Works have commenced on upgrades to two popular Western Australian mountain bike trails as part of the McGowan Government's $5.5 billion WA Recovery Plan.
A new telecommunications facility will be installed in Lane Poole Reserve's Nanga campgrounds to improve visitor safety through better Telstra mobile phone coverage and emergency services coverage.
Construction will soon start on two jetties in the Houtman Abrolhos Islands National Park, to ensure conservation of the islands and open the area up to new tourism opportunities.
The McGowan Government has today executed a historic native title settlement agreement with the traditional owners of the Gibson Desert Nature Reserve that will provide economic, social and cultural benefits for Aboriginal communities in the area.
Water Minister Dave Kelly and Environment Minister Stephen Dawson have today announced that areas of a former pine plantation in Perth's north will be rehabilitated as habitat for the endangered Carnaby's cockatoo under a partnership between the Water Corporation and the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA).
A 35 kilometre network of new mountain bike trails has officially opened today in Lane Poole Reserve, as part of the $8.4 million Dwellingup Adventure Trails project.
The McGowan Government is investing more than $25 million over the next four years towards the creation and management of national parks, marine parks and other conservation reserves under the flagship Plan for Our Parks initiative.
Sick and injured sea turtles are one of the marine species set to benefit from a proposed new purpose-built rehabilitation facility in the Kimberley region.
