PHOTO: Cuttaburra is NSW’s newest National Park – credit Joshua J Smith Photography
NSW’s newest national park, located 150 kilometres north-west of Bourke, has been given the name Cuttaburra.
The name refers to the Cuttaburra Creek that flows through the park and the surrounding Yantabulla Swamp Cuttaburra Basin.
A spokesperson for the Minister of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Heritage Penny Sharpe said it could be well over a year before visitors can access the new Park.
It is made up of three former stations – Comeroo, Muttawary and Maranoa – which means there is still farming equipment, fences and other hazards that could be dangerous to visitors on the land…