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24.01.2022 The theme for NAIDOC Week this year is ‘Always Was, Always Will Be’. Parks Australia recognises that First Nations people have occupied and cared for this continent for over 65,000 years. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were Australia’s first explorers, first navigators, first engineers, first farmers, first botanists, first scientists, first storytellers, first diplomats, first astronomers and first artists. @ausmarineparks (first scientists) recognise the Wori...mi People, traditional owners of the Port Stephens area, have strong cultural connections to sea country (garuawa) including within Hunter Marine Park and neighbouring, state managed Port Stephens-Great Lakes Marine Park. Worimi people’s continued use of country and its resources has been maintained through traditionally structured lores that guide activities, dictate cultural principles for species, and govern the interactions, collection and use of natural resources. These strict cultural management strategies provide protection for the environment, while promoting the continued and sustainable use of its resources. These cultural protocols also ensure that country is looked after in an appropriate way and guarantee that the benefits derived from country would be available for future generations. 'Girambitbaa - Saltwater Place' artwork shows the levels of understanding of interconnectivity that Worimi people have for the environment and its species. The artwork illustrates the connections between land and sea species during different seasons. Wind, land/air/sea temperature, native plant flowering, animal life cycle and phases of the moon and stars were used to inform us of resource availability and associated cultural activities. These observations of the natural environment assisted Worimi people in the timing of sea country activities, particularly resource collection. #NAIDOC2020 #NAIDOCWeek

23.01.2022 What a find deep within the Great Australian Bight Marine Park! The depths of many Australian Marine Parks are unexplored, and cutting edge research continues to uncover spectacular diversity. Check out this article about researchers from CSIRO and Museums Victoria who found an elusive squid hanging out in the depths of the Great Australian Bight Marine Park.... Research expeditions that venture into Australian Marine Parks form a key part of our marine science program at Parks Australia. https://ab.co/35niiEv

20.01.2022 You’ll love the diversity of birdlife at Kakadu National Park's South Alligator region wetlands and billabongs. Marvel at the birdlife at Mamukala wetlands from an observation platform or a walk beside the wetlands. A mural shows the changing birdlife in each season. Magpie geese have been flocking in their thousands from late August to late October a traditional bush food for Bininj/Mungguy.

19.01.2022 Uluu-Kata Tjua National Park is one of the most photographed landmarks in Australia, and it’s easy to see why. The park has plenty of photo opportunities beyond Uluru also: sweeping landscapes, breath-taking geological formations and delicate wildflowers. Uluru and Kata-Tjuta change colour and appearance depending on the angle, weather and time of day. The rock can appear moody on overcast days, shiny when it’s wet and glowing red at sunset. You’re guaranteed spectacular sh...ots whenever you visit. Tourism Australia

19.01.2022 The skies over our marine parks can be just as fascinating as what lies beneath the waves! Check out the meteor captured on live stream by CSIRO's #RVInvestigator while out conducting surveys and seafloor mapping in Huon Marine Park! https://bit.ly/3pCISBD

19.01.2022 Can the colours and shapes of late spring #ozplant flowers be any more amazing? Note to self: must get to the Australian National Botanic Gardens to see these blooms now! sbrogers

17.01.2022 The Coral Sea Marine Park has a wild, pristine beauty you won’t find anywhere else, along with extraordinary marine life and unparalleled diving, sailing and fishing. Schmidt Ocean Institute is heading to this Australian Marine Parks's southern reefs on their latest voyage, visiting Kenn, Wreck, Cato and Frederick Reefs. These isolated cays, sandy fragments of rock and coral, are stepping-stones in the vast Coral Sea, making them important nesting and resting places for the ...region’s seabirds. Learn more about this unique area in the latest #EdgeGBR expedition blog https://bit.ly/36BTbwY

16.01.2022 It's red crab migration season at Christmas Island National Park! Photo credit Chris Bray at Swell Lodge

14.01.2022 Welcome to Summer! Keen to spend the whole day exploring Booderee National Park? We can help you make the most of your time here with an action-packed itinerary specifically for adventure seekers! From the Visitors Centre drive to Steamers Beach car park (15 minutes) and start with the Steamers Beach Walking Trail (3 hrs return, 4.6 km, hard). It takes you from a magnificent isolated beach flanked by high cliffs and backed by steep sand dunes that are thought to have been ...created there by a tsunami! From Steamers Beach car park the trail takes you through tall eucalypt forest and tea tree towards the coast. It finishes with a steep flight of stairs. Drive from Steamers Beach to Iluka (15 minutes). Iluka is a great place for a picnic BBQ lunch. Take a walk along the beach to Green Patch and discover the varied marine and bird life within Booderee National Park. Then drive from Iluka to Murrays Beach (5 minutes) where you can enjoy a variety of activities: snorkel off the rock platform and discover the large variety of marine life, swim or relax in the pristine water and white sand of Murrays Beach, or take out your kayak. From here you can walk on to Governor's Head lookout for magnificent views and the chance to spot a whale in the migration seasons. Iluka Beach

12.01.2022 Show us your adventures in Norfolk Island National Park and Botanic Garden! Tag us to feature your images #SeeNorfolk #ParksAustralia IG:smilelynaomi

11.01.2022 Want the latest news from Booderee National Park ? Our website is regularly updated with information on park access and other important news for visitors. https://bit.ly/30z37Wq

11.01.2022 The theme for NAIDOC Week this year is ‘Always Was, Always Will Be’. Parks Australia recognises that First Nations people have occupied and cared for this continent for over 65,000 years. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were Australia’s first explorers, first navigators, first engineers, first farmers, first botanists, first scientists, first storytellers, first diplomats, first astronomers and first artists. Booderee National Park always was, always will be, a ‘...bay of plenty’ rich in history. More than 100 Aboriginal sites have been recorded on the Bherwerre Peninsula, some dating back to the stabilisation of the sea level about 6,000 years ago. Most sites are shell middens, but there are also rock shelters, burial sites, ceremonial grounds, stone-flaking sites and axe-sharpening grooves. Booderee forms part of a network of sites, places and landscapes that have helped provide generations with the knowledge and understanding of how to properly manage and live with these lands and waters. Aboriginal people established camps where food and water were abundant and hunting and gathering were bountiful. This abundance was maintained by careful set of land management practices, Traditional Sciences and a deep understanding of Country. Seafood has always been a major part of the Booderee diet. Oysters, muttonfish (abalone), pipis and mussels were easily found, especially at low tide. Fish catches were also plentiful with skilful handlines, net fishing and the use of Aquaculture practices, such as fish traps. Fish traps where designed in such a way large fish would be caught and smaller fish could pass though maintaining breading stock. Fishing has always played (and still plays) a major role in the lives of the people of Wreck Bay. Fish traps at Booderee (photo is a long exposure by Harley Grundy @lenseflare_photography), Booderee is home to historic shell middens and hearth stones of the Wreck Bay community (Parks Australia file photos), historic shell middens (photo by Diane Garrood).

10.01.2022 The wet season tropical summer at Kakadu National Park, between November to April, brings vivid green landscapes, spectacular flooding, electrifying afternoon storms and the chance to explore with fewer visitors. Flooding closes a number of attractions, but popular areas such as Burrungkuy (Nourlangie) and Yellow Water are open all year round. Board a scenic flight to see thundering waterfalls in full flow, when ground access is closed by flooding, or take a Yellow Water Cr...uise for spectacular wildlife encounters. Yellow Water Cruises Kakadu sunrise tour.

10.01.2022 We know you need information at your fingertips while you’re out in Kakadu National Park. That’s why we offer a free visitor guide and bird app. These apps work offline, making them perfect for those times when you find yourself on a remote adventure with limited phone reception and no wi-fi. The Visitor Guide app is a guidebook in your pocket, complete with maps, contact numbers, accommodation advice, suggestions of things to do and all the other information you need during ...a trip in the park. Download our Kakadu Birds app to discover the many bird species throughout the park. You’ll discover around 50 of our favourite birds along with photos, birdcalls and notes on where to find them. Kakadu National Park has limited mobile phone coverage, so we strongly recommend downloading these apps before you start your trip. https://bit.ly/2XZfxVP

10.01.2022 Tinka (sand goanna) are a common sight in Uluu-Kata Tjua National Park at the moment. This large monitor lizard can reach a length of 140 cm. The sand goanna excavates large burrows but may also shelter in rock crevices or tree hollows. Its diet consists mostly of insects, small lizards and mice, but it considers anything smaller than itself prey, including snakes and other lizards.... The female sand goanna lays her eggs inside an active termite mound. The termites rebuild the mound around the eggs, regulating the temperature and humidity until it’s time for the eggs to hatch. Anangu often hunt these lizards and dig them out of burrows for their meat and eggs. Keep an eye out for this popular kuka (bush meat) in the park's nyaru (recently burnt areas) in coming weeks. Dan Hanisch

09.01.2022 Native sugar bag honey or ‘mankung’ is regarded as one of Kakadu National Park ’s most delicious bush tucker treats. Mostly found in hollow trees, Bininj have been sourcing this hidden treasure for its nutritional and medicinal values for thousands of years.

09.01.2022 The kookaburra uses its strong dagger-like bill to catch a wide variety of prey, including fish, small snakes, lizards, rodents, worms, beetles and other insects. It swoops on its prey from a perch, eating small animals whole but bashing larger animals against the ground or a tree branch. From time to time kookaburras at the park will attempt to join your picnic - please don’t feed them as they become dependent on humans for food and then suffer in winter when fewer people ...are visiting. Kookaburras usually mate for life. The pair nest in tree hollows and the young of previous clutches assist their parents in rearing their younger brothers and sisters. This kind of cooperative nesting behaviour is quite common in Australian birds. You’ll easily spot or hear kookaburras anywhere there are large trees in Booderee National Park . You may hear them laughing at you before you see them!

07.01.2022 It is Frog ID Week and an opportunity for you to help Australia’s frogs. Simply download the free app and record any frogs you hear. Let us know if you hear any in our national parks! The frog most commonly recorded seems to be the common eastern froglet, listen out for them while visiting Booderee National Park, or the Australian National Botanic Gardens. After rain at Uluu-Kata Tjua National Park you might be lucky enough to hear nganngi (the Pitjantjatjara/Yankunytjatjara name for the water-holding frog). Or in Kakadu National Park keep an ear out for kordbolbok (the Bininj Kunwok name for the green tree frog), one of 25 species of frog that live in the park.

05.01.2022 Be sure to feature on our social channels by tagging us in your photos! We love sharing your experiences... #SeeKakadu and #ParksAustralia IG: wildwalkabouts, IG: wetlandcruises, IG: wildwalkabouts, IG: adventures.from.the.soul, IG: dreamyourlife_liveyourdreams

03.01.2022 Anangu are the traditional custodians Uluu-Kata Tjua National Park. Their culture has a set of social behaviours and customs that are considered good manners. Anangu traditionally greet each other by saying ‘palya’, a word that can also mean welcome, thank you, understood, ok and goodbye. Greeting Anangu with a friendly ‘palya’ while in the park is a simple way to show respect for the local culture.... https://bit.ly/2HKHzPg

03.01.2022 Take an early morning journey through acacia woodlands and grassed claypans on the Uluru Base Walk. This Grade 3 moderate 10.6 km full circuit will take you about 3.5 hours to complete, taking in the diverse plants, animals and geological features of the park along the way. It is best to complete the walk before 11am to avoid the extreme heat at this time of year.... From Kuniya Pii follow the snake-like grooves along the base of the rock where Kuniya journeyed to Muitjulu Waterhole. Encounter bloodwoods, native grasses and waterways. Start and finish at the Mala carpark. Read more about it here https://bit.ly/2TeOBhM

03.01.2022 Just in time for Australian Pollinator Week! Earlier this month, the first female Metallic Green Carpenter Bees this spring were spotted on the Sennas at the edge of the Sydney Region Garden. Metallic Green Carpenter Bees, Xylocopa aerata, were originally thought to be extinct in this area until their first sighting at the Gardens in 2017. Amazingly, the Australian National Botanic Gardens is home to the only known population of these bees in inland southern Australia. ...Their common name comes from the habit of excavating their nests in soft wood with their strong mandibles, although the Australian species commonly use soft, pithy wood found in plants like Banksia and Xanthorrhoea stems. Little else is known about their ecological requirements, but experts will be searching for nesting sites in suitable stems of different trees and shrubs in the Gardens throughout this summer. Australia is home to over 2,000 native bees that play an essential role in the pollination of native plant species as well as in crop pollination. Australian Pollinator Week acknowledges Australia's important and unique insect pollinators. Tim Leach Can you spot the difference? The female Metallic Green Carpenter Bee has a shiny metallic blue green body with relatively little surface fur. The males of this species looks quite different with yellow fur on its thorax.

02.01.2022 An important creation ancestor in Kakadu National Park is the rainbow serpent. She created the waterholes and rock passages as she travelled across the land. The rainbow serpent has many different names across Australia. In the Kakadu region Kundjeihmi speakers in the north call her Almudj, while Jawoyn speakers in the south say Bolung. If you look closely at the Kakadu National Park logo you can see her. Today three languages are spoken in the Kakadu area, originally ther...e were 12. #DecaderofIndigenousLanguages Parks Australia (Almudj - rainbow serpent - art at Ubirr) Ian Oswald-Jacobs