Reserve Listing

• Introduction
• National Parks
• State Reserves
• Nature Reserves
• Game Reserves
• Conservation Areas
• Nature Recreation Areas
• Regional Reserves
• Historic Sites

Reserves under the Nature Conservation Act 2002

Nature Recreation Areas

Under the terms of the National Parks and Reserves Management Act 2002, the name Nature Recreation Area applies to an area of land predominantly in a natural state; or containing sensitive natural sites of significance for recreation.

Management Objectives

• to conserve natural biological diversity;
• to conserve geological diversity;
• to preserve the quality of water and protect catchments;
• to conserve sites or areas of cultural significance;
• to encourage tourism, recreational use and enjoyment consistent with the conservation of the nature recreation area's natural and cultural values;
• to encourage education based on the purpose of reservation and the natural or cultural values of the nature recreation area, or both;
• to encourage research, particularly that which furthers the purpose of reservation;
• to protect the nature recreation area against, and rehabilitate the nature recreation area following, adverse impacts such as those of fire, introduced species, diseases and soil erosion on the nature recreation area's natural and cultural values and on assets within and adjacent to the nature recreation area;
• to encourage cooperative management programs with Aboriginal people in areas of significance to them in a manner consistent with the purpose of reservation and the other management objectives; to provide for exploration activities and utilisation of mineral resources subject to appropriate controls.

Total area of the 23 Nature Recreation Areas is 64,680 hectares, or about 0.95% of State area