New South Australian park is a step closerA plan to convert an environmentally significant 1000 hectare site near Burra into a national park has reached a significant milestone after the signing of an agreement to transfer ownership of the land to the state government.

Google maps leads people astrayGraham Anderson discovered drivers were following Google Maps across his cattle property in search of the spectacular Isla Gorge, which had an entrance almost 20 kilometres further along the Leichhardt Highway.

Firefly season begins in NSWMacquarie Pass National Park south of Wollongong has a popular bushwalking track that, for a short period in November, turns into a bioluminescent wonderland. While tourists hike to its tiered waterfalls during the day, the area comes alive after dark with fireflies and glow worms.

Tomaree Coastal Walk, NSWThe Tomaree Coastal Walk was recently completed, 27 kilometres on the coast from Tomaree Head, Shoal Bay to Birubi Point, Anna Bay. The NPWS has more details.

Alone Australia seeking participantsAlone is an international series with people left in remote places to survive for an extended period with no contact from anyone. Participants are sought.

How bushwalking can change your lifeListen to Di Westaway's short story on how she got hooked with bushwalking and why she started Coastrek.

Bibbulmun Track 25th anniversaryWestern Australia's 1000 kilometre Bibbulmun Track is celebrating it's twenty-fifth anniversary. In 2023 there was a new record: the youngest person to have completed the walk solo, 17-year-old Zara White.

Burning the desertThe fire season has started in Australia’s arid centre, to a large extent due to the invasive buffel grass. Dozens of Indigenous ranger groups across 12 Indigenous Protected Areas have collaborated, burning to reduce the fuel load before the summer’s heat.

Feral horse culling at Kosciuszko National ParkAerial culling of feral horses is set to resume in Kosciuszko National Park as part of a NSW government plan to manage growing numbers.

A legacy of loggingAnalysis based on artificial intelligence of 20 years of VicForests’ logging shows the scale of failed regeneration in Victoria’s state forests. At least native forest logging will stop on 1 January 2024.

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