Pastoralists in the far west are bewildered by the large purchase of land for new NSW National Parks calling it a waste of money and are pushing back on claims it will drive more tourism.
It comes after three more pastoral stations were ‘acquired and retired’ to be added to the national parks estate, hot on the heels of other annual acquisitions around the north west in the past three years.
White Cliffs land holder Terry White said he was speaking for many Western NSW farmers who have pleaded with NSW Environment to stop taking agricultural land for National Parks…