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In March 1960, Dr Nancy Burbidge, a botanist with Plant Industry, CSIRO, was one of the chief instigators in forming the National Parks Association of the ACT to lobby politicians for a national park for the National Capital. A committee was formed and included many other scientists from CSIRO who helped prepare submissions and a checklist of flora and fauna for the Gudgenby area to the south of Canberra that was proposed as a National Park. In April 1979, Gudgenby was declared a Nature Reserve and in 1984 was officially proclaimed as Namadgi National Park. |
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The history of the formation of Namadgi National Park is summarised in a 40th anniversary supplement of the NPA Bulletin published in March 2000. In Fighting for Wilderness - papers from the Australian Conservation Foundation's Third National Wilderness Conference in 1983 a paper by Neville Esau describes the activities leading up to the declaration of Gudgenby Nature Reserve and the lessons learnt. |
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To assist preparation of the first 'Plan of Management' for Namadgi in 2002 the NPA produced "Caring for Namadgi Together" as a policy document. |
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One of the founding members, life member Fiona McDonald Brand, shared her memories of the history of the founding of the Park in a presentation to guests at the 20th anniversary of the Declaration of Namadgi National Park. |
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