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    Establishing new parks and protected areas

    Each year OEH acquires new land for our parks system to protect biodiversity and cultural heritage and to provide areas for recreation.
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    Each year OEH acquires new land for our parks system to protect biodiversity and cultural heritage and to provide areas for recreation.
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      • Review our strategy
      • Acquiring land for new parks
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      • Deciding on land for new parks
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        • Illawarra Escarpment Mountain Bike Draft Strategy
        • Lane Cove River Tourist Park lease proposal
        • National Parks and Wildlife Regulation 2019 consultation
        • Walking tracks and trails in national parks
        • Arakoon National Park and Hat Head National Park Plan of Management
        • Somersby Falls Picnic Area upgrade: Public consultation
        • The Cells State Conservation Area Review of Environmental Factors for radio facility: public consultation
        • Bents Basin State Conservation Area and Gulguer Nature Reserve Draft Plan of Management
        • Blue Mountains National Park Plan of Management Proposed Amendment
        • Bouddi Coastal Walk upgrade
        • Castlereagh, Agnes Banks and Windsor Downs Nature Reserves Draft Amendment
        • Doodle Comer Swamp Nature Reserve Draft Plan of Management
        • Hill End Historic Site Draft Plan of Management
        • Kamay 2020
        • Kosciuszko National Park
        • Limeburners Creek National Park, Goolawah National Park and Goolawah Regional Park plan of management
        • Mount Kaputar National Park Draft Amendment to Plan of Management
        • Replacement of the Nielsen Park seawall
        • North Head Scenic Area upgrade
        • Myall Lakes National Park: Relocating Mungo Brush Road
        • Royal National Park
        • Selwyn Snow Resort intention to grant lease
        • Draft Horse Riding Management Plan: South East Wollemi National Park
        • Sydney Harbour National Park Draft Amendment to Plan of Management
        • Tollingo Nature Reserve and Woggoon Nature Reserve 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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