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Accommodation pods, communal huts, and bathrooms are part of a plan to develop a paid hiking experience in a protected area.

Three NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service staff from the Blue Mountains have joined an international effort to...

Govetts Leap lookout at Blackheath closed to vehicles from August last year, days away from reopening

Work to repair and upgrade the 1.4 km Glow Worm Tunnel Walking Track is underway with National Parks...

Normal text size Very large text size Berin Mackenzie is used to hauling heavy loads, lugging 30-kilogram packs up and down remote canyons, with a 10-kilogram bucket in his free hand and the other gripping a taut rope. But his burden hasn’t merely been a physical one for the last few years. The threatened species ecologist has been toiling on a project known only to a few close colleagues. In the process, interrupted by the Black Saturday bushfires, Mackenzie and his team have added to the st...

Coronavirus, fires, floods keep caves in Blue Mountains closed, hurting tourism SunSunday 28 Tours at the Jenolan Caves are running at 40 per cent capacity. ( Share Print text only Cancel The ancient limestone cave systems of the Blue Mountains have experienced an unprecedented year with bushfires, floods and coronavirus restrictions keeping visitors away. Key points: Fires, floods and COVID-19 restrictions have kept some popular cave attractions closed for more than a year The Jenolan Caves h...

Date Time Draft horse riding plan for south east Wollemi National Park The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is encouraging people to have their say on proposed horse-riding opportunities in south east Wollemi National Park before submissions close on 14 March 2021. NPWS Director David Crust said that following strong local community interest over many years, the Service has developed a draft management plan that proposes a number of recreational trails in the Wheeny Creek – Mountain...

National parks get $400 million boost to help recover from Black Summer bushfires We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss National parks get $400 million boost to help recover from Black Summer bushfires Normal text size Advertisement The Berejiklian government plans to spend as much as $400 million on the states national parks over three years to boost access and aid the recovery from last summers devastating bushfires. The funds include $257 milli...