In 2010, around 100,000 hectares of River Red Gum reserves were created in the Riverina and Murray regions. The range of new reserves, including national parks, regional parks and proposed Indigenous Protected Areas, together with existing parks in Victoria, forms the largest conservation area of river red gum in the world.
The forests and wetlands within the reserves are of international significance and protect important biodiversity and cultural values, including to both the local Aboriginal and non-Indigenous communities.
The NSW Government is committed to providing a variety of opportunities for local people and for visitors to the region to access, experience and enjoy these magnificent forests and the rivers and wetlands that sustain them.
