As you will see from the map below, the Australian Alps national parks stretch from Namadgi National Park, just south of Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory, through Kosciuszko National Park in New South Wales and into the Alpine, Mount Buffalo and Snowy River National Parks in Victoria.
Map of the Australian Alps national parks.
Alpine environments are rare in Australia. On the mainland, the alps cross state boundaries and in the past the governments responsible for alpine areas, Victoria, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, have managed their land in different ways. Many specialists consider that our unique alps can be best protected by managing them as one ecological unit.
The Federal, Victorian, NSW and ACT governments have agreed to work together, as the Australian Alps Liaison Committee (AALC). It is charged with the development of cooperative and compatible management policies. The AALC coordinates management workshops, sponsors research and has developed a series of codes to help minimise the impacts of recreational uses such as bushwalking, snow-camping and bike riding. Recommendations are made to the AALC by advisory groups made up of a diverse range of land managers. After several years this cross border cooperation has won international recognition by supporting important research, developing management skills, encouraging networking as well as developing minimal impact codes for recreation.
In 1986, the Ministers responsible for the management of the alpine areas in the ACT, NSW and Victoria, in conjunction with the Australian Commonwealth Environment Minister signed a MOU in relation to the cooperative management of the Australian Alps. Since this time, the MOU has been revised and re-signed twice.
The objective of this agreement is to:
a) pursue the growth and enhancement of inter-governmental cooperative management to protect the nationally important values of the Australian Alps national parks; and
b) to cooperate in the management of the Australian Alps national parks for the:
protection of the landscape;
protection of native plants and animals and cultural values;
provision of outdoor recreation and tourism opportunities to encourage the enjoyment and understanding of the alpine environment;
protection of mountain catchments.
AUSTRALIAN ALPS NATIONAL PARKS
The Australian Alps national parks consist of eight conservation reserves contiguous across the mainland high country which forms a protected area of approximately 1.6 million hectares stretching some 400 km. Components:
Australian Capital TerritoryNamadgi National Park |
New South WalesKosciuszko National Park |
Victoria
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Agencies cooperating under the Australian Alps management program:
Environment ACT
Environment Australia
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
Parks Victoria
To assist in achieving the above objectives, equitable financial contributions are made by each of the Agencies involved in managing the Australian Alps. For further information contact Cath Renwick , Community Education Officer of the Australian Alps Liaison Committee.
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