Park management documents

The Macquarie Marshes Nature Reserve protects part of the Macquarie Marshes wetland which is situated in the central part of northern NSW on the Macquarie River, approximately 100km north of Warren.

Mulgoa Nature Reserve is 213 hectares in size and is located in south-west Sydney, approximately 5 kilometres south-west of Penrith and 50 kilometres west of Sydney’s central business district.

Yaouk Nature Reserve is located northeast of Adaminaby, within the subalpine and montane regions of New South Wales. The reserve covers an area of 2,924 hectares.

Goat Island is of national and state heritage significance for its exceptional ensemble of built, natural and archaeological features that represent three important historical periods within one place: Aboriginal (pre-1830), colonial (1830-1900), and maritime (1901-1993). The island retains its isolation from the city and surrounding foreshore development.

Butterleaf National Park and Butterleaf State Conservation Area are located 40 kilometres north-east of Glen Innes on the New England Tableland. Butterleaf National Park covers 3003 hectares and was gazetted in 1999, while Butterleaf State Conservation Area covers 712 hectares and was gazetted in 2003.

Columbey National Park is located approximately 23 kilometres north-east of Maitland. It covers 868 hectares, the majority of which was reserved on 1 July 2007.

Kalyarr National Park is located on Nari Nari Country approximately 40 kilometres north-west of Hay in western New South Wales. NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service and Nari Nari people manage the park together through the Mawambul Co Management Group.

Yarrahapinni Wetlands National Park is located on the floodplain of the Macleay River approximately 25 kilometres north-east of Kempsey on the mid-north coast of NSW.

The Meeting Place Precinct in Kamay Botany Bay National Park, Kurnell, is a place of profound cultural and historical significance. It is a symbolic meeting place of cultures, from the first meeting between Captain James Cook and Aboriginal Australians, to later meetings involving people of differing nationalities and the seeds of a successful multicultural nation.

Coolumbooka Nature Reserve lies to the west of the coastal escarpment on the eastern edge of the Southern Tablelands, approximately seven kilometres east of Bombala, and covers an area of 1,529 hectares.