News: Parks
Registrations open for Outdoors NSW and ACT Industry Summit
Outdoors NSW and ACT will be hosting a biennial Outdoor Industry Summit starting this year in June. The summit will be held at the Lennox Head Cultural Centre on the North Coast...
Mar 23, 2023
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Hamilton Bandicoot Sanctuary receives new predator proof fence
A new predator proof fence around the Hamilton Parklands Bandicoot Enclosure is now complete following a $500,000 investment from the Victorian Government. The Hamilton...
Mar 21, 2023
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Urban parks across Melbourne receive new and upgraded facilities
New and upgraded facilities at 21 urban parks across Melbourne are delivering improved accessibility and a better visitor experience. The works are being delivered as part of...
Mar 20, 2023
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City of Melbourne launches new tool to combat rising urban temperatures
The City of Melbourne has announced the development of an innovative new tool to map heat hazards and strengthen responses to extreme heat events. The council has partnered with...
Mar 18, 2023
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Tasmania's natural environment continues to be a major tourism drawcard
Tasmania’s natural environment - with its more than 800 reserves including 19 National Parks - continues to be a major drawcard for tourists and locals alike, with an 18%...
Mar 16, 2023
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New Hobart trails to attract more mountain bike tourists and events
The City of Hobart has completed the building of 10 kilometres of new trails on the lower slopes of kunanyi/Mt Wellington which it anticipates will boost Hobart’s tourism...
Mar 15, 2023
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New Botanic Gardens playground and improved zoo access for Rockhampton
The redeveloped playground at Rockhampton Botanic Gardens has officially opened with Rockhampton Regional Council also advising that access to the Zoo will be improved with an...
Mar 15, 2023
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Wellington City Council Parks, Sport and Recreation staff transition to electric in the field
From mountain biking parks to gardens and nurseries, Wellington City Council Parks, Sport and Recreation staff are making moves to replace petrol-powered machinery with electric...
Mar 12, 2023
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Harold Corr Oval among latest Penrith recreational parks to receive funding for tree planting
Penrith City Council has secured $614,000 in funding from the NSW Government’s Greening Our City grant program to plant more than 1,800 trees across the suburb of Cambridge...
Mar 12, 2023
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Queensland Government invests in additional 46 Indigenous ranger positions
With the Queensland Government investing $24 million to double the number of Indigenous Land and Sea Rangers from 100 to 200, First Nations organisations across Queensland are...
Mar 12, 2023
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New Recreation Aotearoa Chief Executive set to start
Recreation Aotearoa’s recently appointed Chief Executive Sarah Murray will step into here new role as of Monday 13th March, replacing former postholder Andrew Leslie. A previous...
Mar 9, 2023
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Friends of the Christchurch Botanic Gardens help restore historic Mona Vale bathhouse
The Friends of the Christchurch Botanic Gardens are hosting a fundraising campaign to help with the cost of restoring the damaged bathhouse at historic Mona Vale Homestead. The...
Mar 8, 2023
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Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan among Western Sydney parklands to be transformed
The NSW Government’s WestInvest program will deliver $203.7 million for the Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan Master Plan to create a new lakes picnic precinct, build...
Mar 6, 2023
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Northern Territory 30 year parks masterplan released
A 30 year masterplan outlining the strategic direction for the Northern Territory Government’s 85 parks and reserves has been released, providing long-term certainty and purpose...
Mar 5, 2023
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Massive monitoring program underway on the health of NSW national parks
A massive monitoring program - the largest ever systematic survey of NSW national parks, and one of the biggest in the world - is underway with more than 600 surveillance sites...
Mar 5, 2023
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Blue Mountains secures global ECO Destination Certification
The completion of a rigorous two year assessment and auditing process has resulted in Blue Mountains City Council having secured ECO Destination Certification for the Blue...
Mar 4, 2023
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Parks Week 2023 celebrates role of parks in creating liveable cities and thriving communities
Recreation Aotearoa and Parks Leisure Australia have officially announced the commencement of Parks Week 2023 which is being celebrated by hundreds of organisations across...
Mar 3, 2023
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New modern urban park opens in North Hobart
Swan Street Park has been transformed from an unloved corner of North Hobart into an inviting modern park that matches the urban groove of the North Hobart retail precinct with...
Mar 1, 2023
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Cedar Mill Group proposes permanent outdoor entertainment venues for Greater Sydney parklands
Winarch Capital-owned Cedar Mill Group, in partnership with Business Sydney and Business Western Sydney has proposed a transformation of three Greater Sydney parklands into...
Feb 28, 2023
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Penrith City Council welcomes funding to transform Fernhill Estate into public parklands
Penrith City Council has welcomed the NSW Government’s commitment to transform historic Fernhill Estate at Mulgoa into one of Sydney’s great public parklands. Council sees...
Feb 28, 2023
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NSW Government makes largest-ever national park purchase in state's remote north-west
The NSW Government has acquired a vast 437,394 hectare site between Tibooburra and Bourke in the state’s far north-west - the largest ever single parcel of land to be acquired...
Feb 27, 2023
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Mangrove Cove all abilities nature play area unveiled in Bunbury
A new $2.39 million interactive nature playground with wheelchair accessibility has officially opened in Bunbury, situated in the South West region of Western Australia....
Feb 26, 2023
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Burwood Resource Recovery Park transformed from waste ground to recreation ground
Christchurch City Council has transformed the Burwood site - once used to sort through the material from buildings damaged or demolished after the earthquakes - into a...
Feb 26, 2023
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Partnership adds 185 hectares of pristine habitat to Gold Coast Hinterland national parks
A $600,000 deal between Queensland Department of Environment and Science and the Foundation of National Parks and Wildlife has seen the expansion of two of Queensland’s most...
Feb 23, 2023
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