A state-of-the-art $1.92 million visitor centre has been unveiled at the World Heritage Listed Purnululu National Park in the heart of Western Australia's East Kimberley.
Western Australia has strengthened its reputation for incredible wildlife encounters with a licensed swimming with sea lions trial approved at Rockingham and Jurien Bay.
Parks and Wildlife Service rangers are on site at Dales Campground following an incident where a dingo attacked a 2-year-old boy at about 7pm on Friday 14 April.
With higher than usual visitor numbers anticipated during the week of the Total Solar Eclipse, controlled access will be in place for Cape Range National Park and Jurabi Coastal Park to ensure day trippers can safely visit the World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Coast while preserving the region’s unique environment.
Autumn prescribed burning activity will increase in coming weeks in areas surrounding Perth and across the State’s south-west after weather conditions allowed some burns to safely get underway in the last week.
Popular Jarrahdale recreation area, Langford Park, will receive upgrades to its mountain bike trail network, signage and day use facilities courtesy of a $400,000 investment from Alcoa Australia marking the resources company’s 60th anniversary.
The Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) and joint management partners plan to safely re-open the Kimberley’s national parks and conservation areas to visitors, as the region continues its recovery from unprecedented flooding in January.
Twenty-five community groups are set to share $280,000 in grants and deliver 57 conservation projects in the Swan Canning catchment thanks to the latest round of the Swan Alcoa Landcare Program.
