{"id":18982,"date":"2022-11-05T00:26:35","date_gmt":"2022-11-05T00:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=18982"},"modified":"2022-11-05T00:26:35","modified_gmt":"2022-11-05T00:26:35","slug":"find-your-path-in-nsw-national-parks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2022\/11\/05\/find-your-path-in-nsw-national-parks\/","title":{"rendered":"Find your path in NSW national parks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The first ever joint National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) and Destination NSW tourism campaign has been launched, encouraging Australians to \u2018find your path\u2019 in the State\u2019s magnificent natural landscapes.
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Minister for Environment James Griffin said the advertising campaign showcases some of the most diverse national parks on the planet.
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\u201cFrom the crystal clear waters of Tomaree National Park, to other-worldly rock formations in the Warrumbungles, Australia\u2019s best snow at Kosciuszko, and ancient cultural landscapes of Mungo and Mutawintji, we are so lucky to have an incredibly diverse range of landscapes right here in our backyard,\u201d Mr Griffin said.
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\u201cWith more than 890 diverse national parks are reserves, we know that NSW is the national parks capital of Australia, but research suggests that our national parks aren\u2019t quite as well known as parks in other states.
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\u201cIf you don\u2019t know, you won\u2019t go, so in collaboration with Destination NSW, NPWS has created a campaign to showcase our magnificent national parks to Australia and the world \u2013 from our icons to our hidden treasures.
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\u201cOur aim is for visitors to fall in love with our spectacular regions, arriving at our national parks as tourists and leaving as conservationists.
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\u201cOur national parks aren\u2019t just brimming with natural wonders, they also support 74,000 jobs and contribute $18 billion in visitor expenditure to our economy annually, with 75 per cent of the economic benefits delivered in rural and regional NSW.\u201d
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The campaign will reach millions of people as it rolls out across television, digital media, billboards and outdoor media in Victoria, Queensland, the ACT, Sydney and regional NSW from 4 November.
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Minister for Tourism Ben Franklin said the first major National Parks and Wildlife Service and Destination NSW campaign aligns with the NSW Government\u2019s \u2018Feel New\u2019 brand.
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\u201cOur \u2018Feel New\u2019 material creates an emotional connection to our
State unlike any previous campaign,\u201d Mr Franklin said.
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\u201cVisitors to our national parks can bask on sunlit coastlines, walk among World Heritage-listed rainforests, make snow angels atop Australia\u2019s highest mountain, and connect with Country on stunning desert landscapes.
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\u201cTourism is the lifeblood of many regional and rural communities, and our national parks are perfectly positioned to support regional economic recovery and assist communities that have endured drought, bushfires, flooding and a pandemic.\u201d
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NSW is the \u2018National Park State\u2019 of Australia, with 890 spectacular parks and reserves, including the second oldest national park in the world Royal National Park, in Sydney.
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Earlier this year, Lonely Planet reported that one of the prevailing trends in travel is the continued surge of interest in hiking.
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NSW is one of the best places in the world to hike, and the NSW Government is determined to make it even better, with 755 kilometres of new and upgraded walking and mountain-biking tracks, 61 new or improved picnic and visitor areas, and 36 campground upgrades.
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To make sure the experience in NSW national parks is as spectacular as the parks themselves, the NSW Government is delivering the largest investment in national parks history, with $450 million dollars for more than 200 visitor infrastructure projects across the State by 2024.
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Learn more:\u00a0Nature And Parks NSW \u2013 Plan a Holiday \u2013 National Parks & Wildlife (visitnsw.com)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The first ever joint National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) and Destination NSW tourism campaign has been launched, encouraging Australians to \u2018find your path\u2019 in the State\u2019s magnificent natural landscapes.\u00a0Minister for Environment James Griffin said the advertising campaign showcases some of the most diverse national parks on the planet.\u00a0\u201cFrom the crystal clear waters of Tomaree … Continue reading “Find your path in NSW national parks”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18982","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18982","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18982"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18982\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18983,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18982\/revisions\/18983"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18982"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18982"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}