The panel will continue as an advisory committee under Part 3 of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 until 1 July 2030, providing continuity of advice on wild horse management in the park, and allowing for expert input on amendments to the Kosciuszko National Park plan of management.
Under Schedule 1 of the Wild Horse Heritage Act 2018 (repealed) the panel provides advice to:
- the Minister for the Environment or the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service on matters relating to the identification of the heritage value, and the management of sustainable wild horse populations within Kosciuszko National Park
- the Secretary of the department on preparing and amending any draft wild horse heritage management plan.
Membership
Consistent with Schedule 1 of the Kosciuszko Wild Horse Heritage Act (repealed), the panel comprises up to 8 members appointed by the Minister for the Environment.
Mr John Pierce AO is Chair of the panel. Mr Pierce is an eminent and respected former public official who has led state and federal government agencies.
Unfortunately, in the past, views and opinions on wild horse management have been expressed to previous panel members in ways that are not respectful, productive or in line with acceptable community standards. As such, details of other panel members will not be publicly disclosed.
Meeting summaries
- Kosciuszko Wild Horse Community Advisory Panel – 4 December 2025 (PDF 132KB)
- Kosciuszko Wild Horse Community Advisory Panel – 10 September 2025 (PDF 132KB)
- Kosciuszko Wild Horse Community Advisory Panel – 11 June 2025 (PDF 142KB)
- Kosciuszko Wild Horse Community Advisory Panel – 27 March 2025 (PDF 63KB)
- Kosciuszko Wild Horse Community Advisory Panel – 5 December 2024 (PDF 157KB)
- Kosciuszko Wild Horse Community Advisory Panel – 31 July 2024 (PDF 162KB)
- Kosciuszko Wild Horse Community Advisory Panel – 22 February 2024 (PDF 161KB)
- Kosciuszko Wild Horse Community Advisory Panel – 4 September 2023 (PDF 138KB)
- Kosciuszko Wild Horse Community Advisory Panel – 21 August 2023 (PDF 143KB)
- Kosciuszko Wild Horse Community Advisory Panel – 6 August 2023 (PDF 148KB)
- Kosciuszko Wild Horse Community Advisory Panel – 30 May 2023 (PDF 100KB)
- Kosciuszko Wild Horse Community Advisory Panel – 9 March 2023 (PDF 111KB)
- Kosciuszko Wild Horse Community Advisory Panel – 25 January 2023 (PDF 107KB)
Engaging with the panel
Community input for the panel's consideration is always welcome. You can reach the panel by emailing them using the Contact Us information at the bottom of this page.
Due to the panel's workload, frequency of meetings and number of submissions received, the panel will generally not respond to individual correspondence. However, the panel may choose to respond at its discretion.
When writing to the panel, please ensure your input is relevant to the implementation of the Kosciuszko National Park Wild Horse Heritage Management Plan.
A zero-tolerance approach will be taken to any correspondence that is considered harassing or threatening.
