Dave Harmon, PW editor
- Mar 9, 2020
- 1 min read

Australia | 3300ha of bushland added to Queensland's Mount Walsh NP

More than 3300 hectares of bushland including potential koala habitat will be added to Mount Walsh National Park outside Maryborough, Environment Minister Leeanne Enoch said on Friday.

That now makes Queensland’s national park estate roughly the size of Tasmania, Ms Enoch said.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/politics/queensland/thousands-of-hectares-added-to-queensland-national-park-20200306-p547qe.html

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