News: Parks

New Parks Victoria Act looks to strengthen park management

New legislation governing the management of Parks Victoria re-creates the organisation as an independent statutory authority while strengthening its role in protecting, conserving and…

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Sep 18, 2018 Government / Legal / Parks / Recreation / Tourism /

 
 

Designers identify potential of North Queensland’s Wangetti Trail

Designers of the $21 million Wangetti Trail have identified “an amazing array of vistas and sites of interest” after recently walking the route - which stretches 76 kilometres…

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Sep 13, 2018 Environment / Parks / Recreation / Tourism /

 
 

Plans for Campbelltown Council lagoon project move forward

Plans by the Campbelltown City Council in western metropolitan Sydney to develop a new lagoon are moving forward with the recent endorsement of the precinct development.…

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Sep 13, 2018 Aquatics / Attractions / Parks / Play / Recreation /

 
 

New Chair for Generate Network

The New Zealand-based Generate Network - which aims to provide a collective voice for young professionals in environmental management, recreation and sport, supporting development…

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Sep 11, 2018 Environment / Parks / Recreation / Sport /

 
 

Melbourne to host Australia’s first urban forestry school

In an Australian first, the City of Melbourne has partnered with the University of Melbourne to deliver a new course dedicated to the understanding and protection of urban forests. Being…

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Sep 7, 2018 Design / Environment / Parks / Recreation /

 
 

Land clearance to cause Koala extinction in NSW by 2050

Koalas are likley to be extinct by 2050 in NSW if current land clearing rates continue, according to a newly-released report from WWF Australia and the Nature Conservation Council.…

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Sep 7, 2018 Attractions / Environment / Parks / Tourism /

 
 

Victorian first as traditional landowners take on park management

The Victorian Government has launched an initiative to give traditional owners joint management rights to parks and reserves in the east of the state. The first plan of its type in…

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Sep 7, 2018 Culture / Environment / Parks /

 
 

Fitness Australia concerned by Sunshine Coast Council’s price hike for land usage permits

A recent fee increase for low-impact permits for commercial activities on public land introduced by the Sunshine Coast Council has Fitness Australia concerned over its potential affect on…

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Sep 6, 2018 Finance / Fitness / Parks /

 
 

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