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	Mutawintji National Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mutawintji is a national park in New South Wales (Australia), 878 km west of Sydney.
		Categories: National parks of New South Wales
		Managing authorities: New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mutawintji_National_Park (85 words)

	Australia's Dreamland
		Mutawintji is also the first National Park in New South Wales to be handed back to its traditional owners.
		On our arrival in the park we were met by Maureen O'Donnell, a member of the local Aboriginal Land Council and one of the traditional owners who today jointly manage the Park in tandem with the New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service.
		Despite these warnings from the National Parks and Wildlife Service we were keen to experience this unique place for ourselves.
	www.publicservantlifestyle.co.uk /dynamic/sections/travel/article_display.php?id=1055 (943 words)

	National Parks Journal, February 1999
		National Party MPs have made it clear that they will oppose any new national parks or major environmental reforms; some are seeking a review of national parks so that so-called "surplus" areas can be handed over to the graziers, loggers and miners.
		The Royal is earmarked to be one of the State's "icon" national parks.
		The major park area was formally established only in the early 1980s when some 68,000 ha surrounding the historic site was reserved as national park.
	www.dazed.org /npa/npj/199902 (12673 words)

	Mutawintji National Park - Agreements Database Place
		Sources used to compile this entry: NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, 'Mutawintji National Park': http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/parks.nsf/parkContent/N0113?OpenDocument&ParkKey=N0113&Type=xo (at 20 June 2005).
		National Parks and Wildlife Amendment (Aboriginal Ownership) Act 1996 (NSW), State of New South Wales
		National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 (NSW), State of New South Wales
	www.atns.net.au /biogs/A001352b.htm (142 words)

	New South Wales National Parks
		National parks, and other conservation reserves, exist to protect this extraordinary natural diversity.
		Mount Warning, at the heart of the park, is the remnant central plug of the Tweed shield volcano.
		New South Wales Historic and and Marine parks
	www.australiannationalparks.com /newsouthwales (438 words)

	Mutawintji Custodian
		Mutawintji National Park in the far west of New South Wales is an historic treasure.
		It was the first sort of thing in western NSW before National Parks took it over where they fence it all off and treat it like a historic site because of the - all the art in here, like these stencils behind me and around.
		Like, the old people knew about Mutawintji for a long time but in 1983, they come out, and the Mutawintji Land Council and other people blockaded the entrance of the historic site.
	www.abc.net.au /dimensions/dimensions_in_time/Transcripts/s496497.htm (812 words)

	Teaching Heritage - Reshaping cultural values
		Aboriginal people have continuous occupation of Mutawintji National Park area and surrounding area.
		National Parks and Wildlife Service purchased Gnalta and Mootwingee, old sheep grazing properties, and added them to Mootwingee Historic Site to establish Mootwingee National Park, consisting of 68,912 hectares.
		Mutawintji was also used for shelter and as a reliable water supply, because of the water stored in the rock holes.
	www.teachingheritage.nsw.edu.au /d_reshaping/wd1_ssmutatimeline.html (519 words)

	IG Awards: Nominees M–R
		MLALC represents the traditional Aboriginal owners of Mutawintji National Park and Mutawintji Nature Reserve, which was the first national park to be returned to Aboriginal ownership in NSW in 1998.
		MLALC is contracted to provide guided tours and activities to visitors to Mutawintji National Park, and it is also the auspicing body for Mutawintji Heritage Tours, a community-owned tourism enterprise.
		Mutawintji Local Aboriginal Land Council (MLALC) in NSW was established to provide a mechanism for the procuring of vacant Crown Lands and their management, and to aim for a self-sufficient community through enterprise.
	www.reconciliation.org.au /igawards/nominees/nomineesMR.html (1322 words)

	National Parks And Wild Life Scheyville
		Mutawintji National Park to its Aboriginal owners in September 1998 represented a NSW first for Aboriginal ownership under the National Parks...
		profiles this national park in Rajasthan that was once the private hunting grounds of the Maharaja of Alwar.
		Find details about the country's national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, and wetland reserves.
	www.freeourparks.org /national-parks-and-wild-life-scheyville.html (210 words)

	National Park UK
		Coolum National Park with its rugged Mt Coolum is to the township's south while Peregian Beach Environmental Park, to the north is a large reserve of coastal heathland with several walking trails leading through to the beach.
		The Great Sandy National Park is in the top half of Fraser Island and is home to a variety of endangered wildlife such as the acid frog, the ground parrot, ant-blue butterfly, the beach stone-curlew and the false water-rat.
		Mt Gambier is flanked by great national parks on both sides of the SA and VIC borders: Discovery Bay Coastal Park for walks, Lower Glenelg for limestone cliffs, Piccaninnie Ponds for cave diving and 4WD, fishing and camping in Beachport, Little Dip and Coorong.
	www.visit-australian-national-parks.co.uk (3780 words)

	Doug Cooper, Aborigines Win Land Back
		MUTAWINTJI, Australia - In the culmination of a 15-year fight, more than 500 Aborigines and their supporters from around eastern Australia gathered at newly renamed Mutawintji National Park September 5 for a day of celebration to mark the return of its 76,000 hectares (188,000 acres) to the traditional owners.
		In giving back this national park, we return to the traditional owners not only their lands but their dignity, their pride, their history.
		Aborigines in the Mutawintji area were dispossessed of their land in the 1860s as the sheep- and cattle-grazing pastoral industry expanded westward.
	www.hartford-hwp.com /archives/24/172.html (1139 words)

	Mutawintji
		Mootwingee National Park is renamed Mutawintji and together with its wilderness and the Cortarundee Nature Reserve, is officially placed under traditional ownership granted under the provisions of the National Parks and Wildlife (Aboriginal Ownership) Act 1996.
		The provisions of the bill include the Mutawintji National Park which is proposed to be leased back for 99 years, with options to renewal, and no limitations on renewal.
		The management committee for Mutawintji National Park should ensure that feral animal management is aimed at eradication of goats, as opposed to maintaining goat numbers under economic considerations.
	www.colongwilderness.org.au /RedIndex/NSW/moot99.htm (1324 words)

	Cover Story
		Gundabooka National Park (43,592 ha) features the rugged Gunderbooka Range of ancient rust coloured rock rising to 500 metres The whole park is of great significance to the Ngema people and is said to be Bourke’s 'Uluru'.
		NPWS, aided by significant funding under the National Reserves Systems Program, has purchased many important properties in Western NSW over the past two years that will hopefully be reserved in the next year — around 15 new national parks or nature reserves and 10 major additions to existing reserves.
		If magnificent vibrant sunsets or stunning clear sunrises are missing from your life then Willandra National Park is the place you need to visit.
	dazed.org /npa/npj/200206/cover.htm (2307 words)

	Mutawintji National Park Heritage Tour - 19/10/1999 - PRIV
		Mutawintji National Park Heritage Tour - 19/10/1999 - PRIV
		Having been to Mutawintji I realised the tremendous educational and inspirational value in a trip to the area.
		To my surprise the first club I approached, the Canterbury-Hurlstone Park RSL Club, which is renowned for its generosity, told me to go no further; it offered to donate the full amount of $3,600.
	parliament.nsw.gov.au /prod/parlment/hansart.nsf/V3Key/LA19991019025 (514 words)

	National Parks Of The Outback Australia Tours - Book online and Save
		Travel from Broken Hill to the Mutawintji National Park to explore its history and grandeur with Aboriginal art and haunting memories to take you back in time.
		Discover the wildlife in and around Mutawintji National Park such as Big Red Kangaroos, emus and eagles.
		Day 1 Broken Hill - Mutawintji National Park - White Cliffs
	www.discoveraustralia.com.au /tours/national-parks-of-the-outback-8862.html (490 words)

	Sydney to Adelaide Adventure Tour
		Then we hit the dirt track out to Mutawintji National Park home to some magnificent walks and Aboriginal carvings, camping the night under the stars in the Park.
		There is a mix of real Bush camping (no facilities), National Park camping (with toilets) and camping grounds (with toilets and showers).
		All activities on the itinerary including entry to National Parks, and activities.
	austravel.com.au /adventure/nsw/syd-adl001.html (566 words)

	Adelaide to Sydney Adventure Tour
		Back through the Hill then we hit the dirt track out to Mutawintji National Park to some magnificent walks and Aboriginal carvings, camping the night under the stars in the Park.
		There is a mix of real Bush camping (no facilities), National Park camping (with toilets) and camping grounds (with toilets and showers).
		After lunch on the banks of the river we head north up through Kinchega National Park to the Menindee Lakes where we find our camp for the night.
	austravel.com.au /adventure/sa/adl-syd001.html (410 words)

	Park Talk
		Te Runanga O Ngai Tahu recently hosted six guests from Mutawintji National Park in New South Wales, and invited them to visit Kura Tawhiti (Castle Hill Reserve).
		McConnell Smith worked closely with DOC throughout the construction period to lessen any impact their activities might have on the flora and fauna of the National Park.
		Most of you will be aware that a public discussion document has been available concerning the issues and options for the management of recreation impacts on the lake.
	www.softrock.co.nz /parkt/pt1299.htm (1750 words)

	Surrounding Areas of Broken Hill
		Alternatively, a visit to White Cliffs can be linked with Mutawintji National Park.
		Tibooburra is surrounded by Sturt National Park and approximately 140 kilometres north-west is Cameron Corner, a now famous stopover point on the way to Innamincka or the Strezlecki Track.
		A visit to Kinchega National Park is an opportunity to visit the historic woolshed, view wildlife and take in its other attractions.
	www.outback.net.au /countrymusic/outskirts2.html (388 words)

	Heritage Council of NSW June 1999 - Heritage Council of NSW
		The Mutawintji National Park, located 130 km north of Broken Hill, is one of the State's most significant cultural sites, containing the main ceremonial place for Aboriginal people in far western NSW.
		The invitation to the far west was extended by the Mutawintji Land Council and the Board of Management of the Mutawintji National Park.
		Special thanks for the hospitality and goodwill extended to the Heritage Council must go to the Mutawintji Land Council and Board of Management of the Mutawintji National Park and the councillors, staff and people of Broken Hill.
	www.heritage.nsw.gov.au /heritagensw/jun99/1_art.htm (815 words)

	National Parks Journal - Parks
		The Mutawintji National Park Board of Management meets four times a year and it is preparing a new plan of management for Mutawintji to incorporate the community’s needs.
		The Mungo National Park Joint Management Agreement between NPWS and the Elders Council formalises the involvement of traditional owners in the management of Mungo NP by establishing an Advisory Committee with a majority of members from the Elders Council.
		Arakwal National Park and the Arakwal Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA) The Arakwal ILUA — registered on 28 August 2001— saw the creation of Arakwal National Park, Byron Bay, which is jointly managed by the Arakwal People and NPWS.
	www.npansw.org.au /web/journal/200310/features-Aboriginal.htm (737 words)

	Vacation Australia
		Departing Broken Hill we travel to the Mutawintji National Park to explore its history and grandeur with Aboriginal art and haunting memories to take us back in time.
		Combination National Parks of the Outback and Double Red and White nine days and eight nights tour from Sydney including train transfer from Sydney to Broken Hill at the start of tour.
		Day Five Wednesday - Menindee - Mungo National Park - Mildura - After a wholesome breakfast we make our way to the Mungo National Park via Pooncarie, another old river port town along the Darling River.
	www.vacationaustralia.com.au /australia/property/Aviation_Adventures/Combination_Tour_Sydney_-_Adelaide_Rail_-_9025.html (872 words)

	AMY BERK > WRITINGS > ESSAYS > ABORIGINAL CAVE PAINTING
		On the road to Mutawintji we encountered many emus running by the road, again linking us both to the older inhabitants of the area that relied on this game for their sustenance and to their representations of this flightless, yet graceful bird on the walls of caves.
		In Mutawintji we could only visit a few of the sites as the others were still actively being used by their Aboriginal inhabitants, the Malyankapa and Pandjikali peoples.
		William Wright, manager of Kinchega Station at Menindee visited Mutawintji in 1859 (LIX) and in 1862 (LXII) leaving his mark by carving his initials and the date in blue triangles not once but twice in the two different years he visited.
	www.amyberk.com /essays_aboriginal_cave_ptg.htm (2937 words)

	Nsw National Park Camping - Big Camping Guide
		Parks and reserves Arrow Outback NSW Arrow Mutawintji National Park Arrow Camping and accommodation...
		Goulburn River National Park is located in the upper Hunter Valley near the...
		The magnificent National Parks of the Eurobodalla Nature...
	www.bigcampingguide.com /nsw-national-park-camping.html (607 words)

	Visit Outback NSW
		One of the most popular of all the outback parks is the Mutawintji National Park.
		The park was handed back to the local community in 1998 and is now owned by the Mutawintji Aboriginal Land Council.
		The park itself covers 68,912 hectares of semi-arid lands (it can be very hot in the summer with the temperature rising above 40°C) which is cut by an ancient mountain range which is noted for its spectacularly beautiful gorges and its tranquil, tree-lined creek beds.
	www.visitoutbacknsw.com.au /parks/mutawintji.html (204 words)

	Australia Parks - National - Tourist - Caravan - Camping - Information Centre
		Australia Parks - National - Tourist - Caravan - Camping - Information Centre
		Backpack camping is permitted within the Mutawintji Wilderness Area, with self-registration required (forms available from the Broken Hill NPWS office).
		It was handed back to its traditional owners in 1998 and is held on their behalf by the Mutawintji Local Aboriginal Land Council.
	parks.camping.com.au /nsw/nsw_outbac_mutawintjinp.htm (159 words)

	NSW Dept of Aboriginal Affairs: Land and Culture: Register of Aboriginal Owners and Joint Management of National Parks
		The Aboriginal ownership and joint management of national parks in NSW is a legal right available to Aboriginal people since 1997.
		In NSW joint management is set out under Part 4A of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 (NSW).
		Joint management was identified in the 1990 Millstream Recommendations, and in recommendation 315 of the 1991 report of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody as a desirable outcome for Aboriginal people to increase involvement in the management of their land.
	www.daa.nsw.gov.au /landandculture/natparks.html (537 words)

	Mungo, Mutawintji & More
		Make an early start to visit Mutawintji National Park, a gem of New South Wales' Outback, with its dramatic scenic beauty.
		To Mungo National Park in the Willandra Lakes World Heritage site where an ancient lake system supported a population of Aborigines and interesting fauna.
		Guides: John Sinclair will be joined at by Aboriginal custodians at Mutawintji and elsewhere who will interpret the landscape and the Aboriginal culture to enrich the experience with expertise, local knowledge and as an observer of nature.
	www.gobush.com.au /2002/Mungo_Mutawintji_2002.html (670 words)

	NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service - Home
		The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is part of the Department of Environment and Conservation - the main government conservation agency in New South Wales, Australia.
		NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service - Home
		This report follows a rigorous survey of the management of the park system in NSW.
	www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au /npws.nsf/Content/Home (96 words)

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