Tooloom National Park Explained

Type:	protected
Tooloom National Park
State:	nsw
Iucn Category:	II
Relief:	1
Coordinates:	-28.4464°N 152.4536°W
Pushpin Label Position:	left
Area:	43.80
Area Footnotes:	^[1]
Managing Authorities:	NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service
Url:	http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/tooloom-national-park/

The Tooloom National Park is a protected national park located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. The 4380ha part is situated approximately north of Sydney and from the border town of .

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]

See also

• Protected areas of New South Wales

External links

• Tooloom National Park

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tooloom National Park: Park management. Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales. 10 September 2014.
2. Web site: Gondwana Rainforests of Australia . 10 September 2014. Department of the Environment. .
3. Web site: Gondwana Rainforests of Australia, Lismore, NSW, Australia. Australian Heritage Database: Department of the Environment. 2014. 10 September 2014. Australian Government.
4. Book: Sharpe, Margaret . Bundjalung . Macquarie Aboriginal Words . Sydney . Macquarie Library . 21.
5. Web site: Tooloom National Park: Park heritage. Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales. 10 September 2014.
6. Web site: Tooloom National Park Visitor info. 2021-12-22. NSW National Parks. en.
7. Web site: Tooloom National Park. 2021-12-22. NSW National Parks. en.