Mount Remarkable Management Plan Amendments

Help create greater visitor facilities and services at Mount Remarkable National Park

What's being decided?

We want to hear your views on proposed changes to the Mount Remarkable National Park Management Plan to allow for the development of greater visitor facilities and services.

Your feedback will help shape how the park is managed into the future.

Background

One of the Parks 2025 projects announced by the South Australian Government is to establish a new adventure based tourism destination for South Australia in the Southern Flinders Ranges.

Mount Remarkable National Park will benefit from this project through the development of new hiking and mountain bike trails, and the upgrading of existing infrastructure. Some of this work is already underway.

To implement the full suite of proposed projects and create greater adventure based tourism opportunities, the Management Plan for the park requires amendment. Management plans are the main strategic documents that guide how parks are managed in South Australia.

Proposed changes to the Mount Remarkable National Park management plan include:

  • broadening the areas where cycling tracks may be developed
  • making allowances for guided 4WD tours under certain circumstances
  • providing principles for ecologically sustainable tourism accommodation developments.

Changes are also recommended regarding the management of an overpopulation of kangaroos in Mount Remarkable National Park. Under the proposed amendments, management of kangaroos may include culling where that is the only practicable method of control.

The amendments aim to facilitate ecologically sensitive development while protecting existing park values. Your views are sought on these changes to ensure all issues are considered and park values are protected.

Get involved

We want to hear your views on the planned changes to management in Mount Remarkable National Park.

Find out more:

Have your say by:

  • taking our survey
  • Email a submission to : DEWProtectedAreaManagement@sa.gov.au
  • Post your written submission to:
    Department for Environment and Water
    National Parks and Protected Area Program
    Attn: Jacob Arnold
    GPO Box 1047 ADELAIDE SA 5001

Hard copies of the Park Management Plan Draft Amendments may also be inspected at or obtained from the offices of the Department for Environment and Water at:

Adelaide - Natural Resources Centre, Ground floor, 81-95 Waymouth Street, Adelaide SA 5000

Clare - Natural Resources Centre, 155 Main Road, Clare SA 5453.

Please note: Your submissions may be made publicly available on the Department for Environment and Water’s website unless you indicate on the submission or survey that you wish for these to remain confidential. Any responses that are made on a confidential basis may still be subject to access under Freedom of Information laws.

What are the next steps?

Your feedback will be used to finalise amendments to the Mount Remarkable Management Plan.

The final amendments will be released later this year and will be available on this page.

Help create greater visitor facilities and services at Mount Remarkable National Park

What's being decided?

We want to hear your views on proposed changes to the Mount Remarkable National Park Management Plan to allow for the development of greater visitor facilities and services.

Your feedback will help shape how the park is managed into the future.

Background

One of the Parks 2025 projects announced by the South Australian Government is to establish a new adventure based tourism destination for South Australia in the Southern Flinders Ranges.

Mount Remarkable National Park will benefit from this project through the development of new hiking and mountain bike trails, and the upgrading of existing infrastructure. Some of this work is already underway.

To implement the full suite of proposed projects and create greater adventure based tourism opportunities, the Management Plan for the park requires amendment. Management plans are the main strategic documents that guide how parks are managed in South Australia.

Proposed changes to the Mount Remarkable National Park management plan include:

  • broadening the areas where cycling tracks may be developed
  • making allowances for guided 4WD tours under certain circumstances
  • providing principles for ecologically sustainable tourism accommodation developments.

Changes are also recommended regarding the management of an overpopulation of kangaroos in Mount Remarkable National Park. Under the proposed amendments, management of kangaroos may include culling where that is the only practicable method of control.

The amendments aim to facilitate ecologically sensitive development while protecting existing park values. Your views are sought on these changes to ensure all issues are considered and park values are protected.

Get involved

We want to hear your views on the planned changes to management in Mount Remarkable National Park.

Find out more:

Have your say by:

  • taking our survey
  • Email a submission to : DEWProtectedAreaManagement@sa.gov.au
  • Post your written submission to:
    Department for Environment and Water
    National Parks and Protected Area Program
    Attn: Jacob Arnold
    GPO Box 1047 ADELAIDE SA 5001

Hard copies of the Park Management Plan Draft Amendments may also be inspected at or obtained from the offices of the Department for Environment and Water at:

Adelaide - Natural Resources Centre, Ground floor, 81-95 Waymouth Street, Adelaide SA 5000

Clare - Natural Resources Centre, 155 Main Road, Clare SA 5453.

Please note: Your submissions may be made publicly available on the Department for Environment and Water’s website unless you indicate on the submission or survey that you wish for these to remain confidential. Any responses that are made on a confidential basis may still be subject to access under Freedom of Information laws.

What are the next steps?

Your feedback will be used to finalise amendments to the Mount Remarkable Management Plan.

The final amendments will be released later this year and will be available on this page.

Consultation has concluded

  • Management plan amended

    Thank you for your interest in proposed amendments to the Mount Remarkable National Park Management Plan.

    Consultation on the draft amendments was open from 30 June 2021 until 30 September 2021. Following the close review of all submissions received during this period, final amendments were prepared and presented to the Parks and Wilderness Council for their advice. These amendments were then provided to the Minister for Environment and Water for their consideration.

    The Mount Remarkable National Park management plan has now been amended, and a copy of these amendments are available on this webpage.

    You can also look at the analysis of submissions to understand the feedback from the consultation.