Part of the proposed national park near Campbelltown has been handed over to BHP Billiton for coal mining.
In a statement NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell and environment minister Robyn Parker said land reaching to the Georges River would be handed over.
Another portion of land in the centre of the park will also be sectioned for mining, but undermining of the national park will not be allowed.
According to The Sydney Morning Herald Parker has confirmed no compensation was paid to BHPB as part of the land deal.
“This hasn’t cost the NSW Government anything,” she said.
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