Senate debates

Thursday, 4 July 2019

Motions

Royal National Park, New South Wales

12:02 pm

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On the doorstep of Sydney lies Australia's oldest national park, and the second-oldest in the world. The Royal National Park, or 'the Nasho', as locals call it, is an environmental and cultural jewel, and more than 4½ million people visit it every single year. The national park deserves to be nominated for World Heritage listing, and it has been six years since both the New South Wales government and the federal government committed to working together to make this happen. The community is deeply frustrated at the slow pace and wants to know what is going on. In that time, we've had a plethora of environmental ministers at both the federal and the state level. So, just get your act together, and let's give the Nasho the protection it deserves.

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