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Samantha Lock

Koala park and urban sprawl strike precarious balance

Protected koala habitat and new housing developments have been earmarked for Sydney's urban fringe. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

The NSW government believes it can protect one of the state's last remaining healthy koala populations and also meet demand for extra houses on Sydney's urban fringe.

The state's planning minister conceded on Friday that greenfield projects will continue to be built as the government simultaneously announced plans to fund a national park in the backyard of many of the developments.

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