Gary Dunnett, CEO, NPA NSW
Don’t walk in extreme heat and be prepared to change plans if conditions change.
NPA activities generally take place in outdoor settings that are exposed to the weather.
Category: Nature NSW
Werrikimbe celebrates 50 Years
Samantha Newton, Roger Lembit and Kate Boyd
Werrikimbe National Park, located in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, is known for its rich biodiversity and significance in preserving a variety of ecosystems. Its history is intertwined with both the natural environment and its cultural importance to Indigenous peoples, particularly the Gumbaynggirr and Biripi peoples.
Land and Environment Court issue record penalty for land clearing
Dr Jonathon Howard, NPA Executive
The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) is reporting that Auen Grain Pty Ltd and a landowner have been fined more than $2 million plus $278,000 in prosecution costs, by the NSW Land and Environment Court for unlawfully clearing 1,262 hectares of native vegetation. The landowner’s fine of more than $1 million is the largest ever imposed in NSW on an individual, and the highest under NSW legislation.
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What happens when Aboriginal land rights conflicts with the rights of nature?
Janine Kitson, NPA Member
Today significant areas of high conservation land in NSW are in Aboriginal land council ownership. The proposal to rezone 71 hectares of bushland, known as the Patyegarang or Lizard Rock planning proposal at Morgan Road, Belrose, on Sydney’s northern beaches, is one such example.
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A watching eye
Gary Dunnett, CEO, NPA NSW
Over Christmas I took a walk to one of my favourite birding sites, Merries Reef near Cronulla. Small groups of Red Knot and Ruddy Turnstones were flitting along the water’s edge. Red Knot are all about probing into crevices and under rocks in search of crabs and other small invertebrates. Turnstones have a shorter, stout beak they use as a crowbar to lever chitons and other molluscs off the reef. Both species seem unperturbed by the waves hitting the reef, frequently disappearing from view in the froth and spray.
Lost and found – being prepared for outdoor adventures
Samantha Newton, Director of Operations NPA NSW
I’m sure many of you were following the story of the missing hiker in Kosciuszko NP early this year. There was relief when he was found after 13 days, but also many questions and much discussion about his movements and how he survived (hut muesli bars and feral blackberries?). It’s been interesting to read the commentary. From the comments of bushwalkers familiar with the area, it’s definitely rough and difficult terrain, even if you have the right gear.
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