Save Our Koalas — Create the Richmond River Koala Parks
Right now, over 56,000 hectares of public native forest in the Richmond Valley and southern Richmond Range are still being logged — even though they’re home to nationally important Koala habitat and more than 130 threatened species.
These forests were devastated in the Black Summer fires, and logging is now stopping them from recovering.
We’re calling on the NSW Government to end native forest logging and create the Richmond River Koala Parks — a new National Park to protect 56,200 hectares of forest for Koalas, wildlife, climate, and future generations.
Add your name to help protect our forests and save our Koalas.
To the President and Members of the Legislative Council of NSW
That this House notes that:
- Over 56,000 hectares of public native forest in the southern Richmond Range and Richmond River valley are still being logged—despite being home to nationally significant Koala habitat, including 28,000 ha identified by the Australian Government as Nationally Important Koala Areas.
- These forests support over 130 threatened species, including 4 Critically Endangered, 39 Endangered, and 89 Vulnerable species.
- The area forms part of a nationally significant climate corridor, stretching from sea level to the Border Ranges, and plays a critical role in carbon storage and climate resilience.
Following severe damage in the 2019–20 bushfires—when over 80% of these forests burned—continued logging is threatening the recovery of Koalas and other wildlife, degrading habitat, and fueling ecosystem collapse.
That this House calls on the Government to:
- Immediately halt native forest loggingwithin the proposed Northern Rivers Koala Park to protect core Koala habitat and allow natural regeneration.
- Create a new National Parkto permanently protect the 56,200 hectares of State Forests in the Richmond Valley and southern Richmond Range.
- Ensure these forests are managed for biodiversity conservation, bushfire resilience, and carbon drawdown, contributing to state and national climate targets.
- Strengthen conservation laws and planning rulesto prevent further destruction of critical threatened species habitat and ensure long-term ecological resilience.