The Minns government will announce the proposed boundaries of its signature Great Koala National Park on Sunday, and call an immediate halt to logging in 176,000 hectares of state forest near Coffs Harbour. The creation of the Great Koala National Park will fulfil a promise made by former Labor leader Luke Foley 10 years ago and taken to every election since. The announcement comes 2½ years after the March 2023 election, and logging has continued throughout the lengthy assessment and consultation process. NSW Premier Chris Minns said the government would provide an additional $60 million for the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) to establish the park, on top of $80 million allocated in 2023, as well as $6 million to boost tourism in the region. “Koalas are at risk of extinction in the wild in NSW – that’s unthinkable,” Minns said in a statement.