Loggers targeting one fifth of planned NSW koala park

Logging is planned in some of the most vital koala habitat areas before the new park is declared. Photo: Getty

Loggers are accused of “ramping up” operations before the NSW government establishes its Great Koala National Park, targeting vast swathes of the area set aside for conservation.

Nature Conservation Council (NCC) analysis shows 30,813 hectares of state forest earmarked for the park could be logged by the Forestry Corporation of NSW in the next year.