The Cook Government is supporting Collie's economic diversification and the South West's visitor economy, with a Bunbury builder awarded the contract to deliver a new $3 million kiosk at Wellington National Park.
Round 9 of the Aboriginal Ranger Program is now open, with $62.5 million in funding available to support new and established Aboriginal ranger groups across regional Western Australia.
Planning a holiday to Francois Peron and Kennedy Range national parks is now easier, with campgrounds in the popular Gascoyne national parks the latest to transition to online booking and payment.
Campers planning a trip to Western Australia’s Ningaloo Coast later this year will be the first to trial a new booking process that will commence next month.
In late October, staff from the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) conducted a targeted trapping program to monitor dibbler populations on Jurien Bay’s offshore islands.
Locals from Onslow and Exmouth are being encouraged to ‘save the date’ for upcoming community information sessions that are part of the planning process for the proposed Exmouth Gulf Marine Park.
Albany's favourite tourism attractions have received a major boost as part of a $11 million State Government investment to enhance visitor infrastructure and safeguard the region's natural environment.
Five community organisations will share $500,000 to improve feral cat management in Western Australia thanks to the Cook Government's Feral Cat Management Grant program.
Last month, 10 students from Curtin University volunteered and joined forces with the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation, and Attractions (DBCA) to clean up 25km of coastline along the Jurien Bay Marine Park over five days.
The Cook Government has signed a landmark Indigenous Land Use Agreement with the Miriuwung Gajerrong Corporation, securing the protection of Country with outstanding biodiversity conservation and cultural values in the East Kimberley.
