EDITORIAL
From the President 3
From the Executive Officer 3

NPA NEWS 4

ENVIRONMENT NEWS, VIEWS & ACTION 6
A free-flowing river
Lane Cove crossing
Save Kosciuszko

COVER STORY
Carr's CAR reserve system 9 by Dailan Pugh

ACTIVITIES PROGRAM (Supplement following p 12)
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 21

FEATURES
Gwydir landholders in agreement 8 by Cath Webb
Election special:
Conservation directions in a political landscape 13 by Grahame Douglas
A history of national park additions 16 by Stephen Lord
The Resource Package 18 by Stephen Lord
NPWS: A 30 year review 19 by Tom Fink
Nature conservation, conservation reserves & the RFA process 20 by Tony Norton et al

Murramarang (Rear Cover)
INDEX TO 1998 NATIONAL PARKS JOURNAL 22

FRONT COVER: Flooded gum with bangalow palms, Mt Lindesay State Forest, NE NSW Photo: Dailan Pugh

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