The McGowan Government is investing more than $22 million to the creation and ongoing management of national parks, marine parks and conservation reserves in the 2019-20 State Budget.

The Collie Adventure Trails program is off to a flying start with the construction of a new adaptive mountain bike trail.

The Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions is using favourable spring conditions to undertake prescribed burning in areas surrounding Perth and across the South-West.

Marmion Marine Park's latest underwater experience, the Marmion Angling and Aquatic Club Dive and Snorkel Trail, has officially opened.

The World Heritage listed Ningaloo Coast is set to become home to the first licensed swimming with humpback whales industry in Western Australia, following a successful four-year trial.

A formal joint management partnership has commenced between the Bunuba Dawangarri Aboriginal Corporation and the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) that recognises and protects the cultural heritage values of the existing conservation reserves within the Bunuba native title lands.

Projects focused on restoring foreshores and providing habitat for native animals will share in $100,000 funding under the third round of the McGowan Government's Community Rivercare Program.

Collie's extensive mountain bike network is continuing to grow, with the release of a tender for a further 12km to be constructed in 2020.

Environment Minister Stephen Dawson has today released the joint management plan for conservation reserves in the south-west Kimberley and the north-west Pilbara.

The creation of regional parks in the Bunbury and Leschenault areas is a step closer, with an agreement reached between the McGowan Government and City of Bunbury.

Wildlife officers at the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions have concluded an investigation under the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 into the death of a kookaburra at the Parkerville Tavern on 25 October 2019.

The William Bay National Park renewal project is set to start this month, with the contract recently awarded for the redevelopment of the ageing park facilities.