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Media releases | Parks Australia

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Media releases relating to Parks Australia and the Director of National Parks can be found here.

For all media related enquires, contact the Parks Australia media office.

  • Pink Handfish seen for the first time in 22 years – 23 December 2021
  • Fresh hope for our native flora with new national native seed strategy – 6 December 2021
  • Millions of crabs march on Christmas Island – 2 December 2021
  • Kakadu Bird Week flying high for 10th anniversary – 27 August 2021
  • Aboriginal language enshrined in Uluṟu World Heritage statement – 9 August 2021
  • Kakadu favourite Jim Jim Falls reopens – 18 June 2021
  • Waḻpa Gorge walking track upgrades commence – 18 June 2021
  • Construction underway for Ian Potter National Conservatory – 3 June 2021
  • Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park resumes full operations – 1 June 2021
  • First long-nosed potoroo joey confirmed in Booderee in a century – 24 May 2021
  • Popular Kakadu sites reopen ahead of dry season – 21 May 2021
  • Kakadu open for business as visitors soak up wet season sites – 6 May 2021
  • Taste of Kakadu is back for a delicious long weekend – 21 April 2021
  • Passing of Mr M. Na-gangila Bangalang and respectful closure of Ubirr and the East Alligator region – 13 April 2021
  • Bush Blitz and the Australian Army join forces to discover new species at Stony Head – 22 March 2021
  • Christmas Island’s local solution to a global problem – 2 March 2021
  • Public called on to catch night bugs for science – 6 February 2021

  • Landscape tender for iconic national park – 22 September 2020
  • Kakadu Bird Week 2020 spread its wings to go global – 11 September 2020
  • Jim Jim, Maguk and more re-opening at Kakadu – 1 July 2020
  • Staged re-opening plans announced for Booderee National Park – 23 June 2020
  • Upgrades to Booderee during COVID-19 closure – 19 June 2020
  • Staged re‐opening plans announced for Kakadu and Ulur̲u‐Kata Tjut̲a National Parks – 12 June 2020
  • Booderee National Park still closed this long weekend – 3 June 2020
  • Booderee National Park closure extended to 23 June 2020 – 23 May 2020
  • Join a species discovery expedition without leaving home – 29 April 2020
  • Toilet tender seeks award winning amenities – 28 April 2020
  • Breakthrough for one of the world’s rarest owls – 17 April 2020
  • Parks Australia steps up COVID-19 protections at Booderee – 7 April 2020
  • Building our knowledge of Australia’s biodiversity – 1 April 2020
  • Parks Australia announces temporary closures – 24 March 2020
  • Australian National Botanic Gardens turns 50! – 5 March 2020
  • Kakadu to welcome Easter holiday visitors with site openings and upgrades – 3 March 2020
  • A delicious lineup announced for Taste of Kakadu – 13 February 2020
  • Australian National Botanic Gardens fully opens after hail storm – 7 February 2020

Archived releases

  • Parks Australia media releases prior to 2020 are available in the National Library of Australia archive.
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