Public comment is now closed on the draft joint management plan for the Yinggarda Conservation Estate, a diverse and culturally significant landscape spanning more than 405,600 hectares in WA’s Midwest-Gascoyne.

Created in 2023 as part of the State Government’s Plan for Our Parks initiative, the estate includes:

• The expanded Mundatharrda National Park (Kennedy Range National Park)
• The new Bimbee National Park (Pimbee National Park)
• Mooka Conservation Park (Kennedy Range Conservation Park)
• Two nature reserves within the town of Carnarvon
  o    Jiggabiddi Nature Reserve (Chinamans Pool Nature Reserve)
  o    Beeirdeegoorah Nature Reserve (One Tree Point Nature Reserve)

These areas are important for biodiversity and home to more than 400 native plant species, including some unique to the region, as well as over 150 animal species – some not found anywhere else in the world.
 

Yinggarda Conservation Estate draft joint management plan 2026: