the waratah and platypus is the nsw state emblem
The Waratah is the State Floral Emblem
The platypus was chosen to be the New South Wales state faunal emblem because it is a uniquely Australian creature which inhabits the rivers and creeks of NSW.
The platypus was selected as the New South Wales state faunal emblem in 1971.
The plant emblem for NSW is the waratah, a big, bright, red flower.
It is the Waratah
The avian emblem of New South Wales is the kookaburra.
There has been no other bird emblem for New South Wales. The kookaburra was made the official bird emblem of the state in 1971.
platypus
The waratah (Telopea is its botanical name)
You will find that the Uniting Church has the same emblem throughout Australia. See the related link for specifics regarding the Synod of NSW and ACT.
The New South Wales floral emblem is the waratah(Telopea speciosissima).The faunal emblems are the platypus and the kookaburra.
because it's new south wales floral emblem