NSW Labor pledges to protect koala population with new national park in Sydney’s south-west

Commitment would see Georges River koala national park developed on publicly owned lands within three years

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One of Australia’s most important populations of healthy koalas would be protected by a new national park to be established in Sydney’s south-west if Labor wins the New South Wales election.

The party’s environment spokesperson, Penny Sharpe, will announce on Saturday that a Labor government would transfer publicly owned lands, between Glenfield and Appin, to the national parks service to establish a Georges River koala national park for the endangered species.

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