Tooloom National Park

The Tooloom National Park is a protected national park located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. The 4,380-hectare (10,800-acre) part is situated approximately 616 kilometres (383 mi) north of Sydney and 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the border town of Urbenville.

Tooloom National Park New South Wales
IUCN category II (national park)
Giant white beech at Tooloom Scrub
Tooloom National Park
Nearest town or city	Urbenville
Coordinates	28°26′47″S 152°27′13″E
Established	22 December 1995 (1995-12-22)[1]
Area	43.80 km2 (16.9 sq mi)[1]
Managing authorities	NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service
Website	Tooloom National Park
See also	Protected areas of New South Wales

The park is part of the Focal Peak Group World Heritage Site Gondwana Rainforests of Australia inscribed in 1986^[2] and added to the Australian National Heritage List in 2007.^[3]

The name Tooloom is derived from Bundjalung word Duluhm meaning headlice,^[4] referring to the Tooloom Falls.^[5]

The average summer temperature in the park ranges from 16 °C and 28 °C, and the winter temperature ranges from 3.5 °C and 18 °C.^[6]

Fauna

The endangered species of long-nosed potoroo lives in the park, and there are also ten species of wallabies and kangaroos.^[7]

Gallery

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  Hollow base of a strangler fig, Tooloom Scrub
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  Thorny yellowwood at Tooloom Scrub

See also

• Protected areas of New South Wales