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Call for volunteers for NPA goanna project
Would you like to get involved with the NPA goanna project? Volunteers are needed for various jobs, including goanna trapping, photo processing, and mapping termite mounds. You will be joining a of group of dedicated citizen scientists in a study of the...
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Report provides blueprint to restore Australia’s environment
A report, launched on 24 July by the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists, says repairing Australia’s landscapes is not only achievable and affordable, it’s in the national interest. The comprehensive report provides a tangible, practical pathway...
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Protection for ACT dingoes
Dingoes in the ACT are to be recognised as a distinct species in need of protection following the ACT Government’s decision to remove the ‘wild dog/dingoes’ terminology from the Territory’s pest animal declaration. The change will mean dingoes are...
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Why counting horses in Kosciuzsko is important
By Linda Groom and Don Fletcher Counting horses in Kosciuzsko National Park has become a hot political issue. People on both sides of the debate sometimes say that the numbers themselves are not the issue – the real question is the extent of...
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Minister highlights partnership role in environment
ACT Environment Minister Rebecca Vassarotti has stressed the importance of government working in partnership with volunteer groups such as NPA to achieve environmental aims. In a talk to an an NPA meeting on 20 June, Ms Vassarotti highlighted the strong...
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All in a day’s work for unflagging Gudgenby ‘Bushies’
It’s not all hard work for the dedicated volunteers of the Gudgenby Bush Regeneration Group. After another successful working party on 8 June, this group (pictured) led by NPA member and long-term GBRG volunteer Kevin McCue, took a well-earned lunch...
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NPA wins grant to celebrate Namadgi anniversary
NPA ACT has received a $5000 environment grant from the ACT Government to help celebrate the 40th anniversary of the gazettal of Namadgi National Park on 3 October. The government announced over $350,000 in grants to 23 community-led projects as part of...
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Ruby anniversary for Namadgi
Namadgi National Park celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. Its gazettal on 3 October 1984 followed years of campaigning for ‘a national park for the national capital’ – the slogan adopted by the National Park Association of the ACT, which was...
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Jumpstart for 3 new conservation projects
The ACT Government has announced three new projects to protect and preserve threatened species in parks and reserves. The ecologically significant sites chosen for special restoration include the Urambi Hills and Bullen Range, Mount Majura and Mount...
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All in a day’s work!
In an impressive day’s work, a party of 11 NPA volunteers recently assisted an ACT Parks and Conservation Service (PCS) ranger to remove245 metres of old barbed wire and mesh fencing and 60 well-entrenched star pickets from a reserve in Tuggeranong....
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More than 5,000 feral horses culled in KNP
For the first time since the recommencement of aerial shooting the number of horses removed from Kosciuszko National Park will exceed the annual growth in horse populations. This has given rise to hopes that a major threat to fragile ecosystems in the...
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In search of Namadgi’s dingoes
Research is being conducted to better understand the numbers and genetic purity of dingoes in Namadgi National Park. Researcher James Vandersteen, who is doing a PhD on dingo numbers and behaviour, has been exploring the national park to try to find...
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Goanna bachelor pad
A well-used and often-photographed burrow on Mount Ainslie seems to be a bachelor pad for Rosenberg’s goannas The question is now: Who will claim this burrow for his winter accommodation? For photos and latest information on our goanna project, read the...
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ACT parks to close for pest control
Many parks and reserves across the ACT will be periodically closed throughout May and June as the ACT Government conducts the thermal assisted aerial control program targeting vertebrate pests. From Monday 13 May to Tuesday 11 June 2024, areas of...
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Government defers EPBC Act reforms
The federal government has deferred necessary reforms to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act indefinitely. The deferral, announced by federal environment minister Tanja Plibersek on 16 April, effectively defers substantive...