Published Thursday, 05 June, 2008 at 10:06 AM
Minister for Sustainability, Climate Change and Innovation
The Honourable Andrew McNamara
Queenslanders to have a say on National Park Management
The State Government has invited the community to have a say on the future management of a number of National Parks across Queensland.
The Minister for Sustainability, Climate Change and Innovation, Andrew McNamara, said that park management plans for 21 parks across the State were being reviewed and would be available for public comment until 27 June 2008.
“Of the 21 parks 20 already have existing management plans which are now under review.
“The Bowling Green Bay Conservation Park requires a new management plan.
“These plans will guide how the parks are managed for the next ten years.
“National Park Management plans are developed to protect and conserve the parks’ significant values.
“More than 7.5 million hectares of Queensland’s finest, most spectacular and important natural regions are protected in our national parks, forest reserves and other areas of special merit.
“The beauty and majesty of these areas serves as a reminder of our responsibility to protect and preserve them.
“National parks also provide a setting for people to relax, rejuvenate and admire our unique natural environment.
“Building resilience into our natural assets in the face of pressure from climate change impacts, increasing population and commercial activity, is a principal focus of the planning process.”
Mr McNamara said that the key issues to be addressed by the plans included the protection of threatened wildlife and plants, protection of cultural heritage and managing visitor numbers to our national parks.
“Community consultation and involvement is crucial to this process.
“I invite everybody to have their say about the future management of these national parks.”
A guide to providing submissions, the current management plans and more information about the parks is available on the EPA website at www.epa.qld.gov.au/parkplans or by calling the EPA Customer Service Centre on (07) 3227 8185.
The closing date for submissions for the new management plans is 27 June 2008.
Park management plans under review in Queensland are:
Auburn River National Park
Bowling Green Bay National Park
Bowling Green Bay Conservation Park
Brook Islands National Park
Culgoa Floodplain National Park
Djilgarin Conservation Park
Family Islands National Park
Forty Mile Scrub National Park
Goold Island National Park
Hinchinbrook Island National Park
Horseshoe Lagoon Conservation Park
Jalum Conservation Park
Mariala National Park
Mount Bauple National Park (Scientific)
Mount Coolum National Park
Orpheus Island National Park
Tarong National Park
Tregole National Park
Triunia National Park
Undara Volcanic National Park
Wondul Range National Park
Media contact: Peter McCarthy 3336 8004
The Minister for Sustainability, Climate Change and Innovation, Andrew McNamara, said that park management plans for 21 parks across the State were being reviewed and would be available for public comment until 27 June 2008.
“Of the 21 parks 20 already have existing management plans which are now under review.
“The Bowling Green Bay Conservation Park requires a new management plan.
“These plans will guide how the parks are managed for the next ten years.
“National Park Management plans are developed to protect and conserve the parks’ significant values.
“More than 7.5 million hectares of Queensland’s finest, most spectacular and important natural regions are protected in our national parks, forest reserves and other areas of special merit.
“The beauty and majesty of these areas serves as a reminder of our responsibility to protect and preserve them.
“National parks also provide a setting for people to relax, rejuvenate and admire our unique natural environment.
“Building resilience into our natural assets in the face of pressure from climate change impacts, increasing population and commercial activity, is a principal focus of the planning process.”
Mr McNamara said that the key issues to be addressed by the plans included the protection of threatened wildlife and plants, protection of cultural heritage and managing visitor numbers to our national parks.
“Community consultation and involvement is crucial to this process.
“I invite everybody to have their say about the future management of these national parks.”
A guide to providing submissions, the current management plans and more information about the parks is available on the EPA website at www.epa.qld.gov.au/parkplans or by calling the EPA Customer Service Centre on (07) 3227 8185.
The closing date for submissions for the new management plans is 27 June 2008.
Park management plans under review in Queensland are:
Auburn River National Park
Bowling Green Bay National Park
Bowling Green Bay Conservation Park
Brook Islands National Park
Culgoa Floodplain National Park
Djilgarin Conservation Park
Family Islands National Park
Forty Mile Scrub National Park
Goold Island National Park
Hinchinbrook Island National Park
Horseshoe Lagoon Conservation Park
Jalum Conservation Park
Mariala National Park
Mount Bauple National Park (Scientific)
Mount Coolum National Park
Orpheus Island National Park
Tarong National Park
Tregole National Park
Triunia National Park
Undara Volcanic National Park
Wondul Range National Park
Media contact: Peter McCarthy 3336 8004