THE New South Wales state government will establish a 100,000ha area of National Park in the state’s northwest, following its purchase of cattle and sheep property Comeroo station announced today.
The acquisition of the 37,000ha Comeroo, Muttawary and Maranoa stations (known collectively as Comeroo), 150km north west of Bourke, from owners Bruce and Chris Sharpe will produce an expanded National Park covering 100,000ha in the region, containing endangered ecological communities and an array of threatened species.