Land recently acquired for parks

Land must be assessed, approved and acquired before it can be officially reserved and declared as a new park or an addition to a park.

Land we acquire for the national parks system can take time to be formally reserved under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974. This is because administrative processes need time to be completed.

You can contact our Reserve Establishment Unit to let us know of any matters about land acquired for the national parks system.

Acquisitions for parks made over the last year

Local government area Proposed new park or addition to existing park Size (hectares) Date acquired
Snowy Monaro Regional Addition to existing park – to be determined 525 21/11/2023
Shoalhaven Addition to Jervis Bay National Park 7.86 3/11/2023
Port Stephens Addition to Worimi Regional Park 1.42 3/11/2023
Canterbury-Bankstown Addition to Wolli Creek Regional Park 2.12 29/09/2023
Shoalhaven Addition to Seven Mile Beach National Park 26.85 25/09/2023
Mid-Western Regional and Upper Hunter Addition to Goulburn River National Park 389.81 02/08/2023
Mid-Western Regional Addition to Munghorn Gap Nature Reserve 613.74 02/08/2023
Sutherland Shire Addition to Royal National Park 3.63 28/07/2023
Bourke New Reserve – Comeroo 37,422 13/07/2023
Walgett Addition to Pilliga West CCAZ1 National Park 2,173 29/06/2023
Port Macquarie-Hastings Addition to existing parks – to be determined 4450.9 29/06/2023
Unincorporated Addition to Narriearra Caryapundy Swamp National Park 0.81 09/06/2023
Mid-Coast Addition to Killabakh Nature Reserve 80.10 09/06/2023
Bega Valley Addition to Nadgee Nature Reserve 0.83 14/04/2023
Bega Valley Addition to Biamanga National Park 23.52 13/04/2023
Shoalhaven Addition to Jervis Bay National Park 0.07 31/03/2023
Unincorporated New Reserve – Thurloo Downs 437,394 31/03/2023
Snowy Monaro Regional Addition to Kybeyan Nature Reserve 423.87 29/03/2023
Snowy Monaro Regional Addition to Dangelong Nature Reserve 82.66 29/03/2023
Port Macquarie-Hastings Addition to Queens Lake Nature Reserve 77.30 07/03/2023
Nambucca Addition to Gaagal Wanggaan (South Beach) National Park 212.75 16/12/2022