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Appendix A NPWS-managed lands at 30 June 2003

Aboriginal areas National parks Area (ha) Area (ha) Area (ha) Area (ha) Appletree 4 Abercrombie River 19,000 Eurobodalla 2,627 New England 72,241 Finchley 4 Arakwal 185 Fortis Creek 7,950 New South Wales Jervis Bay 4,854 Howe 7 Bago Bluff 4,023 Gardens of Stone 15,010 Nightcap 8,080 Lennox Head <1 Bald Rock 8,883 Garigal 2,203 Nowendoc 12,090 Mooney Mooney 8 Bangadilly 2,141 Georges River 335 Nymboi-Binderay 16,870 Mount Kuring-Gai <1 Barakee 3,230 Ghin-Doo-Ee 3,659 Nymboida 38,119 Murramarang 60 Barool 11,214 Gibraltar Range 25,407 Oolambeyan 21,851 Nambucca 2 Barrington Tops 73,933 Goobang 42,080 Oxley Wild Rivers 126,910 Nungumirar 122 Basket Swamp 2,820 Goonengerry 440 Paroo-Darling 178,053 Pindera Downs 11,433 Belford 294 Goulburn River 70,323 Popran 3,970 Stonewoman 2 Bellinger River 2,830 Gourock 7,873 Ramornie 3,307 Total 11,643 Benambra 1,399 Gulaga 4,673 Richmond Range 15,712 Ben Boyd 10,446 Gundabooka 63,903 Royal 15,080 Historic sites Ben Halls Gap 2,500 Guy Fawkes River 93,061 Scheyville 920 Area (ha) Biamanga 13,749 Hat Head 7,396 Seven Mile Beach 898 Cadmans Cottage <1 Bimberamala 4,396 Heathcote 2,673 Single 2,559 Clybucca 467 Bindarri 5,513 Indwarra 940 South East Forest 115,534 Davidson Whaling Station 27 Biriwal Bulga 6,094 Jerrawangala 4,013 Sturt 325,329 Hartley 13 Blue Mountains 266,943 Junuy Juluum 945 Sydney Harbour 393 Hill End 134 Bongil Bongil 978 Kanangra-Boyd 68,661 Tallaganda 16,727 Innes Ruins 406 Boonoo Boonoo 4,377 Kinchega 44,260 Tapin Tops 10,976 Koonadan 22 Booti Booti 1,567 Kings Plains 6,919 Tarlo River 8,074 Maroota 33 Border Ranges 31,729 Kooraban 11,643 Thirlmere Lakes 630 Maynggu Ganai 16 Botany Bay 458 Koreelah 5,270 Timbarra 1,772 Mount Grenfell 1,357 Bouddi 1,230 Kosciuszko 674,376 Tomaree 2,347 Mutawintji 486 Bournda 2,635 Kumbatine 14,756 Tooloom 4,380 Throsby Park 74 Brindabella 18,472 Ku-ring-gai Chase 14,896 Toonumbar 14,991 Tweed Heads 8 Brisbane Water 11,455 Kwiambal 1,301 Towarri 5,328 Wisemans Ferry 21 Broadwater 4,226 Lane Cove 600 Turon 2,970 Yuranighs Aboriginal Grave 2 Budawang 23,787 Livingstone 1,919 Ulidarra 680 Total 3,065 Budderoo 7,120 Macquarie Pass 1,064 Wadbilliga 97,761 Bugong 1,022 Mallanganee 1,144 Wallarah 178 Bundjalung 20,116 Mallee Cliffs 57,969 Wallingat 6,557 Bungawalbin 3,730 Maria 2,335 Warra 2,031 Butterleaf 3,000 Marramarra 11,759 Warrabah 3,471 Capoompeta 4,297 Maryland 890 Warrumbungle 23,198 Carrai 11,397 Mebbin 3,800 Washpool 65,769 Cascade 3,620 Meroo 3,641 Watagans 7,751 Cataract 1,327 Mimosa Rocks 5,802 Weddin Mountains 8,361 Cathedral Rock 10,662 Minjary 1,462 Werakata 3,149 Cattai 424 Monga 25,144 Werrikimbe 33,292 Chaelundi 15,898 Mooball 1,160 Willandra 19,386 Clyde River 1,278 Morton 189,668 Willi Willi 29,870 Cocoparra 8,358 Mount Clunie 1,426 Woko 8,598 Conimbla 7,590 Mount Imlay 4,822 Wollemi 492,976 Conjola 8,737 Mount Jerusalem 5,149 Woomargama 23,577 Coolah Tops 13,265 Mount Kaputar 36,817 Wyrrabalong 621 Coorabakh 1,840 Mount Nothofagus 2,180 Yabbra 8,890 Cottan-Bimbang 30,669 Mount Pikapene 2,630 Yanununbeyan 3,488 Crowdy Bay 10,001 Mount Royal 6,920 Yarrahappini 2,183 Cudmirrah 2,326 Mount Warning 2,454 Yengo 152,262 Culgoa 22,006 Mummel Gulf 12,220 Yoorigan 1,830 Cunnawarra 16,315 Mungo 88,637 Yuraygir 30,955 Deua 117,557 Murramarang 12,095 Total 4,804,260 Dharug 14,850 Mutawintji 68,912 Dooragan 1,042 Myall Lakes 44,604 Dorrigo 11,903 Nangar 9,196 Dunggir 2,651 Nattai 48,944 87 6 Appendices

Nature reserves Area (ha) Area (ha) Area (ha) Area (ha) Aberbaldie 284 Burrinjuck 3,248 Gibraltar 161 Macquarie 12 Agnes Banks 107 Bushy Island <1 Girralang 640 Macquarie Marshes 18,192 Andrew Johnston Big Scrub 21 Byrnes Scrub 737 Good Good 20 Mann River 7,129 Arakoola 3,180 Cambewarra Range 1,088 Goonawarra 437 Manobalai 3,759 Araluen 656 Camels Hump 545 Goonook 930 Marshalls Creek 112 Avisford 2,437 Camerons Gorge 1,318 Goorooyarroo 266 Melville Range 843 Awabakal 228 Captains Creek 2,290 Gubbata 162 Meringo 49 Baalijin 2,701 Careunga 469 Gulguer 359 Mernot 320 Back River 735 Castlereagh 490 Guy Fawkes River 1,534 Merriangaah 5,669 Badja Swamps 561 Cecil Hoskins 47 Hattons Bluff 18 Midkin 359 Bagul Waajaarr 520 Cedar Brush 190 Hattons Corner 4 Mills Island 61 Ballina 721 Chambigne 798 Hayters Hill 8 Moffats Swamp 151 Bamarang 370 Chapmans Peak 72 Hexham Swamp 900 Monkerai 865 Bandicoot Island 30 Clarence Estuary 120 Hogarth Range 853 Monkeycot 1,612 Banyabba 15,210 Clarkes Hill 2,139 Hortons Creek 330 Montague Island 82 Barrengarry 21 Cockle Bay 44 Illawong 51 Moonee Beach 336 Barren Grounds 2,024 Cocopara 4,647 Iluka 136 Moon Island 1 Barton 529 Comerong Island 660 Imbota 218 Moore Park 15 Bees Nest 584 Coocumbac Island 5 Ingalba 4,012 Mororo Creek 80 Bell Bird Creek 53 Cook Island 5 Inner Pocket 236 Morrisons Lake 312 Belowla Island 4 Coolbaggie 1,793 Ironbark 1,604 Mother Of Ducks Lagoon 97 Berkeley 8 Coolongolook 198 Ironmungy 713 Mount Clifford 306 Bermaguee 818 Coolumbooka 1,529 Jaaningga 975 Mount Dowling 513 Big Bush 640 Cooperabung Creek 325 Jagun 100 Mount Hyland 2,519 Billinudgel 737 Coornartha 1,184 Jasper 355 Mount Mackenzie 141 Bimberi 10,886 Copperhannia 3,494 Jerilderie 37 Mount Neville 5,821 Binjura 707 Coramba 8 Jerralong 341 Mount Nullum 99 Binnaway 3,699 Corrie Island 164 Jingellic 2,137 Mount Seaview 1,704 Bird Island 7 Couchy Creek 218 Joadja 832 Mount Yarrowyck 170 Black Andrew 1,559 Courabyra 239 Jobs Mountain 702 Mucklewee Mountain 355 Black Ash 89 Coxcomb 73 John Gould 26 Mudjarn 591 Bluff River 1,793 Cudgen 671 Julian Rocks <1 Muldiva 10 Boatharbour 24 Cullendulla Creek 126 Juugawaarri 2,396 Mulgoa 138 Bobundara 204 Cumbebin Swamp 40 Kajuligah 13,660 Mullengandra 150 Bogandyera 8,752 Cuumbeun 709 Kangaroo River 126 Mundoonen 1,359 Boginderra Hills 554 Dalrymple-Hay 11 Karuah 2,742 Munghorn Gap 5,934 Bolivia Hill 1,782 Dananbilla 2,242 Kattang 58 Munro Island 14 Bollanolla 650 Dangelong 1,966 Kemendok 1,043 Muogamarra 2,274 Bondi Gulf 1,800 Dapper 999 Kemps Creek 129 Mutawintji 6,688 Boomi 156 Darawank 575 Khappinghat 3,514 Muttonbird Island 8 Boomi West 149 Davis Scrub 14 Khatambuhl 694 Myalla 143 Boonanghi 4,441 Deer Vale 181 Killabakh 2,644 Nadgee 20,671 Boondelbah 9 Demon 900 Killarney 435 Nadgigomar 5,596 Boorganna 390 Devils Glen 41 Kirramingly 1,306 Narrandera 71 Booroolong 865 Dharawal 347 Kooragang 2,926 Narran Lake 5,538 Boronga 195 Donnybrook 276 Koorawatha 961 Narrawallee Creek 878 Bournda 5,862 Downfall 496 Koorebang 465 Nearie Lake 4,347 Bowraville 81 Dural 26 Kororo 11 Nest Hill 759 Bretti 2,902 Duval 240 Koukandowie 1,283 Newington 48 Brigalow Park 202 Eagles Claw 1 Kuma 184 Ngadang 160 Brimbin 40 Egan Peaks 2,145 Kybeyan 432 Ngambaa 10,560 Broken Head 98 Ellerslie 1,278 Lake Innes 3,526 Ngulin 1,250 Broulee Island 43 Eugowra 120 Lake Urana 302 Nimmo 724 Brundee Swamp 230 Evans Crown 425 Langtree 235 Nocoleche 74,000 Brunswick Heads 204 Fifes Knob 553 Ledknapper 16,339 Nombinnie 70,000 Brush Island 47 Fishermans Bend 160 Limeburners Creek 9,224 North Obelisk 36 Buddigower 327 Five Islands 27 Limpinwood 2,647 North Rock 4 Bugan 1,530 Flaggy Creek 72 Linton 640 North Solitary Island 20 Bungabbee 169 Flagstaff Memorial 18 Lion Island 8 North-West Solitary Island 4 Bungawalbin 467 Freemantle 361 Little Broughton Island 36 Numeralla 435 Burning Mountain 15 Gads Sugarloaf 477 Little Llangothlin 258 Numinbah 858 Burnt-Down Scrub 364 Gamilaroi 114 Little Pimlico Island 16 Oak Creek 404 Burnt School 285 Ganay 702 Long Island 73 One Tree Island <1 Burra Creek 270 Georges Creek 1,190 Loughnan 385 Pambalong 35 88

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Nature reserves — cont State conservation Area (ha) Area (ha) areas Parma Creek 3,486 Triplarina 158 Area (ha) Area (ha) Paupong 1,838 Tuckean 919 Arakoon 114 Wombat Creek 1,077 Pee Dee 441 Tucki Tucki 4 Avondale 313 Yanununbeyan 3,823 Pelican Island 40 Tuggolo Creek 645 Banyabba 3,070 Yerranderie 12,192 Pilliga 80,239 Turallo 25 Bargo 5,660 Yurrammie 221 Pitt Town 46 Tweed Estuary 59 Barnunj 164 Yuraygir 3,150 Planchonella 717 Tyagarah 800 Barrington Tops 636 Total 240,693 Pucawan 274 Ukerebagh 150 Bents Basin 48 Pulbah Island 69 Ulandra 3,931 Berlang 2,319 Pulletop 145 Undoo 19 Bindarri 434 Quanda 4,784 Uralba 288 Brindabella 2,880 Regional parks Area (ha) Queanbeyan 2 Valla 30 Bundjalung 4,870 Berowra Valley 3,870 Queens Lake 991 Victoria Park 18 Bungawalbin 185 Bomaderry Creek 82 Quidong 750 Wadjan 92 Bungonia 3,977 Leacock 34 Rawdon Creek 560 Wallabadah 1,132 Burragorang 17,642 Parramatta River 5 Razorback 2,595 Wallamba 1,160 Cape Byron 99 Penrith Lakes <1 Red Rocks 669 Wallaroo 2,780 Carrai 3,463 Rouse Hill 43 Regatta Island 102 Wallis Island 473 Cascade 412 Western Sydney 582 Richmond River 256 Wallumatta 6 Chaelundi 83 William Howe 43 Rileys Island 46 Wamberal Lagoon 132 Chatsworth Hill 510 Wolli Creek 7 Robertson 5 Wambina 57 Colymea 1,674 Yellomundee 485 Rodway 83 Wambool 194 Coneac 449 Total 5,151 Round Hill 13,630 Wanna Wanna 33 Corramy 856 Running Creek 910 Waragai Creek 186 Corymbia 495 Saltwater Swamp 215 Watsons Creek 1,260 Cottan-Bimbang 105 Scabby Range 4,982 Wee Jasper 631 Curracabundi 729 Karst conservation Scott 151 Weelah 38 Currys Gap 227 reserves Sea Acres 76 Weetalibah 613 Dharawal 5,814 Area (ha) Seaham Swamp 11 Wiesners Swamp 103 Frogs Hole 77 Abercrombie 1,434 Seal Rocks <1 Willi Willi Caves 8 Garawarra 900 Borenore 136 Serpentine 723 Wilson 27 Georges River 1 Jenolan 2,422 Severn River 4,290 Winburndale 10,048 Glenrock 516 Wombeyan 417 Sherwood 4,724 Windsor Downs 363 Gurranang 111 Total 4,409 Skillion 691 Wingen Maid 1,077 Guy Fawkes River 5,241 Snapper Island 13 Wingham Brush 8 Illawarra Escarpment 1,837 Snows Gully 34 Wogamia 277 Jackywalbin 661 South-West Solitary Island 3 Woggoon 6,565 Karuah 281 Summary as at Spectacle Island 36 Wollondilly River 862 Kooyong 753 30 June 2003 Split Solitary Island 4 Wongarbon 99 Kumbatine 749 No. Category Area (ha) Stony Batter Creek 564 Woodford Island 374 Kybeyan 4,070 15 Historic sites 3,065 Stony Creek 80 Woollamia 452 Lake Macquarie 667 11 Aboriginal areas 11,643 Stormpetrel 8 Wooyung 87 Laurence Road 440 169 National parks 4,804,260 Stotts Island 142 Worimi 500 Macanally 2,290 376 Nature reserves 830,661 Strike-a-light 407 Worrigee 232 Majors Creek 683 68 State conservation Susan Island 23 Wullwye 155 Medowie 1,858 areas 240,693 Tabbimoble Swamp 1,070 Yaegl 313 Mount Canobolas 1,673 10 Regional parks 5,151 Tabletop 104 Yahoo Island 47 Mount Hyland 293 4 Karst conservation reserves 4,409 Talawahl 3,150 Yanga 1,773 Mullion Range 1,025 *5,899,882 Tallawudjah 1,247 Yanununbeyan 40 Mummel Gulf 1,161 Tapitallee 95 Yaouk 2,924 Munmorah 1,515 *Represents 7.36% of the land area of NSW. Tarawi 33,573 Yarravel 318 Nattai 3,383 The Basin 2,318 Yarringully 285 Nymboi-Binderai 585 The Castles 2,720 Yathong 107,241 Nymboida 528 The Charcoal Tank 86 Yatteyattah 19 Oxley Wild Rivers 1,439 The Glen 2,750 Yessabah 10 Paroo-Darling 41,521 The Rock 347 Yina 100 Parr 38,121 Tilligerry 508 Total 830,661 Pollblue 7,810 Tinderry 14,533 Talawahl 136 Tingira Heights 18 Tallaganda 5,281 Tollgate Islands 12 The Cells 4,708 Tollingo 3,232 Toonumbar 128 Tomalla 605 Torrington 30,052 Towibakh 62 Washpool 246 Towra Point 386 Wereboldera 2,263 89 6 Appendices

Declared wilderness in NSW at 30 June 2003 Crown land occupied by the NPWS under

Wilderness area Reserve name Size (ha)1 reserves or lease for various management Banyabba Banyabba NR 17,924 purposes as at 30 June 2003 Barrington Barrington Tops, Mt Royal NP 58,330 Locality Reserve Area m2 Purpose Bimberi Kosciuszko NP, Bimberi and Scabby Range NR 60,785 Armidale R 89685 1256 Workshop Bindery-Mann Nymboida, Gibraltar Range, Barool NP 56,241 Armidale Sp.L.1989/4 2753 Depot Bogong Peaks Kosciuszko NP 28,758 Broken Hill R 230017 1125 Residence Bramina Kosciuszko NP 10,897 Cobar R 92637 749 Staff accommodation Brogo Wadbilliga NP 39,900 Eden (Wirriga Street) R 91136 1145 Workshop Buckenbowra Monga, Deua NP 9,180 Gol Gol R 91509 2023 Workshop Budawang Morton, Budawang NP, freehold (VCA) 75,839 Narooma R 95616 1992 Workshop Burra Oulla Deua NP 17,776 Rylstone R 190042 2491 Depot Bundjalung Bundjalung, Fortis Creek NP 10,679 Tibooburra R 91376 2023 Workshop Byadbo Kosciuszko NP 80,907 Tibooburra R 96931 1012 Workshop Carrai Carrai NP 3,503 Tibooburra R 95882 1799 Workshop/depot Cathedral Rock Cathedral Rock NP 8,453 Ulladulla R 180018 3661 Workshop/office Ettrema Morton NP 67,005 Walcha R 98162 3862 Workshop/depot Genoa South East Forest NP 6,161 Goobarragandra Kosciuszko NP 33,532 Lands acquired under the provisions of the Grattai Mount Kaputar NP 4,180 National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974, and Guy Fawkes Guy Fawkes River NP and NR, 84,100 held for management purposes (not reserved) Cathedral Rock NP as at 30 June 2003 Grose Blue Mountains NP 37,788 Locality Area Purpose Indi Kosciuszko NP 11,652 Armidale (145 Miller St) 2815m2 Depot Jagungal Kosciuszko NP 67,213 Boambee 4725m2 Workshop/depot Kanangra-Boyd Blue Mountains, Kanangra-Boyd NP, 122,522 Yerranderie SRA Bombala 4900m2 Workshop/depot Kunderang Oxley Wild Rivers NP 21,402 Bourke (Short St, Anson St & Tudor St) 3036m2 Staff accommodation Levers Border Ranges NP 15,266 Broken Hill 475m2 Regional office Limeburners Creek Limeburners Creek NR 8,351 Broken Hill (167-173 Argent St) 1881m2 Parking area Lost World Border Ranges NP, Limpinwood NR 9,068 Bucketty 6731m2 Workshop Macleay Gorges Cunnawarra, Oxley Wild Rivers NP 77,741 Bulga 35.8 ha Office/depot and Georges Creek NR Cobar (61 Bradley St) 563m2 Staff accommodation Mutawintji Mutawintji NP 47,895 Dorrigo 5210m2 Workshop/depot Mount Seaview Cotton-Bimbang NP and Mount Seaview NR 12,114 Dungog 2104m2 Depot Nadgee Nadgee NR 19,433 Ebor 1700m2 Workshop/depot Nandewar Mount Kaputar NP 13,182 Eden 4196m2 Workshop/depot Nattai Nattai NP 29,040 Gloucester 7245m2 Depot New England New England, Cunnawarra NP 55,462 Griffith 1808m2 Workshop/depot Pilot Kosciuszko NP 80,311 Huskisson (Woollamia Rd) 2485m2 Marine Parks Authority office Rusden Mount Kaputar NP 12,637 Jindabyne (Munyang and 1.0825ha Staff accommodation/visitor Tuross Wadbilliga NP 20,592 Cobbon Sts, Snowy River Ave) centre Warrazambil Border Ranges NP 7,228 Khancoban (1, 5, 13 Douglas St, 1.046ha Staff accommodation 1, 3 Blackburn St, 8 Whitehead St, Washpool Washpool, Gibraltar Range, Nymboida NP 53,092 Scammel St, 19 Read St, 24 Sheather St) Werrikimbe Werrikimbe NP 27,051 Khancoban (5 & 6 Gray St) 5000m2 Depot West Ettrema Morton NP 12,770 Khancoban (cnr McIlree & Gray St) 1031m2 Depot Western Fall Kosciuszko NP 15,217 Menindee 2023m2 Staff accommodation Willi Willi Willi Willi NP and Boonanghi NR 23,289 Narooma 2665m2 Workshop/depot Woila Deua Deua NP 26,996 Nowra 646m2 Staff accommodation Wollemi Wollemi, Blue Mountains NP 359,984 Nowra 7954m2 Workshop/depot Yowrie Wadbilliga NP 15,787 Oakdale 4274m2 Depot Total (46 declared areas) 1,877,231 Oberon 1701m2 Office 1 Areas are calculated from NPWS digital mapping system (Lambert's projection) and rounded to the nearest Peak Hill 4023m2 Workshop/depot hectare. 2 2 Total NPWS estate as of 30 June 2003 is 5,899,882 hectares Rylstone 2188m Depot 2 In 2001 the NPWS adopted a standardised method of calculating and reporting on wilderness statistics, using Scone (Hayes St) 4529m Workshop/depot the NPWS digital mapping system. The figures quoted here cannot be compared with those before 2001, where Scone (Waverley St) 2023m2 Workshop/depot data was derived from a variety of sources. Note that sizes in hectares are approximate values. Tenterfield 2023m2 Depot Tibooburra 506m2 Office accommodation Tibooburra 506m2 Visitor centre Tibooburra (Sturt Street) 1012m2 Staff accommodation White Cliffs (cnr Johnston St & 2805m2 Visitor centre Karara Rd) 90

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Lands acquired Coolah Tops NP 416 Mount Neville NR 754 Watchimbark 1,264 under the provisions Crowdy Bay NP 271 Mount Warning NP 1 Wollemi NP 147 of the National Parks Cudgen NR 52 Mulgoa NR 76 Wolli Creek RP 2 and Wildlife Act Curracabundi 6,026 Mundoonen NR 110 Woomargama NP 609 1974, pending Dangelong NR 464 Mungo SCA 25,528 Yanununbeyan NP 32 reservation/ Deua NP 499 Myall Lakes NP 67 Yellomundee RP <1 dedication as at Eurobodalla NP 265 Narran Lake NR 9,702 Yengo NP 1,401 30 June 2003 Gandangara 7 NSW Jervis Bay NP 130 Yuraygir NP 3,184 Park/Locality Area (ha) Garawarra SCA 2 Nombinnie NR 56,296 Total 143,854 Agnes Banks NR 16 Georges River NP 2 Norwood 7,185 Banyabba NR 496 Goulburn River NP 738 Nymboi-Binderay NP 388 Barnunj SCA <1 Gungewalla 142 Nymboida NP 1,788 Berowra Valley RP 4 Guy Fawkes River NP 4,324 Nymboida NP (Mann River) 446 Lands vested in the Billinudgel NR 2 Hartley HS <1 Oxley Wild Rivers NP 3,236 Minister Blue Gum Hills 129 Hayters Hill NR <1 Patches Beach 6 administering the Blue Mountains NP 236 Hill End HS 4 Paroo-Darling NP 521 National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 by Boambee <1 Illawarra Escarpment SCA 106 Prospect Lower Canal 55 virtue of Act 1996 Bongil Bongil NP 348 Illunie 721 Seaham Swamp NR <1 No 131 (Forestry Kooragang NR 61 Seven Mile Beach NP 65 Border Ranges NP <1 Revocation and Koorawatha NR 98 South East Forest NP <1 Bouddi NP 299 National Park Bournda NP 13 Ku-ring-gai Chase NP 14 South Solitary Island NR 11 Reservation Act). Brigalow Park NR 51 Kwiambal NP 2,085 Stockton Bight 111 Brigalow Park NR (Claremont) 202 Kybeyan Crown Reserve 1,245 Sturt NP 12,355 Total area: About 452 hectares Brimbin NR 11 Lake Innes 16 Sydney Harbour NP <1 Brisbane Water NP 19 Lane Cove NP 22 Tamboroora 10 Budelah 4,045 Macquarie Marshes NR 944 Taringa 1,339 Bundjalung NP 222 Majors Creek Reserve 23 Throsby Park HS <1 Bungonia SCA 29 Marangaroo 672 Tinderry NR 89 Captains Creek NR 544 Marramarra NP 27 Towarri NP 476 Cathedral Rock NP 369 Maryland NP 986 Towra Point NR 48 Chaelundi NP 2,057 Meroo NP 2 Wadbilliga NP 761 Clarkes Hill NR 61 Morton NP 2,652 Wamberal Lagoon NR 7 Coffs Coast 35 Mother of Ducks Lagoon NR 84 Warrabah NP 510 Coffs Coast / Garby 136 Mount Kaputar NP 3,584 Washpool NP 901

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Appendix B Significant statutory bodies, committees and trusts

National Parks and At 30 June 2003 the council consisted National Parks and Far South Coast Region Wildlife Advisory of the following members: Wildlife Service Mr John Aveyard Council Mr Brian Gilligan Advisory Committees Mrs Maureen Baker The National Parks and Wildlife Director-General NPWS National Parks and Wildlife Advisory Cr Allan Brown Mrs Elaine Garvey Advisory Council was established Ms Margaret Combs Committees are constituted by the Mrs Wendy Rose under Section 22 of the National Parks NPWS Advisory Committee (Central) Minister for the Environment to make and Wildlife Act 1974. It has specific recommendations to the National Mr Robert Ross functions under the Act with special Ms Christine Ferguson Parks and Wildlife Advisory Council, Dr David Shaw responsibility for considering plans of NSW Aboriginal Land Council the Director-General, or the Mr Alexander Sherriff management for parks and reserves Nominee of the Aboriginal Cultural appropriate regional manager on the Mr Fergus Thomson before they are adopted. It is also Heritage Advisory Committee measures to improve the care, control Mr George Threlfo Clr Josie Walcott required to consider any Mr David Hodgkinson and management of those NPWS- Mr David Wauchope representations received in response NSW Farmers’ Association managed parks or reserves for which to public exhibition of the plans. The they are appointed. At 30 June 2003 Far West Region Ms Diana Hoffman council considers matters referred to it there were 20 advisory committees, NPWS Advisory Committee (Western) Mr Michael Anderson by the Minister for the Environment, with membership as follows: Mr Peter Beven the NPWS Director-General or Dr Gul Izmir Blue Mountains Region Dr Beryl Carmichael advisory committees, and provides Department of Infrastructure, Planning Mr Geoff Davis advice on various matters, including and Natural Resources Mr Warwick Armstrong Mrs Diana Hoffman those relating to the care, control and Mr Joseph Banffy Mr Roger Lembit Mr Richard Kelly management of NPWS areas. In Mr Roy Cameron Nature Conservation Council of NSW Mrs Dorothy Kiely addition to the Director-General, the Mr Grahame Douglas Mrs Frances McKinnon council has up to 15 members who Dr Stephen Lord Mrs Helen Drewe Mrs Lorraine Nitscke represent various conservation, National Parks Association of NSW Mr Kevin Field Mrs Suzanne O’Halloran educational, scientific and natural Mrs Glenys Gilling Dr Michael Mahony Mrs Muriel Riley resource management organisations Mr Andy Macqueen (term ended 27 November 2002) Mr William Riley with an interest in the management Ms Fiona Meller University of Newcastle (served term Mrs Louise Turner and use of NPWS-managed areas and Mr Bill Shields under old legislation) Mrs Sue Turner who are appointed by the Minister. Mr John Tolhurst Dr Richard Major Mr Ian Tucker Mr Arthur Vann Australian Museum Central Coast Hunter Hartley Historic Site Mr Ron Mathews Range Region Ms Margaret Combs 4 Wheel Drive Clubs of NSW Mr Daryl Bower Mr Ross Fragar Ms Jean Rice Cr Daniel Golenia Mrs Marian Kinnear Australia International Council on Ms Narelle Howard Mr John Luchetti Monuments and Sites Mr Nicholas Jacomas Mr Gerard Martin Mrs Dellas Johnstone Mr Bob Morris Ms Wendy Rose Mr Robert Kelly Mr David Peters NPWS Advisory Committee Mr Ian Paul (Southern) Hunter Region Mrs Helen Sharrock Mr Leonard Anderson Professor Robert Whelan Dr Kenneth Zimmerman Mr David Brooker University of Wollongong Central West Region Clr Helen Brown Dr Kent Williams Dr Juliet Corish Mr Michael Elfick Commonwealth Scientific and Mr Sydney Craythorn Mrs Margaret Francis Industrial Research Organisation Mr Borry Gartrell Mrs Linda Gill Mr Ian Woods Mrs Yvonne Hutton Mr Roderick Kidd (resigned February 2003) Mrs Jennifer Kenna Mr John Le Messurier NSW Aboriginal Land Council Mr Andrew Kennedy Mr Bradley Lewis (served term under old legislation) Mr Kenneth Rogers Dr George McKay Mr David Towney Mr Geoffrey Moore Ms Sue Wakefield Mr Graham Williams 92

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Mid North Coast Region Northern Tablelands Sydney Region Cape Byron State Ms Megan Benson Region Mrs Beverley Batros Conservation Area Trust Mr Len Blacklow Mrs Patricia Ainsworth Mr Gerry Beasley Ms Jan Barham Mr Frazer Gorely Sir Owen Croft Mr Peter Caldwell Mr Roger Buck Mr Frank Harrison Dr Robin Gunning Ms Barbara de Rome Mr Mark Johnston Dr Philip Holberton Ms Lynne Hosking Ms Brigid Dowsett Mrs Lorna Kelly Ms Margaret Howard Dr Alan Jackson Ms Shirley Jenkins Mr Paul Massey-Reed Mr Max Ingram Mr Craig Klingner Ms Helen Lochhead Mr Tony McCabe Ms Isabelle Lee Mr Peter Metcalfe Mr Garry McIlwaine Ms Merran Morrison Mrs Wendy McKeough Dr Nick Reid Mr Zenon Michniewicz Mr Peter Parker Mr Steven Read Mrs Dianne Roberts Ms Christine O’Brien Ms Bo Raphael Mr Clark Valler Clr Robert Schroder Mrs Yvonne Stewart Sydney North Region Mr Allen Strudwick North Coast Region Mrs Diane Campbell Berowra Valley Regional Mr John Taylor Park Trust Mr Graham Ashton Mr Bruce Foott Mr Geoffrey Bridger Riverina Region Mrs Patricia Giles Clr Graham Orr Mr Robert Coutts Mrs Enid Atkinson Mrs Roslyn Gillies Mr Chris McIntosh Mrs Barbara Fahey Mrs Debra Collins Mr Doug Macdonald Clr Susan White Ms Kay Jeffery Mr Ian Lockhart Mr Garry McBain Clr Matthew Benson Dr Alan Lloyd Cr Robert McMartin Ms Gabrielle O’Donnell Ms Stella Whittaker Mr Peter Morgan Mr Arthur Milthorpe Clr Steven Pringle Mr Gavin Mathison Mrs Judith Mortlock Mr William Moller Mrs Jill Reardon Ms Carole Ford Mr Bob Piper Mrs Lilian Parker Mr Robert Salt Mr Graham Ireland Ms Debbie Repschlager Mr Neville Rose Mrs Diane Waring Mutawintji Board of Mr James Tedder Mr Michael Schultz Sydney South Region Management Mrs Della Walker Mr Roy Stacy William Bates Mr John Sullivan Mrs Sheelah Boleyn Northern Plains Region Badger Bates Mr Ian Thompson Mr Timothy Carroll Clr Fred Clancy Mrs Glenda Chalker Lionel Dutton Mr Robert Dick Snowy Mountains Region Ms Kerrie Christian Norma Dutton Mrs Meryl Dillon Mr Ashley Blondel Mr Phillip Costa Dorrie Hunter Ms Kay Durham Dr Robert Creelman Ms Sharyn Cullis William Hunter Clr Robert Glasson Mr Kurt Cremer Mrs Dawn Emerson Ian Jackson Mrs Margaret Harris Mrs Gaynor Epstein Mr Mervyn Ryan Steve Millington Mrs Gillian Hogendyk Mr Peter Mitchell Mr Philip Sansom Dulcie O’Donnell Mrs Jane Judd Mrs Noreen Pendergast Mr Peter Stitt Raymond O’Donnell Mr Geoffrey Mitchell Mr Ken Prendergast Dr Miriam Verbeek William Riley Ms Judie Peet Ms Anne Reeves Mr Mark Wood Haydn Washington Mrs Joan Treweeke Ms Dianne Thompson Graham Wellings Upper Darling Region Mr John Whitehead Ms Janice Walker Mr Geoffrey Waters Mr Victor Bartley Northern Rivers Region Ms Iris White Mr Peter Bradley Mr Jeremy Buultjens Mr Philip Cameron Mr Ken Cockburn South Coast Region Mr Michael Davis Ms Raylee Delaney Mr William Barnetson Mr Paul Gordon Mr Stephen Fletcher Ms Leonie Bunting Mr Wayne Leigh Ms Sandra Heilpern Mr Mark Hurley Mr Leslie Le Lievre Mr Douglas Jardine Dr Kevin Mills Mr Colin McDonald Mrs Stephanie Lymburner Mr Robert Pallin Mr Cecil Miller Mr Terrance Moody Mr David Phelps Clr Isabell Pretty Mr Charles Moran Miss Lynne Robinson Mr Craig Roberts Mr Hugh Nicholson Mr Robert Snedden Ms Marie Russell Cr Kathryn Rodgers Dr David Tranter Cr Alan Rich Clr Joyce Wheatley Ms Annabelle Walker South West Slopes Region Mr Robert Apps Mrs Sue a’Beckett Mr David Campbell Mr Timothy Cathles Mr Adrian Davey Mr Paul Davies Mr Russell Dunn Mr Peter Southwell Cr Gene Vanzella Mr Ken Wilson 93 6 Appendices

NPWS representation on significant statutory bodies and inter-departmental committees Officer Position Body or committee Mr John Allen Conservation Planning Officer, Northern Directorate Northern Tablelands Regional Vegetation Committee Mr Jason Ardler Director, Cultural Heritage NSW Heritage Council NSW State Heritage Register Committee NSW Heritage Council, Aboriginal Heritage Committee NSW Aboriginal Affairs Policy Coordinating Committee NSW Aboriginal Affair Policy, Culture and Heritage Cluster Ms Ruth Armstrong Pest Management Officer, North Coast Region North Coast Noxious Weeds Advisory Committee Mr Stuart Blanch Project Officer, Water Reforms Northern Rivers Water Management Committee Upper North Coast Water Management Committee Mid North Coast Water Management Committee Mr Stuart Boyd-Law Pest Management Officer, Northern Tablelands Region North Eastern Pest Animal Advisory Committee Namoi Gwydir Noxious Weeds Advisory Committee Mr Bob Conroy Director, Central Board of the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust NSW Bush Fire Coordinating Committee Mr Greg Croft Mid North Coast Regional Manager Yarrahapinni Wetlands Trust (Ministerial appointment) Mid North Coast Catchment Board Mr Peter Croft Senior Ranger, Biodiversity Inverell-Yallaroi Regional Vegetation Committee Tenterfield Regional Vegetation Committee Mr Liam Dagg Coordinator, Lower Hunter Estuary Rehab. Program Kooragang Wetland Rehabilitation Project Steering Committee Mr Brendan Diacono Manager, Conservation Planning Unit, CPPD Northern Lower North Coast Water Management Committee Trustee, Hunter Catchment Management Trust Mr Terry Evans Manager, Barrington Tops Area Nundle Regional Vegetation Committee Ms Adrienne Farago Natural Resource Planning Coordinator, Namoi Catchment Management Board (member) Conservation Planning Unit, CPPD Northern Directorate Dr Mike Fleming Manager, Western Operations Support & Coordination Unit NSW Scientific Committee Mr Bob Friederich Northern Tablelands Regional Manager North West Heads of Government Mr Robert Gibbs Manager, Hunter Coast Area Hunter Regional Vegetation Committee Mr Alan Jeffery North Coast Regional Manager Upper North Coast Catchment Management Board Dr David Keith Principal Research Scientist NSW Scientific Committee Dr Andrew Leys State-wide Coordinator, Pest Management NSW Noxious Weeds Advisory Committee Coordination Unit, Biodiversity Research and National Bitou Bush and Boneseed Steering Committee (Convenor) Management Division National Lantana Management Group NSW Pest Animal Council NSW Beekeeping Industry Consultative Committee NSW Lantana Biological Control Taskforce NSW Biodiversity Strategy Inter-Agency Pest Working Group (Chair) Mr John Martindale Conservation Planning Officer, Northern Directorate Manning Regional Vegetation Committee Mr Andrew Moriarty Project Officer, Pest Management Coordination Unit Feral Animal Aerial Shooting Team Management Committee Mr John O’Gorman Director, Northern Lord Howe Island Board (Chairperson) CERRA Steering Committee Mr Chris Perkins Director Education and Community Programs NSW Council on Environmental Education Board of the Foundation for National Parks and Wildlife Board of NSW Nature Conservation Trust Mr Ken Pines Pest Management Officer, Northern Tablelands Region North Eastern Pest Animal Advisory Committee Namoi Gwydir Noxious Weeds Advisory Committee Mr Mike Rowland Manager Operations Support and Coordination Unit, CERRA Coordinating Committee Northern Directorate Mr Tim Scanlon Acting Pest Management Officer, North Coast Region North Eastern Pest Animal Advisory Committee North Coast Vertebrate Pest Working Group Mr Jeff Thomas Acting Pest Management Officer, North Coast Region North Coast Noxious Weeds Advisory Committee North Eastern Pest Animal Advisory Committee North Coast Vertebrate Pest Working Group Dr Lynn Webber Manager Education and Community Involvement Unit Board of NSW Nature Conservation Trust Ms Lisa Wellman Pest Management Officer, Northern Rivers Region North Eastern Pest Animal Advisory Committee 94

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Appendix C Infringements and prosecutions

Offence categories Prosecutions Infringements Offence categories Prosecutions Infringements

National Parks & Wildlife Act 1974 Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 Domestic/feral animals –2Littering 152 Fail to give details/false details 3 49 Total 90 *2150

Breach licence conditions – 26 * Infringement Processing Bureau installed a computerised reporting system resulting in more accurate Protected fauna 15 11 reporting than in previous years. Protected fauna — marine mammal 1 – Protected native plant 2 – Aboriginal objects/Aboriginal places – – Threatened species — fauna – – Threatened species — flora 2 – Damage habitat 5 –

National Parks & Wildlife (Land Management) Regulation 1995/National Parks and Wildlife Regulation 2002 Protection of animals – – Camping – 11 Damage/destroy/deface part of park – 6 Domestic animals in park 12 57 Fires 2 32 Littering 1 2 Offensive conduct 1 2 Other (chainsaw, risk safety etc) 23 13 Parking 5 1738 Traffic/access 9 145 Damage vegetation in park 8 3 Weapons – 1

Emu tracks, Sturt National Park. G Robertson/NPWS 95 6 Appendices

Appendix D Consultants engaged

A consultant is an organisation or individual engaged for a defined period of time solely to provide an expert opinion or recommendations to the NPWS on a specific issue or task. Consultants equal to or more than $30,000 Consultant Project Description Cost Pendle Cooper Ministerial Document Manager 88,320 AMBS Consulting Mosman Aboriginal Heritage Study 45,000 Graham Brooks & Associates Stages 1 to 6 requirements — Plan of Management — Hill End 80,000 Greg Oliver EPM Consulting Arakwal Culturally Valued Plants 36,811 UMWELT (Australia) Pty Ltd Environmental Impact Study — Lake Innes Nature Reserve 45,114 Aust Archaeological Survey Consultants Willandra Lakes Region World Heritage Area Plan 62,803 Total 358,048

Consultancies less than $30,000 Number Total $ Finance and Accounting/tax 7 36,688 Information technology 4 59,680 Legal 4 28,019 Management Services 13 73,269 Environmental 218 1,029,236 Engineering 29 83,690 Organisational Review 0 0 Training 14 54,334 Total 289 1,364,916

Galahs, Cacatua roseicapilla. K Stepnell/NPWS 96

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Appendix E Employee statistics

Employees by category Numbers reported are the equivalent full-time (EFT) employees at the relevant date. Category (refer to notes below) 30/06/99 30/06/00 30/06/01 30/06/02 30/06/03 Senior Executive Service 999910 Senior managers/Senior officers 34 40 39 44 40 Clerical officers/Clerks * 454 476 527 550 581 Legal officers 54455 Technical staff * 55 51 48 67 72 Trainee/Rangers/Senior rangers 238 237 258 253 260 Assist/District managers 97 74 74 79 77 Pilots/Crew 56776 Project officers/Research scientists 245 273 308 329 313 Librarians 21223 Interpretive assistants 27989 Law enforcement officers 34565 Field officers * 443 465 532 552 544 Tradespersons 10 11 13 13 12 Total 1602 1658 1835 1924 1937

Notes: Clerical Officers/Clerks — includes finance, human resources, media, policy officers and public relations, stores officers, café assistants and trainees. Technical Staff — includes technical officers, survey draftspersons, engineers, architects, cartographers, dept. professional officers. Field Officers — includes field officers, snr field officers, field supervisors, snr field supervisors, trainee field officers.

Employees by location at 30 June 2003 Location Number Proportion (%) Central 443 22.9 Southern 414 21.4 Northern 509 26.3 Western 199 10.3 Head Office Directorates 371 19.1 Total 1937 100.0

Number of SES positions at 30 June 2003 Level 30/6/00 30/06/01 30/06/02 30/06/03 7 0001 61110 50000 41111 35555 22223 10000 Total 9 9 9 10 The number of SES positions held by women at 30 June 2003 was one (one less than 2001-2002). 97 6 Appendices

Proportion of total staff by salary level 2002-03 The table below was extracted from the EEO report submitted to ODEOPE as part of departmental reporting requirements. The numbers shown are permanent staff only based on headcount, not EFT.

Number Level Total staff Respondents Men Women Aboriginal People from People whose People People with people & racial, ethnic, language first with a a disability Torres Strait ethno-religious spoken as a disability requiring Islanders minority child was not work-related groups English adjustment < $28,710 13 10 7 6 8 0 0 1 1 $28,710-$37,708 394 317 306 88 43 3 7 10 2 $37,709-$42,156 387 309 248 139 19 8 8 13 5 $42,157-$53,345 402 334 189 213 15 13 25 11 2 $53,346-$68,985 646 548 376 270 17 24 25 16 5 $68,986-$86,231 188 149 112 76 6 7 10 6 2 > $86,231 (non SES) 82 69 64 18 0 4 4 3 1 > $86,231 (SES) 11 9 10 1 1 2 0 0 0 Total 2,123 1,745 1,312 811 109 61 79 60 18 Note: Figures for EEO groups other than women have been adjusted to compensate for the effects of non-response to the EEO data collection. EEO statistics reported in years before 1998 may not be comparable due to a change in the method of estimating EEO group representation.

Proportion of total staff by employment basis 2002-03 The table below was extracted from the EEO report submitted to ODEOPE as part of departmental reporting requirements. The numbers shown are permanent staff only based on headcount, not EFT.

Number Level Total staff Respondents Men Women Aboriginal People from People whose People People with people & racial, ethnic, language first with a a disability Torres Strait ethno-religious spoken as a disability requiring Islanders minority child was not work-related groups English adjustment Permanent Full-time 1,461 1,235 1,018 443 77 47 61 51 16 Permanent Part-time 130 97 16 114 1 1 3 4 0 Temporary Full-time 425 331 238 187 21 10 13 4 1 Temporary Part-time 92 66 28 64 1 1 2 1 1 Contract — SES 11 9 10 1 1 2 0 0 0 Contract — Non SES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Training Positions 10 9 6 4 8 0 0 0 0 Retained Staff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Casual 413 296 173 240 20 11 9 8 4 Total 2,542 2,043 1,489 1,053 129 72 88 68 22 Note: Figures for EEO groups other than women have been adjusted to compensate for the effects of non-response to the EEO data collection. EEO statistics reported in years before 1998 may not be comparable due to a change in the method of estimating EEO group representation. 98

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NPWS Executive Remuneration of Executive officers The NPWS Executive management team at 30 June 2003 comprised: level 5 and above Brian Gilligan, Director-General SES Level 7. Director-General Brian Gilligan BA, Dip Ed, MA (Biogeography) No performance pay provision in contract. Remuneration as at: Director Central Bob Conroy BA, Dip Env Studies, M Mgt 30 June 2003 – $266,000 30 June 2002 – $226,095 Director Corporate Services Arthur Diakos B Bus, FCPA 30 June 2001 – $219,510 Director Education and Community Programs Chris Perkins BA Director Legal Services Vivienne Ingram BA (Hons) LLB Director Northern John O’Gorman BSc, BSc (Tech), M Mgt Director Policy and Science Michael Wright BA, B Comm Director Southern Tony Fleming BSc (Hons), PhD (Forestry) Director Western Terry Korn BA (Biol Science), M Appl Sci, Dip Ag Director Cultural Heritage Jason Ardler BEc

South East Forest National Park. B Wrigley/NPWS 99 6 Appendices

Appendix F Performance statement

Director-General of the National Parks and Wildlife Service NAME: Brian Gilligan POSITION: Director-General of National Parks and Wildlife Service PERIOD: 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003

Results During the year Mr Gilligan provided strong leadership and sound management to the National Parks and Wildlife Service, building on the reform program of the past few years to achieve substantial progress in key areas. As in 2001-02, there was once again a heavy diversion of resources to bushfire fighting over the summer season.

Key achievements over the reporting period included: strategic acquisitions to enhance the NSW reserve system, particularly in the under-represented bioregions in the west of the state establishment of diverse and innovative joint management arrangements with Aboriginal communities active collaboration with rural and regional communities to control feral animals, including wild dog programs and implementation of the Fox Threat Abatement Plan.

Other major issues dealt with by Mr Gilligan included: continuing implementation of the government’s Biodiversity Strategy development of a strategic program to enhance the integration of cultural heritage values in NPWS policies and programs continuing work on reviewing and refining NPWS fire management procedures strengthening corporate governance and management information systems.

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Appendix G Statement of Affairs, Freedom of Information and Privacy

Statement of Affairs Files Under the Freedom of Information Act 1989 (FOI Act), the NPWS prepares a Most NPWS documents are stored as files, including those relating to: Statement of Affairs which describes the NPWS structure and functions; the ways in administration — budget and financial matters, general correspondence, which NPWS functions affect members of the public; how members of the public accommodation can participate in NPWS policy development and the exercise of its functions; the documents held by the NPWS; and how members of the public can access function — issues relating to the management of each area, new area documents held by the NPWS and seek amendment of documents concerning their proposals, policies, interpretive and educational programs, wildlife personal affairs. management, licences, offences, preservation and protection of historical and Aboriginal areas Structure and functions staff matters — recruitment and training of staff and staff members’ personal The NPWS is responsible for developing and maintaining the parks and reserve files system and conserving natural and cultural heritage in cooperation with the NPWS policies — NPWS policy documents. community of NSW. The structure, functions and organisational chart of the NPWS are set out on pages Policy documents 10-13 of this Annual Report and on its website (www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au). A list of NPWS policy documents is published each June and December in the Government Gazette and on the NPWS website www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au under Effect of functions on members of the public the NPWS Summary of Affairs. These documents include corporate documents, The National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974, the Wilderness Act 1987 and the scientific policies and manuals, personnel guidelines, field policies and procedures Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 set out the powers, duties and functions and are available for inspection by arrangement or purchase at: of the NPWS. the National Parks Centre (102 George Street, The Rocks, Sydney. Ph: 1300 361 The National Parks and Wildlife Act specifies activities which may or may not take 967 (within Australia) or 02 9253 4600). The centre is open 9am to 5pm place within NPWS-managed areas. These include many activities undertaken by Monday to Friday and 9.30am to 4.30pm Saturday and Sunday visitors in parks: the use of vehicles; protection of plants and animals, historic the NPWS Library (Level 7, 43 Bridge Street, Hurstville. Ph: 02 9585 6437). structures, Aboriginal objects and areas; collection of scientific specimens; The Library is open 9.30am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday (except Wednesday) prohibition of domestic animals; and impounding of cattle. regional NPWS offices. Call the office for local business hours and the The NPWS is responsible for the issue and administration of licences under the availability of policy documents for inspection and purchase. National Parks and Wildlife Act. Many policy documents can also be viewed on the NPWS website. The NPWS is also responsible for issuing threatened species licences under section 91 of the Threatened Species Conservation Act. Aboriginal Heritage Information Management System The NPWS monitors developments likely to have adverse impacts on Aboriginal (AHIMS) objects and places. The NPWS may issue permits for investigation of Aboriginal The NPWS maintains information on recorded Aboriginal objects and places in New sites, or consents allowing destruction of certain sites unless assessment of South Wales. AHIMS holds details on the type and location of Aboriginal objects, significance of the sites justifies their permanent conservation. places, reports and slides. Access to AHIMS is available to Aboriginal groups, researchers and interested members of the public. Due to the sensitivity of some Public participation in policy formulation matters, access may be restricted in some cases. The NPWS undertakes searches of Public participation in policy formulation can be undertaken by way of membership AHIMS for a fee. For more information, contact the AHIMS Registrar, Cultural on various bodies including: Heritage Division, Hurstville on (02) 9585 6444. the National Parks and Wildlife Advisory Council Historic Heritage Information Management System National Parks and Wildlife Service Regional Advisory Committees (HHIMS) the Cultural Heritage Research Advisory Committee The NPWS maintains information on recorded historic places on NPWS-managed Trusts appointed under the National Parks and Wildlife Act. land. HHIMS holds details on the type and location of historic places, reports and other archival material. Access to HHIMS is available to researchers and interested Public submissions are also sought by the NPWS when developing and reviewing members of the public. For more information, contact the HHIMS Registrar, Cultural management and recovery plans and proposals for NPWS-managed lands and Heritage Division, Hurstville on (02) 9585 6444. programs. The NPWS website www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au sets out details of plans and proposals for which public comment is sought. Public registers The NPWS holds registers of conservation agreements and interim protection Documents held by the NPWS and how members of the orders, which are maintained by the Conservation Management Unit, and wilderness public can access them protection agreements, which are maintained by the Conservation Assessment and The NPWS holds documents in its Hurstville, regional and area offices. While many Priorities Unit. The NPWS also has a register of critical habitat declared under the documents are available for inspection or purchase, some documents may not be provisions of the Threatened Species Conservation Act, which is maintained by the available unless an application under the FOI Act or the Privacy and Personal Biodiversity Management Unit. These units are located at Hurstville and may be Information Protection Act 1998 has been received. contacted on (02) 9585 6444. Under Section 151D of the National Parks and Wildlife Act, the NPWS is required to keep a register of information on every lease, easement or right of way granted on national parks and reserves. This register is available on the NPWS website. 101 6 Appendices

Other documents Freedom of Information The Business Development Division of NPWS (contact: (02) 9585 6444) maintains a A summary of the applications dealt with during the period 1 July 2002 to 30 June list of NPWS leases and other forms of tenure, which are registered with the Land 2003 is set out below. and Property Information Office. The unit can provide a reference number, which should be quoted at the Land and Property Information Office in order to view a Section A — Number of new Freedom of Information (FOI) document. Inquiries regarding access to maps and plans of NPWS-managed areas applications should be referred to the Conservation Management Unit. The NPWS photographic Personal Other Total and film library is available to the public and other agencies under certain New applications 4* 33 37 conditions and inquiries should be directed to the Publications Unit, Hurstville on Applications brought forward 0 2 2 (02) 9585 6444. Total to be processed 4 35 39

Publications Completed 42832 The NPWS produces a range of books, guides, teachers’ kits, information pamphlets Transferred out 0 0 0 and posters relating to national parks, historic sites and flora and fauna in New Withdrawn 0 2 2 South Wales. NPWS publications may be obtained over the counter at the National Total processed 4 30 34 Parks Centre, by mail order (PO Box 1967, Hurstville NSW 2022), or from many Unfinished (carried forward) 0 5 5 regional offices, area offices and visitor centres. All saleable items are available through the NPWS website. Many items are also held by the NPWS Library at (*one application was an amendment application) Hurstville. Section B — Results of FOI applications Refer to the NPWS website www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au for a list of publications Personal Other Total for sale and downloading. Granted in full 11920 Recovery plans and threat abatement plans for threatened species are available on Granted in part 0 8 8 the NPWS website and at the NPWS Library. They are also available at regional Refused 3 1 4 offices during the exhibition period. Deferred 0 0 0 Completed 42832 Freedom of Information applications

Members of the public can apply under the FOI Act for access to documents that are Section C — Ministerial certificates held by the NPWS that are not publicly available. The documents can relate to personal or non-personal information. There were no Ministerial certificates issued during the period.

Members of the public can also apply under the FOI Act to correct personal Section D — Formal consultations information if it is incomplete, incorrect, misleading, or out-of-date. During the period there were 24 applications requiring consultations, which led to Contact the FOI/Privacy Contact Officer or access the NPWS website for an approximately 94 formal consultations with third parties. application form and information about the FOI Act, the process, fees and charges: FOI/Privacy Contact Officer Section E — Amendment of personal records National Parks and Wildlife Service During the period, 1 application for amendment of an NPWS record relating to the Level 7 applicant was received. The application was refused. 43 Bridge Street (PO Box 1967) Section F — Notation of personal records HURSTVILLE NSW 2220 As a result of the amendment application, a statement relating to the application and Ph: 02 9585 6460 a copy of the application setting out the applicant’s comments as to the respects the Fax: 02 9585 6447 applicant considered the record to be incomplete, incorrect, out of date or Email: general.foi-privacycontactoffi[email protected]. misleading, was attached to the relevant file and sent to the external agency and any person to whom the record was disclosed. Privacy applications The Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (PPIP Act) regulates the Section G — FOI applications granted in part or refused way the NPWS deals with personal information and gives members of the public a Access to documents was refused in full to 3 applications (2 were personal legally enforceable right of access to their personal information. applications) on the following clauses or combination of clauses in the FOI An application under the PPIP Act may be preferred to an application under the FOI schedule: Act as the FOI Act applies only to documents and not to other forms of personal Clause 1 — Cabinet documents (1 application) information that are covered by the PPIP Act. Application can be made under the PPIP Act to access personal information that may be held by the NPWS and, if Clause 4 — confidential source of information relating to the enforcement or necessary, amend documents that contain personal information that may be administration of the law (2 applications) incomplete, incorrect, misleading, or out-of-date. Clause 13 — confidential material (2 applications). If members of the public think the NPWS has breached their privacy, they can Access was partially refused for 8 applications based on the following clauses or complain to the NPWS and demand that the NPWS investigate what has occurred. combination of clauses in the FOI schedule : Contact the FOI/Privacy Contact Officer or access the NPWS website for an Clause 1 — Cabinet documents (1 applications) application form and information about the PPIP Act, the process, fees and charges. Clause 4 — law enforcement and public safety (1 application) Clause 6 — personal affairs (5 applications) Clause 7 — business affairs (2 applications) Clause 10 — legal professional privilege (1 application) Clause 13 — confidential material (1 application). An application to amend an NPWS record was refused in accordance with section 44(a) of the FOI Act i.e. NPWS was not satisfied that its record is incomplete, incorrect, out of date or misleading in a material respect. 102

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Section H — Costs and fees of requests for completed Privacy and personal information protection applications During the reporting year the 2001 NPWS guide for handling privacy public Assessed costs Fees received submissions was revised following a suggestion by the NSW Ombudsman that All completed applications: $6155 $795 public submissions made to the NPWS on plans and/or proposals should be treated in the same manner as public submissions made on building and development Section I — Discounts allowed applications to local councils. Public submissions are now made available for public inspection before the plan/proposal for which they were received has been Discounts were allowed on 10 applications on public interest or financial hardship endorsed. Submissions can not be made confidential, unless there are issues or grounds. concerns (such as personal safety) associated with making the identity of the person making the submission known beyond the NPWS. These amendments comply with Section J — Days to process the principles of the PPIP Act. Elapsed time Personal Other Total The NPWS Privacy Management Plan was developed in 2000 and most actions have 0-21 days 167been completed. It is proposed to conduct a review in 2003-04 of the way the 22-35 days 2 11 13 NPWS handles personal information to ensure that any new responsibilities, over 35 days 1 11 12 activities or ways of processing personal information in the NPWS are incorporated Total 4 28 32 in a new Privacy Management Plan. The review will analyse the effectiveness of actions taken since 2000 and determine what further actions need to be taken to (Elapsed time may include the additional time taken to undertake third party consultation and/or the application may involve a significant number of documents or third parties) ensure ongoing compliance with the PPIP Act. Three applications to access personal information under the PPIP Act were received. Section K — Processing time Three requests for internal reviews against NPWS decisions were lodged. Preliminary determinations were forwarded to the Acting Privacy Commissioner to Personal Other Total ascertain whether submissions would be forwarded prior to final determinations. 0-10 hours 42529 At the time of reporting, final determinations were yet to be made. 11-20 hours 0 1 1 21-40 hours 0 1 1 over 40 hours 0 1 1 Total 4 28 32

Section L — Reviews and appeals Number of internal reviews finalised 1 Number of Ombudsman reviews finalised 0 Number of appeals to the Administrative Decisions Tribunal 0

Details of internal review results The internal review application against a NPWS decision to amend a record relating to personal information was refused. The original decision was upheld.

Comparative Statistics 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 Personal 104 Other 16 37 35

Applications brought forward Personal 010 Other 1 4 2

Decisions Full access granted 10 19 20 Partial access granted 5 14 8 Access refused 3 2 4 Access deferred 0 0 0

Review of decision requested Internal review 0 1 1 Referred to Ombudsman 1 1 0 Referred to Administrative Decisions Tribunal 0 0 0 103 6 Appendices

Appendix H New NPWS publications

Brochures Saving our threatened native animals and plants: Recovery and threat abatement in action 2003 update New or revised park brochures were produced for The Sea and the Rock Give Us a Feed (2002) Kosciuszko National Park Threatened species of the New England Tablelands and North West Slopes of New Lane Cover National Park South Wales. NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, Sydney (2003) Mount Royal National Park Reports National parks along the Oxley Highway, Walcha Aerial photograph interpretation of vegetation patterns within the Brigalow Belt National parks along the Waterfall Way, Armidale South Bioregion

Other park-related brochures Banks of the Barwon: Cultural mapping project, Collarenebri Cycling in Royal National Park Bibliography of material of relevance to the history of Aboriginal people in the Brigalow South Bioregion of New South Wales Bushwalking in Katoomba Leura Area Echo Point walking tracks Bonnie Vale Boat Ramp Review of Environmental Factors Yerranderie Escorted Access Brigalow Belt South bioregional conservation assessment scoping report Kosciuszko Education Centre Conservation analysis of the Joint Vegetation Mapping Project: Contribution of Historic Currango Homestead public lands to the conservation of vegetation groups in the Brigalow Belt South Bioregion. Janet Cosh East Rim Wildflower Walk, Fitzroy Falls, Morton National Park Conservation Options in Regional Environments (CORE) Version 1. A method for Camping in NSW national parks deciding where to conserve biodiversity in regions of western NSW Annual pass to NSW national parks Darling Riverine Plains Background Report Other brochures and maps Darling Riverine Plains Biodiversity Survey Technical Report Biodiversity Strategy Outcomes Darling Riverine Plains Data Audit and Gap Analysis A Vietnamese language brochure condensed from the book, Moving Landscapes Darling Riverine Plains Project — Community Consultation (2003) Draft Georges River National Park Fire Management Plan Winter access arrangements 2003, Kosciuszko National Park ski resorts Draft Masterplan for Meeting Place Precinct of Botany Bay National Park revised to Fact sheets reflect feedback received during public consultation period and document has been forwarded to Minister. Backyard Buddies fact sheets Fire fact sheets for Southern Directorate Draft Royal Area Trial Cycling Management Plan Early draft of Towra Beach Nourishment EIS received and comments returned to Teachers’ Kit worksheets consultant. What is a national park? teachers’ kit Final Bushland regeneration plan for area of Georges River National Park subject to TransGrid easement received. Newsletters and magazines Final consultants’ report on maintenance of seawalls at Georges River National Park Arakwal National Park Newsletter received. Bushcare newsletter — 1 issue Final consultants’ reports on management options for Yeramba Lagoon received. Bush matters — 2 issues Horse Management Plan – For the Alpine Area of Kosciuszko National Park Kosciuszko Today, three editions Illawarra Escarpment State Conservation Area Issues Papers in preparing a draft Napawi — staff newsletter, 3 issues Plan of Management Newsletter of Busy Bees (Friends of Botany Bay National Park) — 4 issues Options Analysis: Between a Rock and a Hard Place – Toilet facilities for Rawson’s Northern Rivers Region Annual Review 2001-2002 Pass and Seaman’s Hut, Kosciuszko National Park Posters and postcards Pilliga wilderness assessment report 2002 Christmas card Reconstructed distribution and extent of native vegetation within the Lower Macquarie-Castlereagh Region, NSW. Frogs of Western NSW poster Vascular Plant Associations of Western New South Wales The endangered plains-wanderer postcard Website launch postcard Multimedia Books, booklets and manuals Banks of the Barwon: Cultural mapping project, Collarenebri, video Aboriginal Women’s Heritage: Nambucca (2002) DVD on Whale Migration, Botany Bay National Park, Kurnell Guide to NSW national parks 2003 Kosciuszko National Park touch-screen displays updated with local fauna. Touch-screen displays also feature local Aboriginal plant knowledge as well as Incident notebook update visitor facilities in Kosciuszko National Park. Moving Landscapes: National Parks & The Vietnamese Experience (2002) Plains-wanderer Habitat Management Guide (2002) 104

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Appendix I Papers published by NPWS staff

Briggs, S (2002) Impacts of salinity on biodiversity — clear understanding or Eby, P and Lunney, D (2002) Managing the grey-headed flying-fox as a muddy confusion, in SJ Bennett and M Blacklow (eds) Prospects for threatened species: adjusting to a long-term vision, in P Eby and D Lunney Biodiversity and Rivers in Salinising Landscapes, pp. 20-29. CRC for Plant- (eds) Managing the grey-headed flying-fox as a threatened species in NSW, pp Based Management of Dryland Salinity, Perth. 273-84. Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, Mosman. www.biodiversityconference.albany.uwa.edu.au Eby, P and Lunney, D (eds) (2002) Managing the grey-headed flying-fox as a Briggs, S and Taws, N (2003) Impacts of salinity on biodiversity — clear threatened species in NSW, pp 1- 284. Royal Zoological Society of New South understanding or muddy confusion? Australian Journal of Botany, in press. Wales, Mosman. Briggs, S, Freudenberger, D, Seddon, J, Drew, A, Doyle, S, Ryan, P, English, AJ (2002) More than archaeology: developing comprehensive approaches Reid, J, Taws, N and Ozolins, A (2002) Optimising conservation of on- to Aboriginal heritage management in NSW. Australian Journal of farm woodlands. Report to the Natural Heritage Trust. NSW National Parks and Environmental Management, 9(4):.218-227. Wildlife Service and CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems, Canberra. Frazier, P, Page, K, Louis, J, Briggs, S and Robertson, A (2003) Relating Briggs, S, Seddon, J and Doyle, S (2002) Surveys of Vegetation and Birds in wetland inundation to river flow using Landsat TM data. International Journal the Warrengong Catchment, NSW. NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, of Remote Sensing 24:1-16. CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems, Canberra. Gibbons, P and Boak, M (2002) The last bastions in agricultural landscapes. 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Archaeological Computing Laboratory, Denham, AJ and Auld, TD (2002) Flowering, seed dispersal, seed predation and University of Sydney, Sydney. seedling recruitment in two pyrogenic flowering resprouters. Australian Hunter, J (2003) World Heritage and associative natural values of the Central Journal of Botany 50:545-557. Eastern Rainforest Reserves of Australia. NSW National Parks and Wildlife Dickman, C and Fleming, M (2002) Pest, or Passenger Pigeon? The New South Service, Sydney. Wales Scientific Committee’s assessment of the status of the grey-headed Kingsford, RT (2002) Inland rivers and floodplains Fact Sheet 8. Land and Water flying-fox, in P Eby and D Lunney (eds) Managing the grey-headed flying-fox Australia, Canberra as a threatened species in NSW, pp 20-28. Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, Mosman. Kingsford, RT (2003) Social, institutional and economic drivers for water resource development — a case study of the Murrumbidgee River, Australia. Aquatic Dorfman, EJ, Kingsford, RT and Porter, J (2002) Use of natural and artificial ecosystem health and management 6:69-79. wetlands by Australian waterbirds: implications for population growth and management. Verh Internat. Verein. Limnol 28:687-691. Kingsford, RT and Thomas, RF (2002) Use of satellite image analysis to track wetland loss on the Murrumbidgee River floodplain in arid Australia, 1975- Drew, S, Briggs, S and Freudenberger, D (2002) The role of travelling stock 1998. Water science and technology 45(1):45-53 routes and other linear remnant vegetation for the conservation of woodland birds in the sheep/wheat zone of central NSW. CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems, Kingsford, RT, Brandis, K, Thomas, RF, Knowles, E, Crighton, P and Canberra. Gale, E (2003) Distribution of wetlands in New South Wales. Final Report to Environment Australia. NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, Sydney. 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Kingsford, RT, Davis, ST, House, A, Ryall, S and Cufer, M (2002) Gwydir Murphy, MJ (2002) Observations on the behaviour of the Australian land snail River Catchment. WISE CD instructions and brochure. NSW National Parks and Hedleyella falconeri (Gray, 1834) (Pulmonata caryodidae) using the spool-and- Wildlife Service, Sydney. line tracking technique. Molluscan Research 22(2):149-164. Kingsford, RT, Porter, JL and Ahern, AD (2003) Aerial surveys of wetland Oliver, DL, Chambers, MA and Parker, DG (2003) Habitat and resource birds in eastern Australia — October 2000-2002. NSW National Parks and selection of the painted honeyeater (Grantiella picta) on the northern Wildlife Service Occasional Paper No. 33. floodplains region of New South Wales. Emu 103:171-176. Körtner, G, Gresser, S and Harden, B (in press) Does fox baiting threaten the Porter, J (2002) Effects of salinity, turbidity and water regime on arid zone wetland spotted-tailed quoll, Dasyurus maculatus (Kerr)? 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Lunney, D and Matthews, A (2002) Ecological changes to forests in the Eden Seddon, J, Briggs, S and Doyle, S (2002) Little River catchment biodiversity region of New South Wales in J Dargavel, D Gaughwin and B Libbis (eds) assessment. NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, CSIRO Sustainable Australia’s ever-changing forests V: proceedings of the Fifth National Ecosystems, Canberra. Conference on Australian Forest History, pp 289-310. Centre for Resource and http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/npws.nsf/Content/Woodland+ecology Environmental Studies, The Australian National University, Canberra. Seddon, J, Drew, A, Doyle, S, Clayton, M, Davey, C, Briggs, S and Lunney, D and Matthews, A (2003) “Throw a koala on the barbie” (Daily Freudenberger, D (2003) Birds in woodland remnants in the Little River and Telegraph 15 July 1997): an analysis of wildlife reporting in two daily Weddin Catchments, Central West NSW. NSW National Parks and Wildlife newspapers. 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Appendix J Overseas visits by NPWS staff

Dr David Keith, Principal Research Scientist, Vegetation Dynamics, attended the Rob Hunt, Ranger, South West Slopes Region, in Southern Directorate, participated international workshop and meeting of the Conservation Risk Management Working in a study tour to Utah, USA, from 1 October 2002 to 3 November 2002. Group in Santa Barbara, in June 2003. The cost of airfares and accommodation were The purpose of the tour was to investigate coyote and wolf management techniques met by the US National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis. to mitigate impacts of wild dogs on domestic stock in Australia. Rob gave a presentation at Utah State University, Logan, on the ‘nil tenure’ Brindabella Wee Bob Pressy, Principal Research Scientist, Biodiversity Research and Management Jasper wild dog/fox plan. The trip was funded by the NPWS and the US Department Division, attended a seminar and workshop in Brazil in June 2003, where he of Agriculture. assisted with a planning project on the flooded forests of the Amazon. He also led an international working group in Santa Barbara from 26 to 30 June 2003 to Carla Rogers, Senior Planner, Far South Coast Region, was involved in a 10 week produce a synthesis report on conservation planning software. The trip was funded professional development tour of the USA and Canada between May and July 2002, primarily by Brazilian and US sponsors. as part of a joint NPWS and Churchill Fellowship sponsored program. The aim of the program was to investigate successful approaches by government land Dr David Priddel, Senior Research Scientist, Biodiversity Research and management agencies to involve the community in protected area planning and Management Division, travelled to Rarotonga, Cook Islands to attend the Oceania management. During the tour, she attended a Conference of the International Bird Conservation Workshop on 6 to 7 July 2002. The purpose of the conference Association of Public Participation in Salt Lake City, Utah and the Conference of the was to improve the communication, cooperation and collaboration between bird International Association of Facilitators at Fort Worth, Texas. managers, researchers and interested partners within Oceania. Travel costs were met by the NPWS. Dr Priddel and Nicholas Carlile, Senior Project Officer, travelled to Troy Roderick, Senior Workforce Diversity Officer, Workforce Services Division Gua Island, Fiji, from 2 to 16 June 2003, to participate in an international recovery attended: the Diversity Conference 2003 — Cultural Diversity in a Globalising program for the critically endangered Fiji Petrel Pseudobulweria macgillivrayi. The World, University of Hawai’i, 13 to 16 February 2003. He presented The task of the working group was to develop techniques to research and conserve Engagement of Aboriginal Communities in the Implementation of Diversity Strategy several species which are among the rarest birds in the world. Accommodation — Sharing Stories, Taking Action, which argued that the challenge of effectively costs were met by the Wildlife Conservation Society and other travel costs were drafting, implementing and evaluating an Indigenous Employment and Development funded from external funds. Strategy presents a unique challenge of community involvement. The cost of the trip was met by the NPWS. Dianne McDonald, Visitor and Tourism Marketing Manager, attended the International Parks Strategic Partners Forum hosted by the Auckland Regional Council in New Zealand on 7 to 8 November 2002. The forum scoped the future direction of the forum, the theme for the 2004 conference to be held in Canberra and industry performance indicators. Travel costs were met by the NPWS. Sharon Veale, Historian, from the Cultural Heritage Division, travelled to New Zealand from 21 to 25 November 2002, to attend The Professional Historians’ Association of New Zealand/Aotearoa Conference. Sharon presented the paper Landscapes of History and Memory Remembering the ‘Other’ Traces of the Past and also took part in panel discussions and information sharing with other historians. The NPWS funded the travel costs. Dr Denis Byrne, Manager, Research Unit, Cultural Heritage Division, attended a conference, Protecting Our Diverse Heritage: The Role of Parks, Protected Areas, and Cultural Sites, in San Diego, from 14 to 18 April 2003. The conference covered a variety of issues including the integration of cultural and natural heritage conservation, ethnic diversity, cultural landscape conservation, Indigenous people and biodiversity, history and oral history. Denis presented a paper on his research with Aboriginal communities in the Forster-Taree area of NSW. His innovative research involves mapping Aboriginal people’s oral histories at a landscape scale and documenting Aboriginal land-use patterns in the post-contact period. The cost of the trip was met by the NPWS. Dr Rodney Harrison, Conservation Assessment Coordinator, Cultural Heritage Division, attended the World Archaeological Conference in Washington DC from 21 to 26 June 2003. One of Rodney’s roles at the conference was to present a paper on the NPWS’s approach to historical archaeology, particularly in relation to the pastoral industry. The invitation reflected a respect for Rodney’s work in this area of research and the conference also highlighted the leading role of the NPWS in historical archaeology and historic heritage conservation in Australia. The NPWS funded the cost of the overseas travel. Pam O’Brien, Area Manager, Snowy Mountains Region, and Danny Corcoran, Ranger, travelled on a staff exchange visit to Bhutan, from 6 June 2002 to 28 September 2002. The visit focussed on alpine and sub-alpine park management. A ‘sister’ park relationship is being established between Jigme Dorji National Park in Bhutan and Kosciuszko National Park. The cost of the trip was met by the NPWS. 107 6 Appendices

Appendix K Disability Action Plan

The NSW Government’s Disability Policy Framework requires government agencies C Organisational Development outcomes to prepare a Disability Action Plan every three years. The NPWS prepared a NPWS staff are equipped to provide quality customer service to people with Disability Action Plan for 2000-03, with a revised plan to be prepared for 2003-06. a disability. The NPWS integrates the strategies of its action plan into all areas of its work, consistent with an inclusive approach to the provision of services and products that Appropriate NPWS work enhances the opportunity for people with a meet the needs of people with a disability. disability to participate in society The NPWS has identified a number of outcomes to be achieved within each of the Opportunities are provided for staff to work alongside people with a six priority areas identified within the NSW Government’s Disability Policy disability. Framework: Delivery on strategies: Development of the Workforce Diversity Strategy includes actions for A Physical Access outcomes enhancing opportunities for people with a disability in the workplace. People with disabilities (the public and staff) have equitable access to: Customer service training integrates customer service to people with a NPWS premises to enable access to services; disability. national parks and reserves to enable a range of experiences to be enjoyed; and D Information Services outcomes programs and services offered to the public by NPWS. Communications are accessible to people with a disability. Delivery on strategies: Delivery on strategies: NPWS offices provide transaction services to the public that are accessible Key NPWS documents and publications are available in a range of formats. to people with a disability. The NPWS also provides telephone customer The Annual Report is available in print and on the internet, the NPWS services (including TTY) and internet services (built to W3C accessibility website has been rebuilt and tested by Accessibility Consultants. guidelines) to facilitate access. The NPWS website has been rebuilt taking into account W3C accessibility 72 national parks and reserves in a range of natural and cultural guidelines and Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission environments across the state currently provide facilities for people with a Guidelines on Web Access, has font size increase capability and has been disability. optimised for screen reading software. Accessibility Checklists have been developed to facilitate continuous Telephone services are available through the National Parks Centre. improvement of infrastructure for people with a disability. Telephone Typewriter (TTY) service is available in key locations to facilitate The free Guide to NSW National Parks includes quick reference information communication. on disabled access and facilities in national parks. Videos produced by NPWS have captioning capability. The Discovery Program of walks, talks and tours Policy and Guidelines review has included specific guidance on adaptation of activities to include E Employment in the Public Sector outcomes people with a disability. People with a disability are provided with appropriate opportunities to gain employment with the NPWS, and are treated equitably when employed. B Positive Community Attitudes outcomes Delivery on strategies: NPWS affords itself of appropriate opportunities to promote positive The Workforce Diversity Strategy has been developed, which includes attitudes towards people with disabilities. strategies for enhancing employment of people with a disability. Delivery on strategies: New published material has presented images that are inclusive of people F Customer Feedback Procedures outcomes with a disability at every available opportunity. Examples include the Guide NPWS has customer feedback processes that people with a disability can to National Parks, posters developed for new school kits and the Annual access. Report. Delivery on strategies: A range of customer feedback processes are in place in NPWS to receive and give customer feedback. These include regional Advisory Committees, personal customer services systems in information centres, correspondence and email electronic feedback systems through the NPWS website. Pro-active consultations have been conducted to facilitate customer feedback on key NPWS initiatives, including the rebuilding of the website and updating of the National Parks Visitor Guide. 108

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Appendix L Appendix M Energy and waste management Ethnic Affairs Priorities Statement

Waste management and purchasing policy The NPWS recognises the cultural and linguistic diversity of the people of New The NPWS Waste Reduction and Purchasing Policy (WRAPP) Plan 2002-03 South Wales, the communities we work with and the staff we employ. The NPWS is designed to enable the NPWS to meet the requirements of the WRAPP, report recognises and acknowledges the value and benefits that a diverse society brings, annually on actions within the organisation to reduce the generation of waste, and will seek every opportunity to include all people and communities in achieving increase resource recovery and increase the use of recycled material. conservation outcomes in a way that fosters social justice, harmony and During 2002-03 the NPWS continued its commitment to waste avoidance and cohesiveness, and recognises economic and cultural opportunities. minimisation through implementation of the following strategies: During 2002-03 the NPWS delivered on its Ethnic Affairs Priorities Statement Reducing the generation of waste (EAPS) in three key result areas: social justice, community harmony and economic recycling waste A4 and A3 white copy paper and cultural opportunities. Initiatives have included: returning used toner cartridges to suppliers for refilling or re-manufacturing inclusion of EAPS information in recruitment packages minimising paper use through increased use of email and by distributing staff integration of cultural diversity principles in development of revised Discovery circulars electronically education program policy and guidelines encouraging staff to use double-sided copying whenever possible review of membership criteria in constitution of advisory committees reducing print runs for some publications that are available on the NPWS cultural heritage research to gain insight into cultural perspectives on national website. parks of the Macedonian community as a second study to that undertaken on Vietnamese community perspectives Resource recovery research on non-English speaking background community understandings of at all its major offices for paper, plastic, glass, cans and toner cartridge waste urban wildlife conservation at most of the heavily visited parks for plastic, glass, cans and organic waste use of plain English language in public information products and services at the Perisher resort area of Kosciuszko National Park for waste cooking oil. new edition of Guide to NSW National Parks includes use of international Use of recycled material symbols to depict park facilities and services purchasing A4 and A3 white paper with a high recycled content development of safety signage in Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese to warn rock returning used toner cartridges to the suppliers for refilling or recycling fishers, shellfish collectors and walkers of natural dangers in the inter-tidal zone (high surf and slippery area) including recycled content as a requirement in paper and office machine contracts development of Workforce Diversity strategies that ensure that diverse religions, cultures and languages other than English, are valued and respected. liaising with contract companies on the need for environmentally friendly products The NPWS is preparing its EAPS Implementation Plan 2003-06, which proposes the establishing Environmental and Waste Management Systems as a standard in following key strategies: construction projects in association with Department of Commerce. ensure that staff understand, are aware of, and are committed to ethnic affairs principles The NPWS is continuing to work collaboratively with Resource NSW to conduct waste audits in parks with a view to the implementation of waste recycling stations ensure that perspectives of people from ethnic backgrounds are considered in at major parks. decision-making ensure that information on key areas of NPWS activities are accessible for people from non-English speaking backgrounds ensure that diverse religions, cultures and languages other than English are valued and respected improve employment opportunities and outcomes for members of ethnic communities.

Appendix N Approved recovery plans 2002-03

Eriocaulon carsonii Black-eared miner (Manorina melanotis) Brush-tailed rock-wallaby Warrumbungles population (Petrogale penicillata) Downey wattle (Acacia pubescens) Illawarra greenhood orchid (Pterostylis gibbosa) Elaeocarpus sp. Rocky Creek Zieria lasiocaulis Coxens fig parrot (Cyclopsitta diophthalma coxeni) Giant fern (Angiopteris evecta) Lord Howe Island woodhen (Gallirallus sylvestris) Yellow-bellied glider (Petaurus australis) Granite boronia (Boronia granitica)