News: Parks
Greater Wellington Regional Council endorses management plan for regional parks
Greater Wellington Regional Council has endorsed a new 10-year management plan for its regional parks which sets the direction for their evolution over the next decade. The...
Dec 17, 2020
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South Australia’s Hope Valley Reservoir now open to public
Hope Valley Reservoir in Adelaide’s north eastern suburbs has opened to the public for the first time in its 150-year history in time for the summer school holidays. The...
Dec 17, 2020
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Event highlights the importance of developing Nature Play across NSW
An event hosted by Outdoors NSW & ACT on 10th of December brought together 100 participants from the NSW outdoor sector to discuss the development and growth of Nature Play in...
Dec 16, 2020
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John Wearn Reserve upgrades include safari themed playground
A $5.2 million refurbishment of the John Wearn Reserve in the north-western Sydney suburb of Carlingford include a safari-themed playground decorated with an assortment of...
Dec 15, 2020
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Final design for Regatta Park showcases impressive transformation
The final design released today for a $24 million upgrade to Penrith’s Regatta Park on the Nepean River showcases a spectacular transformation ensuring the Park will become the...
Dec 15, 2020
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Shoalhaven focuses on fencing of sport and recreation facilities
Shoalhaven City Council has recently completed both the construction of a fenced off-leash dog area in Greenwell Point as well as upgrades to tennis court fencing at four...
Dec 14, 2020
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City of Melbourne employs additional staff to keep parks clean through the festive season
The City of Melbourne has contracted additional staff to clean parks and gardens this December, as large numbers of people enjoy their Christmas parties outdoors. Park rangers...
Dec 14, 2020
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Former Western Australian open-cut mine transformed into recreational tourism destination
Lake Kepwari formerly an open-cut coalmine in Collie - a town in the south west region of Western Australia - has been transformed into a water-based tourism hub, featuring...
Dec 13, 2020
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Hamilton City Council adopts Hamilton Gardens Management Plan
Passionate community feedback has shaped a new management plan for Hamilton Gardens, adopted last week by Hamilton City Council. Council’s adoption of the plan follows two...
Dec 13, 2020
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Month long celebration announced for Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers in 2021
The multi-award-winning Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers (TCOF) will see its usual 10-day celebration being extended throughout all of September, following the success achieved...
Dec 12, 2020
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New national park and Nyinggulu Coastal Reserve created adjacent to Ningaloo Marine Park
Almost 50,000 hectares of new conservation and recreation reserve has been created along the Ningaloo Coast as part of the Western Australian Government's 'Plan for Our Parks'...
Dec 12, 2020
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Shoalhaven prepared for summer season with installations of new playground, picnic shelters and seating
Shoalhaven City Council has recently replaced the playground at Mick Ryan Reserve, Milton while also installing picnic shelters and seating at four locations in time for the...
Dec 11, 2020
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Six-hectare mountain bike park opens in Sydney’s Northern Beaches
Sydney’s Northern Beaches Council has opened its $2 million Bare Creek mountain bike park in Belrose featuring 1.6 kilometres of downhill bike trails, flow trails, skills and...
Dec 11, 2020
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Te Mata Park voted in top 10 of International Green Flag Awards Parks
With over 50,000 votes cast, and in a year that has seen parks and green spaces serve a vital role for health and wellbeing worldwide during the COVID-19 pandemic, Recreation...
Dec 10, 2020
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Campbelltown Billabong Parklands development receives additional $12.25 million investment
Campbelltown City Council has advised that their resolution to invest an additional $12.25 million into the development of the Campbelltown Billabong Parklands allows planning...
Dec 9, 2020
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Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens sees return of ‘The Wind in the Willows’ production for summer school holidays
Australian Shakespeare Company founder and Artist Director, Glenn Elston returns Kenneth Grahame’s immortal story ‘The Wind in the Willows’ to the stage at Melbourne’s Royal...
Dec 9, 2020
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Auckland’s Waitakere Ranges reopen 11 tracks in time for Summer
Auckland’s Waitākere Ranges has reopened 11 tracks in time for summer following upgrades to make them safe to use and reduce the spread of kauri dieback. Waitākere Ranges Local...
Dec 8, 2020
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Queanbeyan parks reaccredited with prestigious international Green Flag awards
Queanbeyan Park and Queen Elizabeth II Park have again been recognised among the best managed parks in the world receiving reaccreditation with prestigious international Green...
Dec 7, 2020
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Lockdown use as public open space sees residents call for Melbourne golf course to be repurposed as parkland
Increased use of areas of green space in metropolitan Melbourne during the city’s Coronavirus lockdown over recent months has led to calls for the Northcote Public Golf Course...
Dec 7, 2020
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Auckland Council’s Ambury Regional Park named among the world’s best green spaces
Auckland’s Ambury Regional Park has been named as the only southern hemisphere green space to be recognised in this year’s World Urban Parks’ International Large Urban Parks...
Dec 7, 2020
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New playground and outdoor fitness station unveiled in Shoalhaven
Today’s official opening by Shoalhaven Mayor Amanda Findley of the new Moona Moona Creek Playground at Huskisson follows Council’s unveiling of the new outdoor exercise station...
Dec 7, 2020
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Dr Gordon Hosking announced as recipient of Outdoor Access Champion Award
New Zealand Walking Access Commission has announced that Dr Gordon Hosking is the recipient of the Outdoor Access Champion Award in Mangawhai (a township in the North Island,...
Dec 6, 2020
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GSCORE awarded Western Australia’s Outstanding Outdoor Organisation for 2020
GSCORE awarded Western Australia’s Outstanding Outdoor Organisation for 2020 The Great Southern Centre for Outdoor Recreation Excellence (GSCORE) has been awarded the title of...
Dec 5, 2020
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Newly released resource explores the accessibility of Western Australia’s national parks
In recognition of International Day of People with Disability, Western Australia’s Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) has released a new resource -...
Dec 3, 2020
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