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Namadgi staff focus on weeds and Gudgenby Valley in 2026
A more strategic approach to managing invasive weeds and a study on how best to restore Gudgenby Valley will be a prime focus for Namadgi staff in 2026. Namadgi Area Manager, Mim Jambrecina, said a major review of Namadgi’s invasive plant program has...
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Threatened frogs return to ACT
A unique project is attempting to reintroduce Green and Gold Bell Frogs to the ACT. The frogs have been locally extinct for 50 years, victims of the deadly Chytrid fungus, which has decimated more than 500 frog species globally. ABC News reports that...
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Could we see emus again in Namadgi?
A feasibility study has found that emus could be reintroduced to Namadgi National Park. The next step will be a cultural assessment in partnership with traditional custodians. Namadgi Area Manager Mim Jambrecina said the project is being followed by...
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Goanna program receives $20,000 ACT Government grant
NPA’s Rosenberg’s goanna citizen science program has been given a great boost with a $20,000 grant from the ACT Government. The grant, via the Office of Nature Conservation in the City and Environment Directorate, will fund DNA analysis of blood samples from...
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NPA members show their creative side
National Parks Association members are exceptionally creative and talented. Inspired by nature, they create paintings, handwoven baskets, sculptures, drawings, etchings, and masterful photographs. A selection of these artworks are on display at the...
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Runaway goanna home again – for now
Rum, the runaway Rosenberg’s Goanna is back home in Canberra’s Ainslie – Majura Nature Reserve after disappearing for several days last week, sparking concern for his safety. A ‘wanted’ sign posted on NPA’s social media appealed to residents living near...
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‘Brumby Act’ repealed at last
A momentous day for protection of Kosciuszko National Park from feral horse damage. On 27 November the NSW Parliament repealed the Kosciuszko Wild Horse Heritage Act, which required the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service to recognise the ‘heritage...
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NPA members invited to show their creative side
Namadgi Visitor Centre has invited NPA ACT to host an exhibition of art and craft, including photography, by members from 4 December to the end of March 2026. All NPA ACT members are invited to submit works. The artworks can relate to an environmental or nature...
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NPA wins grant to help protect rock art
NPA ACT has been awarded a heritage grant to help preserve and protect Aboriginal culture in the Territory. The $17,151 grant awarded under the 2025-26 ACT Heritage Grants Program will be used to contract specialised rock art conservators and other...
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NPA launches ‘Goanna Guardians’ campaign
NPA is launching a major fundraising campaign to extend the scope of its study of the vulnerable Rosenberg’s Goanna. A kind sponsor has offered to match funding if we can raise $5,000 in 5 weeks – so the race is on! NPA has been funding research into...
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Yankee Hat Rock Art Site officially reopened
The Yankee Hat Rock Art Site has officially reopened with upgraded visitor infrastructure following damage from the 2020 Orroral Valley bushfires. The upgrades to the Yankee Hat site include a new steel viewing platform, an elevated boardwalk,...
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Volunteers needed for goanna patrols
Our citizen science project studying Rosenberg’s Goannas in the ACT is looking for volunteers to join its hatching patrols during spring an early summer. Hatchling patrols are small bushwalks in the Naas Valley of Namadgi National Park, done in spring...
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New community program tackles wombat killer
Wombat Rescue, a voluntary organisation that cares for sick and injured wombats, has initiated a community program to treat deadly mange that is killing the animals.in the ACT. The mange is caused by a parasite. After treating the disease for 7 years, Wombat...
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All in a day’s work – NPA party installs 1,000 tree guards
Work parties continue to be a core part of NPA’s conservation work. A recent major effort involved nine NPA volunteers, led by ACT Parks rangers, installing 1,000 tree guards and planting 40 Eucalyptus viminalis below Greenhills camp on the Murrumbidgee River...
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Life membership for NPA ‘ambassadors’
Congratulations to our newest life members, Philip and Jan Gatenby. Philip and Jan have been very active mainstays of NPA for probably longer than most, notching up 43 and 45 years respectively. Philip has been a walks leader since 1982 and is still...