News: Parks

Two new national parks established and protected areas expanded in Queensland

The Queensland Government has formally established two new national parks - The Lakes National Park near Hughenden and Malbon Thompson Range National Park near Cairns. The areas are now…

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Jul 12, 2024 Culture / Environment / Parks /

 
 

Fremantle Leisure Centre among facilities to benefit from Council’s 2024/25 budget

Fremantle Council’s 2024/25 budget balances community's immediate and future needs with provision for facilities such as the Leisure Centre, Library, parks, playgrounds and…

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Jul 12, 2024 Aquatics / Arts / Finance / Parks / Play /

 
 

Recreation Aotearoa spotlight their Parks Planning Masterclass

Recreation Aotearoa has spotlighted the Parks Planning Masterclass they have developed with Xyst. The full day class is designed for both new and experienced parks planners, park managers,…

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Jul 11, 2024 Events / Parks / Play / Recreation /

 
 

Parks and Wildlife rangers urge bushwalkers to ‘clean up their poo’

With ‘bush toileting’ seemingly a common practice throughout many Australian national parks and wilderness areas, bushwalkers are being urged to be more responsible and remove…

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Jul 10, 2024 Environment / Parks / Recreation / Tourism /

 
 

Brisbane City Council deploys surveillance cameras after bushland attacks on women

Brisbane City Council has moved to enhance safety camera surveillance on popular walking trails in the bushland of the Mt Coot-tha Forest following a series of attacks on women in recent…

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Jul 10, 2024 Environment / Parks / Recreation / Safety / Security /

 
 

Director National Parks pleads guilty and makes formal apology for damage to Kakadu sacred site

Director of National Parks, Parks Australia Division, Ricky Archer has pleaded guilty in Darwin Local Court and delivered a formal apology at Gunlom Falls to Kakadu traditional owners over…

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Jul 10, 2024 Culture / Environment / Parks /

 
 

New play space for Adelaide’s north

The City of Playford, located in Adelaide's northern suburbs, has completed a much-anticipated upgraded section of Dwight Reserve North, with the new elements of the Elizabeth Downs…

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Jul 8, 2024 Parks / Play / Recreation /

 
 

Hornsby Shire Council restores playground destroyed by vandals

Hornsby Shire Council has advised that a series or repairs and upgrades to a popular playground in the Sydney North Shore suburb of Pennant Hills have begun, six months after the site was…

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Jul 6, 2024 Parks / Play / Recreation / Safety /

 
 

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