News
2024 has been another busy year for Watarrka National Park and we want to highlight the incredible volunteers who came from all around the world to work here.
Cheers to Casuarina Coastal Reserve Adopt-a-Spot volunteers
Giving Gamba Grass the boot: Casuarina Coastal Reserve Adopt-a-Spot volunteers winning fight against gamba grass.
Namultja Aboriginal Corporation – working together with partners from strength to strength
In September this year, Namultja Aboriginal Corporation hosted its first on Country meeting, bringing together Marra families from a range of communities to Limmen Bight Fishing Camp. The successful event hosting around 60 attendees was supported through a partnership with NT Parks and Wildlifeand the Parks Australia North Marine Parks Network.
New ‘sharing your culture with visitors’ campaign launched
Tourism NT has launched a new campaign, ‘Sharing your culture with visitors’, which aims to increase Aboriginal participation in the Northern Territory’s thriving tourism sector.
Casuarina Coastal Reserve declared a national park
The Reserve has officially been declared a park and has grown to include an extra 34 ha with the addition of Lot 9458, previously managed by Department Infrastructure Planning and Logistics.
Botanical conservation at the Desert Park
Alice Springs Desert Park is one of three of the Northern Territory’s botanical gardens and part of the Australian Seed Bank Partnership and Svalbard Global Seed Vault. Botany and Herbarium staff are testing 73 species of seed to assess germination viability.
Alice Springs young people thrilled to see NT Parks and Wildlife at Career Expo
Over 500 students passed through the NT Parks and Wildlife stall at the Alice Springs VET Career Expo recently.
Getting Litchfield National Park's Tabletop Track in tip top shape
Hi, I’m Crystal. I recently joined the Northern Australian Parks team as Administration Officer and was offered an opportunity for some field time to help Litchfield National Park rangers prepare the Tabletop Track for visitor season. The track is usually closed at the end of September for the wet season for safety reasons and reopens in the dry season once conditions improve and safety checks have occurred.
Volunteer campground hosts give back as they holiday in red desert
Tourist season is underway and so are our volunteer campground hosts!
With the visitor season in full swing, Wednesday 1 May marked the start of Territory Parks Alive 2024!