Nuyts Archipelago and Investigator Group Wilderness Protection Areas Draft Management Plan

Consultation has concluded

Have your say on a draft management plan for the Nuyts Archipelago and Investigator Group wilderness protection areas.

What's being decided?

We're seeking community and stakeholder feedback on the draft management plan for the Nuyts Archipelago and Investigator Group wilderness protection areas.

We have developed the plan to outline the objectives and strategies that will set the direction for the long-term management of the parks. Your feedback will provide input into the strategic management of the parks.

Background

Park management plans are the primary document for each of South Australia’s parks. Management plans set strategic direction and explain how parks are managed.

The Nuyts Archipelago and Investigator Group wilderness protection areas were proclaimed under the Wilderness Protection Act 1992 in 2011. Prior to this, Evans Island was unallocated Crown land and all other islands were part of either the Nuyts Archipelago Conservation Park, Isle of St. Francis Conservation Park or the Investigator Group Conservation Park.

The themes, objectives and strategies in the draft plan:

  • set the direction for the long-term management of the parks and
  • guide contemporary management of biodiversity, wilderness and visitation to these remote island parks.

It is the first management plan to be developed for these parks since their proclamation as wilderness protection areas.

Get involved

Find out more:

Have your say by:

Department for Environment and Water
National Parks and Protected Area Program
GPO Box 1047
ADELAIDE SA 5001

Please note: We may make your submission publicly available on the Department for Environment and Water’s website unless you indicate on the submission 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?

We will collate, analyse and use your feedback in the development of the final plan. Once developed, we will submit the final plan to the Minister for Climate, Environment and Water for adoption under Section 31 of the Wilderness Protection Act 1992.

We will release the final plan following adoption and will make it available on this site and the National Parks and Wildlife Service SA website.

Have your say on a draft management plan for the Nuyts Archipelago and Investigator Group wilderness protection areas.

What's being decided?

We're seeking community and stakeholder feedback on the draft management plan for the Nuyts Archipelago and Investigator Group wilderness protection areas.

We have developed the plan to outline the objectives and strategies that will set the direction for the long-term management of the parks. Your feedback will provide input into the strategic management of the parks.

Background

Park management plans are the primary document for each of South Australia’s parks. Management plans set strategic direction and explain how parks are managed.

The Nuyts Archipelago and Investigator Group wilderness protection areas were proclaimed under the Wilderness Protection Act 1992 in 2011. Prior to this, Evans Island was unallocated Crown land and all other islands were part of either the Nuyts Archipelago Conservation Park, Isle of St. Francis Conservation Park or the Investigator Group Conservation Park.

The themes, objectives and strategies in the draft plan:

  • set the direction for the long-term management of the parks and
  • guide contemporary management of biodiversity, wilderness and visitation to these remote island parks.

It is the first management plan to be developed for these parks since their proclamation as wilderness protection areas.

Get involved

Find out more:

Have your say by:

Department for Environment and Water
National Parks and Protected Area Program
GPO Box 1047
ADELAIDE SA 5001

Please note: We may make your submission publicly available on the Department for Environment and Water’s website unless you indicate on the submission 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?

We will collate, analyse and use your feedback in the development of the final plan. Once developed, we will submit the final plan to the Minister for Climate, Environment and Water for adoption under Section 31 of the Wilderness Protection Act 1992.

We will release the final plan following adoption and will make it available on this site and the National Parks and Wildlife Service SA website.

Consultation has concluded

  • Consultation update

    From 5 April to 8 July 2024, the community and stakeholders were invited to provide feedback on the draft management plan for the Nuyts Archipelago and Investigator Group wilderness protection areas.

    The feedback was considered in the development of the final management plan. You can view the consultation report here.

    The Nuyts Archipelago and Investigator Group Wilderness Protection Areas Management Plan was adopted by the Minister for Climate, Environment and Water on 3 December, 2024. You can view the plan on the Department for Environment and Water website here.