The Great Koala National Park without any Koalas

"The proposed Great Koala National Park (GKNP) on the NSW Mid North Coast between Kempsey, Grafton and Armidale is home to 1 in 5 of the wild Koalas in New South Wales".
An excellent overview by Mark Graham >
https://1earthmedia.com/the-great-koala-national-park-without-any-koalas/

Taxpayers hit with $5 million bill for Forestry Corp to log koala habitat

NSW’s 12 Month’s of Operations Plan Portal shows that Forestry Corporation NSW plans to log 30,813ha (over 17%) of state forest that constitutes the Great Koala National Park (GKNP) proposal. "
https://1earthmedia.com/taxpayers-hit-with-5-million-bill-for-forestry-corp-to-log-koala-habitat/
#GKNP #logging #LoggingIndustry #BellingenLogging #Kalang #NambuccaRiver #TheGreatKoalaNationalPark #koalas #water #biodiversity #extinction makers

Dilapidated sewage systems and food

"Nambucca Valley oyster farmers demand council action to stop sewage spills. Oyster farmers on the NSW Mid North Coast warn they will take legal action if an ageing sewage system isn't fixed. There have been at least 17 sewage overflows that have affected the Nambucca River in the past two years."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-09/nambucca-valley-oyster-farmers-demand-council-action-spills/102700700
#Nambucca #NambuccaRiver #sewage #floods #food #rivers #NSW