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State government announces new Outdoor Adventure Tourism Package

Tourism Council WA has welcomed the State Government’s $165 million Outdoor Adventure Tourism Package for National Parks, trails, and marine tourism, announced today. In 2023, there were 1,823,000 Western Australians who visited a National Park, botanical park, or went bushwalking while holidaying overnight in WA. These were the most popular activities for Western Australians on...

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Jilgu National Park created in Mid West-Gascoyne region

A new national park has been created in the Mid West-Gascoyne region, following the implementation of an agreement between Jidi Jidi Aboriginal Corporation and the State Government. The creation of Jilgu National Park—which spans 102,000 hectares of scenic mulga country interspersed with rugged hills and watercourses—means 2.6 million hectares of new conservation estate has been...

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