NSW Environment Minister Matt Kean said the new addition of land on Friday afternoon was the largest single boost to national parks since 2005.
Research from two University of Queensland researchers in partnership with the Department of Environment and Science shows the tourism value of parks.
The ongoing debate about what to do with our feral brumby population has been a wild ride. A bloody solution looms.
Scores of brumby supporters rallied on the steps of Victoria's State Parliament against a culling program that could start within weeks.
Victorian authorities have closed several major state parks due to concerns visitors are failing to observe social distancing laws.
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Victoria Parks insists people using parks should adequately prepare themselves for their visit including sanitiser or disinfectant.
Victoria and NSW are now sharply divided about what should be done to control wild horse numbers in alpine regions.
The state government has warned people run the risk of being fined by police if they travel to a national park outside their area.
With bushfires bearing down on them,staff members at a NSW South Coast zoo had to choose whether to save themselves or stay and protect their animal charges. It was no contest.
Queensland farmers have joined forces with conservation groups to lobby the Queensland government for extra money to protect the state's network of privately owned nature refuges.