The Red Gum Icon Project is a cross-border campaign run by NPANSW and the VNPA.

The forests and wetlands along the Murray River and its tributaries need to be managed for conservation by both the NSW and Victorian governments. more >>

Take home a beautiful NSW River Red Gum Poster.

Contact the NPA office in Sydney, or we can mail them to you if you live in the regions. 

Thanks

NPA NSW expresses it gratitude to the Paddy Pallin Foundation for a $10,000 donation to support the NPA Red Gum Icons campaign.

Video

Download an ad with actor John Wood promoting Victoria's Red Gums. (2.4Mb)

* The TV ad has been jointly funded by VNPA and The Wilderness Society

Send a Message to the Federal Government

We are seeking urgent Federal Government support for a strong NSW Government decision to ensure that:

• large red gum national parks are created and recognised under Federal environmental laws;
• funds are provided to restructure the River Red Gum timber industry and invest in new green enterprises;
• redirects existing funds for water and land purchase to increase environmental flows in the Murray and build the Red Gum reserve system across tenures.

Use our e-lobby page now to send an urgent message direct to key Cabinet Ministers.

Also send an email direct to the Prime Minister by visting the Prime Minister's website. Use the text from our e-lobby page as a starting point for your email.

NRC Supports New National Parks

The independent NSW Natural Resources Commission released its final report on River Red Gum on the 21st December 2009.

The report found that:

• A total of 106,000 hectares of NSW State Forests should be transferred to protected areas and 35,000 hectares should remain as State Forest.
• The new National Park areas announced by NSW Premier Nathan Rees on December 3rd were fully vindicated.
  
• An extra 1,200GL of environmental flows is required for the Murray River.
  
• NSW Red Gum logging is unsustainable and has been for decades. The forests have been severely over-cut. Even without reserves, log volumes must decrease by 70%.

The NSW Government has praised the NRC report and we are urging them to deliver on it in full, with some improvements, through the introduction of special legislation into Parliament in March 2010.

Great egret, M Baird

30th June 2009 saw the beginning of a new era for Victoria’s vulnerable River Red Gum forests with the cessation of commercial logging in a majority of forests in progress towards the creation of world class national parks.

The end to damaging logging will help protect many threatened species and ensure their survival into the future.

The new parks will protect Victoria’s natural assets and provide a major long-term boost for regional economies and jobs with the creation of 30 new park ranger positions and a number of tourism opportunities.

The Community Engagement Panel report made a key recommendation that the “Government should actively support the development of dry land, mixed species agro-forestry in the River Red Gum region to assist in providing
local firewood,” including incentives to land holders to invest in agro- forestry. 

Read about the VEAC decision>>

View a summary of VEAC's final report recommendations.

Joint management with Indigenous Traditional Owners of new River Red Gum National Parks is critical for the environmental, social and cultural health of River Red Gum ecosystems and their people.

This campaign will support the Yorta Yorta efforts for a jointly managed Barmah-Millewa national park and work closely with Aboriginal people and groups in other areas.

Indigenous cultural & heritage >>

Media Releases

Thank You

Thanks to over 1,300 people that supported the NSW Government decision to create Red Gum National Parks in December 2009 and sent an email to incoming Premier, Kristina Keneally, to honour that decision.

You can view over 950 personal comments sent by our supporters to the NSW Premier.

Your contribution makes a huge difference.

We are working towards real achievable solutions
to the threats facing these precious areas. As a non-profit conservation group, we need your help.

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