Mooball National Park

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Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Australian English Template:Infobox protected area Mooball National Park is a national park located in New South Wales, Australia, Template:Convert northeast of Sydney. It is nearby to the town of Mooball and is 10 kilometres south-east of Murwillumbah.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It is on the traditional lands of the Bundjalung people.<ref name=":1" />

It was established in January 1999 and covers an area of 1160 hectares and before this time it was managed by Forests NSW as the Mooball State Forest.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

It is one of the largest lowland rainforests in Australia, and is a refuge for several animal species, where it sits in the predominantly clear Tweed and Brunswick Valleys.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Native flora and fauna

The park is home to a variety of native plants and within it theirs are at least 17 vulnerable or endangered plats. The endangered plant species present include:<ref name=":1" />

The park also supports a number of threatened species including vulnerable mammals.<ref name=":1" />

See also

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