The Great Koala National Park in Bellingen, New South Wales | National park

The Great Koala National Park

Locality: Bellingen, New South Wales

Address: Giinagay way Urunga 2454 Bellingen, NSW, Australia

Website: https://koalapark.org.au

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25.01.2022 Many thanks to Catherine Cusack MLC Lib who was sacked as Parliament Secretary by Gladys Berijklian after she saved Koalas in the wild from the fate of extinction from the Nationals and Libs "Local Land Services Amendment Miscellaneous Bill which was lost by her one crucial vote. The Bill is now being referred back to the Koala Committee and some dirty dealings by Andrew Marshall Minister for Agriculture will be revealed. Thanks to everyone who fought so hard to stop this B...ill and most of all to Catherine Cusack who will go down in the history books of being a woman of conviction and courage, who was willing to stand up for our iconic Koalas. Thank you Catherine! So many of us will remember you and thank you. Be like Catherine and raise your voice for our koalas today! #killthebill #GKNP #wespeakforthetrees #saveourkoalas #catherinecusack #thegreatkoalanationalpark #thankyou #nature #australia #wildlife #nativeforests

25.01.2022 The @gladysb government is facing calls to stop all logging in New South Wales native forests after Forestry Corp found the catastrophic 2019-20 bushfires reduced the amount of available timber by as much as 30%. The report, published by the NSW Forestry Corporation on Friday night, finds the effects of the disaster have dramatically reduced the amount of timber that can be sustainably harvested in some areas. @justinfieldmlc said the @nswgoverment must now consider a halt o...n native forest logging and conduct an urgent review of logging regulations - @guardianaustralia Photo - @calumnhockey of Kian Road fire, mid north coast, nsw

24.01.2022 Email our pollies to get them to stand up for our iconic Australian wildlife! Koalas exist in no other country on earth and are inherently Australian. See images for info!

22.01.2022 Sign your name to show the NSW government that you support the establishment of the GKNP & protecting koala habitat across the state! The NSW government claim they have a goal of doubling koala populations by 2050. Ironically, the threats to NSW wild koalas continue as legislation allows koala habitat in public & private native forests to be destroyed, despite the bushfires, climate emergency & ongoing coastal development. ... The establishment of the GKNP would protect koalas on public land, as well adding endless benefits to: biodiversity turning down the heat water quality + quantity rainfall soil stability Aboriginal culture nature-based tourism The GKNP is a no brainer! If you want to help please sign your name on our GKNP petition & share this post to ensure our voices are heard. Sign here https://www.gknp.org/petition Photo - @calumnhockey of a beloved ancient songbird dependant on healthy, intact, healthy forest.

21.01.2022 A little round up of some of our favourite Birdy Books to celebrate National Bird Week (19th-25th Oct) happy reading! What is your favourite? Send us a pic of your favourite bird book!

21.01.2022 GKNP volunteer Merchandise Coordinator position available Do you have retail experience? Are you looking for a fulfilling volunteer role that plays an integral part in the campaign to create the Great Koala National Park?... We are seeking a motivated person with suitable skills, who can manage our modest but growing merchandise range at the GKNP Information and Visitor Centre in Urunga. You would work closely with the Centre Management Team, to create a vibrant range of ecologically responsible items for sale, manage stock flow and keep accurate records. We estimate your role would require approximately 3 - 4 hours/week. For more information about the role click here: https://drive.google.com//12pKxHYEz4kF_LqeJyGT9QjFjg/view Feel free to contact us via messenger if you would like to talk with a MT member about the role.

21.01.2022 The Aussie Backyard Bird count is on all this week for national Bird Week! We love this because it’s a perfect example of humans balancing nature and technology, resulting in greater wellbeing in people and important data collected about our feathered friends. How does counting birds help people? Well, the 20 min observation period is a form of sit spot practice - a powerful and meditative way to deepen your connection to nature. ... By searching, listening, identifying and recording birds in nature, you are re-activating primal neurological pathways in the brain, leading to increased feelings of wellbeing and connection. Let this Aussie Backyard Bird Count be the start of an incredibly powerful journey back into deep nature connection! More information on sit-spots here People who practice sit spot here: https://nature-mentor.com/sit-spot/

20.01.2022 Calling all koala loving volunteers! Would you like to actively support and promote the proposed Great Koala National Park (GKNP)? Do you like working within a team and talking with people? Volunteering at the GKNP Information and Visitor Centre in Urunga, NSW is a wonderful way to contribute to the GKNP campaign. As a volunteer you will be meeting and greeting, assisting with tourist information, introducing visitors to the GKNP proposal and encouraging them to sign the... petition or write a support letter and selling GKNP merchandise in our beautiful centre. We would love to have you join our team and help make history by helping us make the Great Koala National Park a reality! We are a Centrelink approved volunteer organisation! If you are interested please fill out the online application form using the link here: https://forms.gle/SedvXyG2bbmobAZv5 and we will get in contact with details of our next volunteer training day.

19.01.2022 Our beautiful GKNP visitor and information centre in Urunga is turning one! Come help us celebrate our passionate volunteers, community & our exciting vision for the future of the Great Koala National Park! See you there

18.01.2022 No trees = no koala! it’s a simple equation. A recent report by @uni_newcastle found that by protecting the native forests of the mid north coast the koala stands a chance of survival. We should build the Great Koala National Park as soon as possible to help restore our floundering ecosystems & economy, create needed jobs and save our koala at the same time. Its a no brainer! ... The NSW govt. have stated they want to double koala populations by 2050. To do this they must stop cutting down native forests & protect koala habitat immediately. Have you signed the GKNP petition? We need 20,000 signatures! Link here Sign & share with friends! http://www.nvca.org.au/koalas-desperately-need-your-help/

18.01.2022 https://www.nefa.org.au/koalas Can you take a few moments to email our pollies to stand up for koalas? Voting on this devastating and destructive bill is today!

17.01.2022 A message from legend Paul Hilton on our incredible forests & the urgency to make the proposed GKNP a reality. Paul is a photojournalist and wildlife trade consultant who focuses on global environment and conservation issues and endeavours to bring a bring urgent change in the way we treat our surroundings. Find out more about Paul’s work here - https://www.paulhiltonphotography.com... Thank you Paul!

15.01.2022 Good Morning!!!! We are so excited because this week, 19th - 25th is bird week!!! You can contribute important data by being involved in the Aussie Backyard Bird Count, a huge citizen science project made easy with the ‘Aussie Bird Count’ app. The celebration of National Bird Week has its origins back in the early 1900s when 28 October was first designated by our (bird life.org) predecessor, the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union, as the first ‘Bird Day’. BirdLife... Australia organises and promotes Bird Week with the goal of inspiring Australians to take action and get involved in bird conservation efforts. Keep posted this week as we celebrate all our feathered friends in the proposed GKNP! https://www.birdlife.org.au/get-involved/whats-on/bird-week

15.01.2022 ‘All our wisdom is stored in the trees...’ - Santosh Kalwar #gknp #thegreatkoalanationalpark #wespeakforthetrees #treewisdom #gianttallowood #ancient #oldgrowth #treehugger #trees #nsw #northcoastforests #respect #gumbaynggirr #protectourforests #gladysberejiklian

14.01.2022 What is ecotourism and why is it important? With the pandemic halting overseas travel, more and more people are wanting to explore their own backyard. This increased interest presents a huge opportunity for us to change the way we have consumed nature in the past. It’s time to slow down and have meaningful experiences. The proposed Great Koala National Park includes areas of incredible biodiversity, rare and endangered species, unburnt refuges from the 19/20 bushfires and - ...most importantly- healthy populations of east coast Koalas. The benefits of Ecotourism in the GKNP also flow on to the hundreds of small business in towns like Coffs Harbour, Bellingen, Urunga, Nambucca, Bowraville and Macksville. https://littlelosttravel.com/importance-of-ecotourism/

14.01.2022 I tell you this to break your heart, by which I mean only that it break open and never close again ... to the rest of the world - Mary Oliver

14.01.2022 We just had the pleasure of connecting conservation legends @paulhiltonphoto and @scottwilsonimagery with some of the most passionate and dedicated forest conservationists on the east coast of Australia. The message is increasingly clear. Our forests are in dire straits. We all have a voice and need to use it now to put an end to the increasing deforestation in Australia (& globally). The Great Koala National Park is the best way right now to secure the future koala populations on the north coast. They need your voice! Let’s make it happen! #GKNP #thegreatkoalanationalpark #australiakoalas #enddeforestation #forestfamily #wespeakforthetrees #australia #nature

14.01.2022 Due to the wild floods across the Mid North Coast we will be rescheduling our koala action day to a sunnier day in the near future! In the meantime, lets pivot to a Digital Day of Action! Dress up, get your ‘save our koalas’ posters and take a photo. Post it to social media and tag your local MP e.g @melinda_pavey and @gladysb, use the hashtag #SaveOurKoalas and help us make a social media storm. Email or post your photos to Gladys Berejiklian to let her know our key dema...nds to save koalas: 1. No more clearing Koala habitat! 2. Hands off South West Sydney’s Koalas! No development at Mt Gilead. 3. End Native Forest Logging 4. Safe Koala Road Crossings 5. Great Koala National Park Now During these wild weather events, please look out for each other & enjoy these two glossy black cockatoos enjoying some forest oak fruit in a slice of Glenreigh sunshine yesterday

14.01.2022 Calling all twitchers! We want to showcase YOUR best Aussie bird photos! Share your best pics of Australian birds in the comments below!

13.01.2022 According to @uni_newcastle our iconic #koala is estimated to be worth $530 million for the NSW population and $1.7 billion for the nation. The environmental benefits of transitioning 175,000 hectares of state forests to national park primarily relate to preserving koalas and their habitat and, more broadly, preserving other aspects of the natural environment, including increased biodiversity.... The report notes that, given the significant decline in the koala population as a result of the recent drought and bushfire season, the environmental value of each individual koala is now significantly higher than a decade ago. With figures like that why wouldn’t you seek to secure their future?! We should create the Great Koala National Park now, it is surely a better investment than logging native forests at a loss!

11.01.2022 Old growth Tallowwood in Clouds Creek SF - such a noble species and a favourite koala feed tree. This area is part of the GKNP in waiting and was saved from re-mapping as non- oldgrowth by our combined community pressure!

11.01.2022 https://www.nature.org.au//cusack-saves-the-day-but-koala/

11.01.2022 Calling all koala loving volunteers! Would you like to actively support and promote the proposed Great Koala National Park (GKNP)? Do you like working within a team and talking with people? Volunteering at the GKNP Information and Visitor Centre in Urunga, NSW is a wonderful way to contribute to the GKNP campaign. As a volunteer you will be meeting and greeting, assisting with tourist information, introducing visitors to the GKNP proposal and encouraging them to sign... the petition or write a support letter and selling GKNP merchandise in our beautiful centre. We would love to have you join our team and help make history by helping us make the Great Koala National Park a reality! We are a Centrelink approved volunteer organisation! If you are interested please fill out the online application form using the link here: https://forms.gle/SedvXyG2bbmobAZv5 and we will get in contact with details of our next volunteer training day.

10.01.2022 Hellooooo... did somebody say free coffee, yummy treats & learning to write an empowering letter to the people running this country? All happening at the Power of the Pen workshop with Lyn, tomorrow at the GKNP visitor centre tomorrow from 10am!

08.01.2022 Did you know our Visitors Centre is open?? Come in and speak with our amazing volunteers! All COVID precautions are in place to keep you safe!Did you know our Visitors Centre is open?? Come in and speak with our amazing volunteers! All COVID precautions are in place to keep you safe!

07.01.2022 The ‘home’ of the GKNP is celebrating our 1st anniversary! Come down & join us to celebrate our passionate volunteers and koala loving community on the 5th December from 10am -2pm at the GKNP Visitor Centre Urunga! We will be serenaded by the sweet local tunes of @yhanlealmusic who just recorded his latest album ‘Manifesto’ deep in the magical Kalang Valley. ... We are also so excited to have the incredibly talented @lauratargettmusic and @katiecranemusic teaming up to bring us gypsy swing and bluegrass tunes to groove to. What a treat! There will be an abundance of nature connection games, activities story telling, scavenger hunts and a community art project.... Our wonderful Yasmin from @flint_and_steel_rewilding will run a nature connection session for the kids... & last but not least... there will be a BIG fundraiser Xmas raffle featuring some very generous prizes from your favourite local business. See you there! #gknp #thegreatkoalanationalpark #midnorthcoast #nature #celebration #wespeakforthetrees #volunteers #supportlocal #saveourkoalas #saveourkoalasgladys

06.01.2022 Have you got your bird count app yet???? This week is National Bird week and the Aussie Backyard Bird Count is on!! For iPhone https://apps.apple.com/au/app/aussie-bird-count/id917024019 For Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details

06.01.2022 GKNP volunteer Merchandise Coordinator position available Do you have retail experience? Are you looking for a fulfilling volunteer role that plays an integral part in the campaign to create the Great Koala National Park?... We are seeking a motivated person with suitable skills, who can manage our modest but growing merchandise range at the GKNP Information and Visitor Centre in Urunga. You would work closely with the Centre Management Team, to create a vibrant range of ecologically responsible items for sale, manage stock flow and keep accurate records. We estimate your role would require approximately 3 - 4 hours/week. For more information about the role click here: https://drive.google.com//12pKxHYEz4kF_LqeJyGT9QjFjg/view Feel free to contact us via messenger if you would like to talk with a MT member about the role.

05.01.2022 How many of you are parents, aunties, uncles??? We want to hear from you!! What does the Great Koala National Park represent for you and your family?

04.01.2022 Our Visitor centre on Giinagay Way, Urunga is back open! Come in and have a chat - 7 days a week from 10- 2! And weekends 12 - 2 We have a super cute array of iconic Koala gifts and our amazing volunteers are excited to share our vision with you! ...

04.01.2022 It’s Friday! The kids have been back at school for a week already and the whole family is probably due for a little nature top up to calm those frazzled nerves. This calming nature mandala meditation/craft activity is perfect for all ages and can be done anywhere! ... Go for a wander in your local area and pay attention to who is flowering, what birds are out and what the weather is doing. Give everyone time to look around. Parents can ask kids questions to guide curiosity. Questions to do with the senses increase mindfulness so your little one can quickly relax. Gather fallen leaves, sticks, petals and flowers to create a mandala together. Teens love this opportunity to be quiet and little minds can be engaged with more questions about colours, texture, patterns and shapes! Snap a pic and share your creation with us!! Tag @thegreatkoalanationalpark #GKNPnatureplay

03.01.2022 Help us grow! Do you love having forest sanctuaries to retreat to after a hard week? Are you passionate about, and proud of, Australia’s iconic flora and fauna? ... Are you one of the thousands of Australians who envision a better future - a future that includes Koalas? So are we!!! Please help us grow by liking, sharing and commenting! Let’s use social media positively for a change! Your simple online actions can help us reach more Australians like you and creates a community of voices to tell our MPs that we care about our unique Aussie critters and want a GKNP for the future!

01.01.2022 Honoured to be out on Gumbaynggirr country with the ever passionate Uncle Michael Jarrett in the proposed Great Koala National Park yesterday with conservation photographer @paulhiltonphoto. Talking about the significance of trees, forests, wildlife & protecting country for Paul’s up coming docu series on deforestation. Thanks for inspiring us to do better Uncle Micklo & Paul! @lucia.san.tiago #GKNP #gumbaynggirrcountry #naidocweek #midnorthcoast #oldgrowth #stopdesforestation #koala #extinction #nature #wespeakforthetrees

01.01.2022 Calling all volunteers! Would you like to actively support and promote the proposed Great Koala National Park ( GKNP)? Come and volunteer at the Great Koala National Park Information and Visitors centre in Urunga, NSW.... As a volunteer you will be educating tourists and visitors about the proposal for the Great Koala National Park as well as supplying tourist information for the NSW Mid Northcoast. We would love to have you join our team. We are a Centrelink approved volunteer organisation! If you are interested please fill out the online application form using the link here: https://forms.gle/SedvXyG2bbmobAZv5