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Kakadu Draft Management Plan released for public comment

14 December 2014

Linguist/translator Murray Garde and Violet Lawson of the Murumburr Clan look at the Mini Plan at Park Headquarters. Linguist/translator Murray Garde and Violet Lawson of the Murumburr Clan look at the Mini Plan at Park Headquarters.

A newly prepared draft management plan for Kakadu National Park is now available for public comment.

Park Manager Sarah Kerin is urging the community to get involved and make their voice heard through the public comment period.

“This is a great chance for you to have a direct say in the way Kakadu is managed over the next 10 years,” Ms Kerin said. She said the draft plan has been prepared by the Kakadu Board of Management over the past two years, with input from traditional owners, the tourism industry, recreational users and a range of other stakeholders.

It specifies goals for joint management, looking after country and culture, and tourism in the park. Through the life of this plan the park aims to increase visitor numbers, implement the Kakadu Threatened Species Strategy and do more of the things that are working well, like contracting out on-ground work to Aboriginal organisations.

A ‘mini plan’ has also been prepared to provide a summary of the Kakadu draft management plan in plain English. With the assistance of Violet Lawson and Murray Garde, the mini-plan has also been translated into the local Gundjeihmi Aboriginal language.

The draft plan is available for public comment until 30 January 2015. Feedback on the plan can be emailed or posted to the park, and must be sent by 30 January 2015 to be considered in finalising the plan. All feedback received by 30 January will be carefully considered in finalising the management plan, which is expected to be released towards the end of 2015.

For further information and a copy of the draft management plan and mini plan visit www.environment.gov.au/resource/kakadu-draft-management-plan

Copies of the draft plan and the mini plan can also be viewed at the Jabiru Library.