KEY POINTS THE "GREATER" MURRAMARANG NATIONAL PARK Crucial addition to a southern ‘comprehensive, adequate and representative’ forest reserve system: National Estate – the proposal comprises three overlapping National Estate Places identified by the Australian Heritage Commission Coastal Zone - Identified under the NSW Coastal Policy 1997 Contains 26 threatened fauna species – it is a biodiversity ‘hot spot’ Contains 207 species of birds and 39 native, terrestrial mammal species Durras Lake is the most pristine and least disturbed "large, slow-turnover lake" on the South Coast Contains over 400 flora species Significant rainforest conservation values Significant Aboriginal values – 392 sites recorded in the proposed park Murramarang National Park (only 50m wide in parts) must be expanded to make it ecologically viable Proposed National Park since mid-1970’s Focal point for regional tourism Economic and employment benefits of tourism and recreation in "Greater" Murramarang National Park far outweigh its value for forestry ContentsNext