[1/4]A tree stump stands after recent logging within the proposed Great Koala National Park (GKNP) area in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia, October 25, 2023.

The government has committed tens of millions of dollars to create a 315,000-hectare Great Koala National Park. According to conservationists, logging continues within its proposed boundaries.

In Coffs Harbour, 70 per cent of respondents said they supported the proposed koala park, while in Port Macquarie 73 per cent did the same, and 64 per cent in Oxley.