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    Establishing new parks and protected areas

    Each year we acquire new land for our parks system to protect biodiversity and cultural heritage and to provide areas for recreation.
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    Each year we acquire new land for our parks system to protect biodiversity and cultural heritage and to provide areas for recreation.
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        • Arakoon National Park and Hat Head National Park Plan of Management
        • Somersby Falls Picnic Area upgrade: Public consultation
        • Barrenjoey Headland amenities
        • Ben Boyd National Park renaming
        • Bouddi Coastal Walk upgrade
        • Blue Mountains National Park
        • Crackneck Lookout access upgrade
        • Dharawal National Park, Dharawal Nature Reserve and Dharawal State Conservation Area Draft Plan of Management
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        • Lane Cove River Tourist Park lease proposal
        • Illawarra Escarpment Mountain Bike Project
        • Kamay 2020
        • Kosciuszko National Park
        • Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park
        • National Parks and Wildlife Regulation 2019 consultation
        • Ngambaa Nature Reserve Draft Amendment
        • Goolawah National Park, Goolawah Regional Park and Limeburners Creek National Park Draft Plan of Management: Public consultation
        • Myall Lakes National Park: Relocating Mungo Brush Road
        • Royal National Park
        • Royal parks Draft Plan of Management
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    • Review our strategy

      The Draft National Parks System Directions Statement consultation period has now closed.

    • Acquiring land for new parks

      We acquire land to establish new parks and to add to existing parks and protected areas.

    • Deciding on land for new parks

      We decide what lands should be protected and acquired for the national parks system based on our conservation priorities and to best represent a variety of environments.

    • Community involvement in establishing new parks

      We welcome community involvement in establishing new parks. Find out how you can get involved.

    • Offer or propose land for the national parks system

      Tell us about land that you think we could buy or acquire to expand the size and conservation value of the national parks system.

    • New parks, additions, acquisitions and revocations

      We acquire land for national parks to reflect and protect the wide variety of landscapes and environments in New South Wales.

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