Farmers make voices heard over new Koala plan

By Jamie Brown
March 27 2020 - 5:00am
Mick Moorhead with his wife Sue and mother Victoria will be directly affected by changes to state environment planning policy, with new maps declaring koalas are everywhere, when they're not.
Mick Moorhead with his wife Sue and mother Victoria will be directly affected by changes to state environment planning policy, with new maps declaring koalas are everywhere, when they're not.

A new state environmental planning policy (SEPP) designed to protect core koala habitat will have the unintended effect of endangering the livelihood of farmers, particularly those who, alongside livestock production, rely on the bush for an income.

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