_welcomes_moratorium</span></a></p><p>NSW stops logging in 106 ‘hubs’ on mid-north coast amid plans for koala national park<br>Exclusive: hubs cover about 5% (!!) of the 176,000 ha of forest that will be assessed for protection within great koala national park<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/12/nsw-logging-cease-stops-koala-national-park-106-hubs" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">23/sep/12/nsw-logging-cease-stops-koala-national-park-106-hubs</span></a></p><p>The NSW Government has announced the process to establish the Great Koala National Park, as well as a halt to timber harvesting operations in the 106 koala hubs within the area being assessed for the park.<br><a href="https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/news/saving-koalas-next-steps-for-the-great-koala-national-park" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">environment.nsw.gov.au/news/sa</span><span class="invisible">ving-koalas-next-steps-for-the-great-koala-national-park</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NSW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NSW</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MidNorthCoast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MidNorthCoast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/BellingLogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BellingLogging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SaveTuckersNob" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaveTuckersNob</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/koalas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>koalas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/TheGreatKoalaNationalPark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheGreatKoalaNationalPark</span></a></p>