NPWS – National Parks Association of NSW

Return of Country in the Border Ranges

Posted by NPA NSWon November 16, 2018November 21, 2018in Summer 2018Leave a comment

^{Ashley Love , NPA Coffs Harbour Branch and Dailan Pugh OAM, North East Forest Alliance}

The Federal Court of Australia made a consent determination in 2007 recognising the Githabul People’s Native Title rights and interests over 1,120 km2, in 9 National Parks and 13 State Forests, in the headwaters of the Richmond and Clarence Rivers in north-east NSW.

NPA and NPWS, an amazing history – an even better future

Posted by NPA NSWon March 1, 2018March 1, 2018in Autumn 2018Leave a comment

^{Alix Goodwin,}^{Chief Executive Officer, National Parks Association of NSW}

In November 2017, Alix gave the following presentation at the National Parks 50:50 Forum hosted by Labor MP Penny Sharpe, at Parliament House

Remembering National Parks Staff

Posted by NPA NSWon March 1, 2018February 27, 2018in Autumn 2018Leave a comment

^{Alix Goodwin, CEO National Parks Association of NSW}

National parks in NSW are managed and protected by dedicated and skilled staff and contractors of the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS). While to many this sounds like a dream job, it is one that comes with serious risks.

When lightning crashes in the forest, the NPWS is there.

Posted by NPA NSWon March 1, 2018March 7, 2018in Autumn 2018Leave a comment

^{NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service}

Earlier this year, lightning peppered the Blue Mountains sparking about a year’s worth of bushfires in just one week. The remarkable skills, experience and sheer hard work of the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) firefighters and their colleagues helped prevent these from becoming another of the infamous ‘black fire days’ that lace Australia’s history.