Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory
12°27′53″S 130°50′35″E / 12.464814°S 130.843064°E / -12.464814; 130.843064
- Minister for the Environment, Climate Change and Water Security[3]
- Mark Ashley[3],
Executive Director, Parks and Wildlife
Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory (also known as the Parks and Wildlife Division in some sources) is the Northern Territory Government agency responsible for tasks including the establishment of "parks, reserves, sanctuaries and other land", the management of these and the "protection, conservation and sustainable use of wildlife."[1][3]
It was created under the Parks and Wildlife Commission Act on 29 November 1995 to replace the former Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory.[1][2] On 12 September 2016, the commission was amalgamated by an administrative arrangement order along with the Department of Arts and Museums, Department of Sport and Recreation, Tourism NT, and parts of both the Department of Lands, Planning and Environment and the Department of Land Resource Management to establish the Department of Tourism and Culture.[3]
As of June 2017, it was described as follows:[3]
Parks and Wildlife is responsible for protecting and developing the Territory’s parks and reserves for the benefit of the community, and also administers wildlife management programs. The Parks and Wildlife Division manages 87 parks and reserves covering close to 5.05 million hectares and containing spectacular natural, cultural, geological, historical, tourism and recreational values. Some 33 Territory parks are jointly managed with the traditional owners..
As of June 2017, it was structured into the following units:[3]
- Northern Australian Parks,
- Central Australian Parks,
- Savannah/Gulf Parks,
- Tourism and Visitor,
- Engagement,
- Park Development,
- Business Services,
- Wildlife Operations,
- George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens,
- Alice Springs Desert Park,
- Territory Wildlife Park.
It operates from administrative centres in Darwin, Katherine, Tennant Creek and Alice Springs.[3]
See also
- Protected areas of the Northern Territory
- NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service
- Parks Victoria
- Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
- Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service
- National Parks and Wildlife Service South Australia
- Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (Western Australia)
References
- ^ a b c "PARKS AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION ACT". Northern Territory legislation. Northern Territory Government. 29 November 1995. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory Annual Report 2015-16" (PDF). Northern Territory Government. 30 September 2016. pp. 12 and 38. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Department of Tourism and Culture Annual Report 2016-17" (PDF). Department of Tourism and Culture. Northern Territory Government. 30 September 2017. pp. 3, 8–9, 20, 38, 90, 113 and 236–237. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
External links
- Official webpage
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- Casuarina
- Channel Point
- Shoal Bay
- Adelaide River Foreshore
- Daly River (Mt Nancar)
- Douglas River / Daly River Esplanade
- Harrison Dam
- Melacca Swamp
- Oolloo Crossing
- Tree Point
- Stray Creek
- Lake Woods
- Newry Station Gouldian Finch
- Longreach Waterhole
- Anna's Reservoir
- Black Jungle/Lambells Lagoon
- Blackmore River
- Bullwaddy
- Channel Island
- Caranbirini
- Connells Lagoon
- Corroboree Rock
- Fogg Dam
- Henbury Meteorites
- Illamurta Springs
- Karlu Karlu / Devils Marbles
- Kintore Caves
- Knuckey Lagoons
- Kuyunba
- Mac Clark (Acacia peuce)
- Napwerte/Ewaninga Rock Carvings
- Native Gap
- Rainbow Valley
- Tnorala (Gosse Bluff)
- Vernon Islands
- Woodgreen
- Alice Springs Telegraph Station
- Arltunga
- Attack Creek
- Barrow Creek Telegraph Station
- Central Mount Stuart
- Chambers Pillar
- Gregory's Tree
- Heavitree Gap Police Station
- John Flynn
- John Flynn's Grave
- Ryan Well
- Tennant Creek Telegraph Station
- Victoria River Depot
- Garig Gunak Barlu
- Limmen Bight
- Berry Springs
- Butterfly Gorge
- Cutta Cutta Caves
- Giwining / Flora River
- Holmes Jungle
- Howard Springs
- Katherine Low Level
- Leaning Tree Lagoon
- N'Dhala Gorge
- Ruby Gap
- Trephina Gorge
- Umbrawarra Gorge
- Yeperenye/Emily and Jessie Gaps
- Alice Springs Desert Park
- George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens
- Leanyer Recreation Park
- Manton Dam Recreation Area
- Owen Springs Reserve
- Territory Wildlife Park
- Windows on the Wetlands
- Indigenous Protected Areas of the Northern Territory
- National parks of the Northern Territory
- Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory
- Protected areas managed by the Australian government
- Protected areas of Australia