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Australia’s National Parks by Public Transport

Posted by NPA NSWon February 27, 2020February 28, 2020in Autumn 2020, Nature NSWLeave a comment

Book Review. Author: Mick Ogrizek, 2019

At last, a guide for the keen bushwalker who doesn’t have access to a car.

Mick Ogrizek explains the impetus for this book was his post-retirement goal to visit all the national parks of Australia. It was a goal hampered by the lack of a driver’s licence. The book is a result of research on how to visit those National Parks that are accessible by public transport. It is a work in progress, with the book covering 38 national parks across all eight states and territories.

Celebrating Kosciuszko’s 75th anniversary

Posted by NPA NSWon May 31, 2019in Nature NSW, Winter 2019Leave a comment

^{Graeme Worboys, (Honorary) Associate Professor, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University}

The 75^th Anniversary of the establishment of Kosciuszko State Park falls on the 19^th April 2019. The Park was famously established by Premier William McKell to protect the nationally important mountain water catchments; restore soil erosion caused by burning off and over-grazing by stock and to provide opportunities for visitor use and enjoyment. Kosciuszko is one of the Australia’s greatest national parks; it is a National Heritage Property protecting priceless Australian heritage and receives more than 1 million visits a year. The Park enjoyed 74 years of bipartisan support for conservation until regressive 2018 legislation was passed to retain thousands of feral horses within the Park.

ALP Koala Park pledge gives hope for the survival of an iconic species

Posted by NPA NSWon March 15, 2019March 18, 2019in Media ReleasesLeave a comment

The Nature Conservation Council and National Parks Association welcome state Labor’s commitment to creating a Great Koala National Park on the north coast.

The Great Koala National Park, if fully implemented as conservationists recommend, would protect 175,000 hectares of publicly owned state forests as National Parks, and boost public access and recreation on the north coast. Today Labor have committed to the establishment of the Great Koala National Park but have omitted detail about its exact location and size.

ALP plan would arrest decline of one of the world’s great national parks services

Posted by NPA NSWon March 15, 2019March 20, 2019in Media ReleasesLeave a comment

The Nature Conservation Council and National Parks Association welcome state Labor’s commitment to restore NSW National Parks and Wildlife Services staffing levels and reactivate the land acquisition program to protect still-vulnerable ecosystems and species.

ALP Environment Spokesperson Penny Sharpe today pledged that Labor would add 200 more staff to match 2011 levels and resume the national parks acquisition program that has stalled over the past eight years.

Greens $4 billion ‘Protect Nature’ policy can reverse environmental degradation and benefit regional communities

Posted by NPA NSWon March 11, 2019in Media ReleasesLeave a comment

The National Parks Association of NSW (NPA) has warmly welcomed the renewed focus on environment issues announced today in The Greens’ ‘Protect Nature’ policy.

The policy incorporates initiatives from ‘A Cleaner, Greener NSW’ – the joint policy platform for NSW’s environment groups – including creating the Great Koala National Park, ending native forest logging on public land, protecting national parks, creating new parks and helping farmers to restore landscapes and reverse the impacts of land clearing.

Environmental announcements must herald policy shifts

Posted by NPA NSWon February 4, 2019February 4, 2019in Media ReleasesLeave a comment

Government environment announcements welcome but must herald policy shifts to be meaningful

The National Parks Association of NSW (NPA) has cautiously welcomed today’s announcements by the Berejiklian government, but warns that policy settings must change in order to reverse recent wind-backs in environmental protection.