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'''Tooloom''' is a national park in [[New South Wales]] ([[Australia]]), 616 km north of [[Sydney, Australia|Sydney]]. The name ''Tooloom'' is derived from [[Bundjalung language|Bundjalung]] ''Duluhm''.<ref>{{cite book |last=Sharpe |first=Margaret |chapter=Bundjalung |title=Macquarie Aboriginal Words |location=Sydney |publisher=Macquarie Library |pages=21}}</ref>
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The '''Tooloom National Park''' is a [[state park|protected]] [[national park]] located in the [[Northern Rivers]] region of [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. The {{convert|4380|ha|adj=on}} part is situated approximately {{convert|616|km}} north of [[Sydney]] and {{convert|20|km}} from the border town of {{NSWcity|Urbenville}}.
====Fact sheet====
*''Area:'' 43.80 km²
*''[[geographic coordinates|Coordinates]]'': {{coord|28|26|47|S|152|27|13|E|type:landmark_region:AU}}
*''Date of establishment:'' December 22, 1995
*''Managing authorities:'' New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service
*''[[World Conservation Union|IUCN]] category:'' II


The park is part of the Focal Peak Group [[World Heritage Site]] [[Gondwana Rainforests of Australia]] inscribed in 1986<ref name="ausgovdep">{{cite web |url=http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/places/world/gondwana/index.html |title=Gondwana Rainforests of Australia |access-date=10 September 2014|work=[[Department of the Environment (Australia)|Department of the Environment]]|publisher=[[Australian Government]] }}</ref> and added to the [[Australian National Heritage List]] in 2007.<ref name=anhl>{{cite web|url=http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/ahdb/search.pl?mode=place_detail;place_id=105135|title=Gondwana Rainforests of Australia, Lismore, NSW, Australia|work=Australian Heritage Database: [[Department of the Environment (Australia)|Department of the Environment]]|date=2014|access-date=10 September 2014|publisher=[[Australian Government]]}}</ref>

The name ''Tooloom'' is derived from [[Bundjalung language|Bundjalung]] word ''Duluhm'' meaning [[headlice]],<ref>{{cite book |last=Sharpe |first=Margaret |chapter=Bundjalung |title=Macquarie Aboriginal Words |location=Sydney |publisher=Macquarie Library |pages=21}}</ref> referring to the Tooloom Falls.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/NationalParks/parkHeritage.aspx?id=N0091|title=Tooloom National Park: Park heritage|work=Office of Environment and Heritage|publisher=[[Government of New South Wales]]|access-date=10 September 2014}}</ref>

The average summer temperature in the park ranges from 16&nbsp;°C and 28&nbsp;°C, and the winter temperature ranges from 3.5&nbsp;°C and 18&nbsp;°C.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tooloom National Park {{!}} Visitor info|url=https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/visit-a-park/parks/tooloom-national-park/visitor-info|access-date=2021-12-22|website=NSW National Parks|language=en}}</ref>

== Fauna ==
The endangered species of long-nosed potoroo lives in the park, and there are also ten species of wallabies and kangaroos.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tooloom National Park|url=https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/visit-a-park/parks/tooloom-national-park|access-date=2021-12-22|website=NSW National Parks|language=en}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:White Beech - Tooloom.jpg|Giant [[White Beech]] - Tooloom Scrub, [[NSW]]
Image:Strangler - Tooloom National Park.jpg|Hollow base of a [[strangler fig]], Tooloom Scrub
Image:Zanthoxylum brachyacanthum Tooloom NP April 1998.jpg|[[Thorny yellowwood]] at Tooloom Scrub
</gallery>
</gallery>


==See also==
* [[Protected areas of New South Wales]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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==See also==
* [[Protected areas of New South Wales (Australia)]]
==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/parks.nsf/parkContent/N0091?OpenDocument&ParkKey=N0091&Type=xo| Tooloom National Park]
*[http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/tooloom-national-park Tooloom National Park]
[[Category:National parks of New South Wales]]
[[Category:Australian Aboriginal placenames]]


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[[Category:National parks of New South Wales]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1995]]
[[Category:Gondwana Rainforests of Australia]]
[[Category:1995 establishments in Australia]]
[[Category:Northern Rivers]]



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Latest revision as of 08:50, 25 May 2024

Tooloom National Park
New South Wales
Giant white beech at Tooloom Scrub
Tooloom National Park is located in New South Wales
Tooloom National Park
Tooloom National Park
Nearest town or cityUrbenville
Coordinates28°26′47″S 152°27′13″E / 28.44639°S 152.45361°E / -28.44639; 152.45361
Established22 December 1995 (1995-12-22)[1]
Area43.80 km2 (16.9 sq mi)[1]
Managing authoritiesNSW National Parks & Wildlife Service
WebsiteTooloom National Park
See alsoProtected areas of
New South Wales

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.

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

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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Tooloom National Park: Park management". Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Gondwana Rainforests of Australia". Department of the Environment. Australian Government. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Gondwana Rainforests of Australia, Lismore, NSW, Australia". Australian Heritage Database: Department of the Environment. Australian Government. 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  4. ^ Sharpe, Margaret. "Bundjalung". Macquarie Aboriginal Words. Sydney: Macquarie Library. p. 21.
  5. ^ "Tooloom National Park: Park heritage". Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Tooloom National Park | Visitor info". NSW National Parks. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Tooloom National Park". NSW National Parks. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
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