Kimberley National Park set to be the biggest

A new national park which will be the biggest in Australia is set to be created in the Kimberley. 

Following an agreement between the State Government, Rio Tinto and Alcoa of Australia, more than 175,000 hectares of land on the plateau can be included in the proposed Kimberley National Park. 

The national park is proposed to extend over more than two million hectares and encompass the existing Prince Regent, Mitchell River and Lawley River national parks. 

Multiple daily flight options are available from Perth to Broome (the gateway to the Kimberley) year round, with direct flights from Melbourne operating twice a week. 

During peak season, direct flights are also on offer from Sydney and Brisbane.

The State Government is making a record investment in conservation to protect the Kimberley, one of the world’s last great wilderness areas.

The Kimberley Science and Conservation Strategy – a bold plan to conserve the region’s natural and cultural values – was released on 17 June 2011, with an initial $63 million budget over five years that has now been increased to $81.5 million.

The strategy sets out opportunities for Aboriginal involvement and employment in land management, and promotes nature and culture-based tourism.

The centrepiece of the Kimberley Strategy is the creation of the Kimberley Wilderness Parks, one of the most significant environmental initiatives in Western Australia’s history. 

The Kimberley Wilderness Parks will include the State’s largest interconnected system of marine and terrestrial parks covering five million hectares.

The strategy is a bold commitment by the Government that provides a vision for conservation in the region which involves roles for many partners in the community, industry and in government and non-government organisations.
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