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Great Koala National Park expands, triggering logging ban

By Drooid · Oct 23, 2026, 12:01 PM UTC · How we work

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New South Wales government created the Great Koala National Park, covering 478,000 hectares.
The 2026 Bill added over 178,000 hectares of state forest and Crown land to the park.
Federal Clean Energy Regulator registered a carbon-credit project on more than 117,000 hectares, enabling a logging ban.
Timber NSW president Andrew Hurford said the ban caused layoffs and reduced wood supply for mills.

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New South Wales government created the Great Koala National Park, covering 478,000 hectares.
The 2026 Bill added over 178,000 hectares of state forest and Crown land to the park.
Federal Clean Energy Regulator registered a carbon-credit project on more than 117,000 hectares, enabling a logging ban.
Timber NSW president Andrew Hurford said the ban caused layoffs and reduced wood supply for mills.