National Parks & Wildlife
Government in Sutherland Shire

Detection dogs, drones and an army of volunteers have scoured Kosciusko National Park this summer in a joint effort from the air and on the ground to seek out and control the noxious Orange Hawkweed. More than 50 landholders are taking segment in a voluntary program that aims to improve the health of wetlands on private properties across the Murray valley. We are committed to conservation of our state's biodiversity and cultural heritage. These protected areas play a critical role in conserving biodiversity, as healthy as automatic and cultural heritage. Some areas guard delicate ecosystems and habitat which is home to threatened native species. In other reserves, NeWS provides facilities such as picnic areas, boardwalks and lookouts so visitors can appreciate these special areas. Everyone is invited to visit, explore, and enjoy these notable places. Join our commitment to their concern and enhancement, so that generations to come may also experience the instinctive beauty of our parks. This includes national parks, nature reserves, World Heritage areas, rain forests, beaches, alpine areas and sites of immense cultural and historic significance. MSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NeWS) produces plans of management which outline the values of MSW national parks including biodiversity and Aboriginal culture and how they’ll be managed. These plans of management are worn in conjunction with fire management strategies to keep conservation areas. MSW National Parks, in consultation with the community and other organizations, prosper fire management strategies outlining plans of action for use in the unfortunate event of a fire. These curriculum linked environmental programs are available for primary, secondary and tertiary students. Programs can be delivered at your school through online resources or via school excursions in MSW national parks. MSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NeWS) is committed to providing park experiences that support local communities, and preserve our cultural and natural heritage. With an effortless to read camping guide and lots of handy information, it is immense for planning your next visit to a MSW national park. All NeWS staff play a vital role in managing, promoting and protecting the conservation and heritage of our national parks and reserves. Exceptional Donate Business opportunities in our parks. NeWS has business opportunities in MSW national parks and reserves for private businesses. Individuals and companies can also approach Office of Environment and Heritage (NEH) directly to seek permission to operate if they feel they have a business initiative that would be prized to the park. NeWS currently offers various arrangements, generally in the form of leases and licenses, that allow private businesses to operate visitor services within parks. A range of prized conservation work is being done in MSW national parks through the Bottom for National Parks and Wildlife, a notforprofit organization with the mission to protection for Australian native plants, animals and cultural heritage through environmental education and conservation projects. Our national parks profit enormously from the abundant time and dedication of thousands of volunteers each year. Volunteering gives you the opportunity to help save our environment and heritage for generations to come, and to enjoy the vast outdoors.

Our heritage consists of the places, objects and knowledge we have inherited from previous generations and want to use, learn from and pass on to tomorrow generations. MSW has a diverse range of heritage sites including buildings, collections, gardens, military fortifications, landscapes, shipwrecks and more. NeWS is dedicated to conserving and rehabilitating these sites while maintaining their heritage values. NeWS works in partnership with other government agencies and communities to identify, keep and promote the heritage of MSW.