Applies from Sun 14 Apr 2024, 11.00am. Last reviewed: Fri 19 Apr 2024, 10.21am
Hazard reduction burns: Borrows NR
There is a planned Hazard Reduction burn in this park from 14/04/2024. The fire is called Borrows NR. Refer to the Rural Fire Service for latest information. Do not enter any closed area or area with fire. If you see an unattended fire call Triple Zero (000). Penalties apply for non-compliance. For more information about fire safety in parks and reserves, visit the NSW National Parks fire safety page for park safety guidelines.
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Applies from Thu 4 Apr 2024, 7.00am to Fri 4 Oct 2024, 7.00pm. Last reviewed: Thu 18 Apr 2024, 8.11am
Closed areas: Sections of Kosciuszko National Park closed for feral animal control
The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) will be conducting aerial shooting operations in Kosciuszko National Park (KNP). Horses, deer, pigs and other feral animals will be targeted. The operations require the closure of the area of KNP north of the Snowy Mountains Highway and east of the Goobarragandra Powerline Road to the KNP boundary between Thursday 4 April 2024 and Friday 4 October 2024 inclusive (this includes the usual winter closure period from 10 June to 4 October, 2024).
All tracks, trails, campgrounds, huts, picnic areas and accommodation nodes within the closure area will be closed during this period, including:
- Bullocks Hill campground
- Cooinbil Hut campground
- Cooinbil Hut Horse Camp
- Ghost Gully campground
- Long Plain Hut campground
- Magpie Flat campground
- Old Snowy campground
- Perkins Flat campground
- Rocky Plain campground
- Wares Yards campground
- Blue Waterholes campground
- Cooleman Mountain campground
- Long Plain Hut Horse Camp
- Broken Cart campground
- Dubbo Flats campground
- Currango Homestead precinct
- Clarke Gorge walking track
- Nichols Gorge walking track
- Australian Alps Walking Track North of the Snowy Mountains Highway to the KNP boundary
- National Trail North of the Snowy Mountains Highway to the KNP boundary
- Hume Hovell Walking Track from the KNP park boundary to the park boundary at Thomas Boyd track head
A map of the closure area is available at:
Map of northern Kosciuszko National Park closure area April to October 2024 (nsw.gov.au)
Closure notices will be placed at relevant access points in KNP, penalties apply for non-compliance.
For inquiries on the management of wild horses please email the wild horse team at npws.wildhorses@environment.nsw.gov.au
We appreciate your patience while this important work is being carried out. If you would like any further information about closed areas, please contact NPWS at npws.southernrangesbranch@environment.nsw.gov.au or phone 02 6947 7025
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Applies from Mon 25 Feb 2019, 9.07am to Mon 1 Feb 2027, 12.00am. Last reviewed: Wed 17 Apr 2024, 11.05am
Closed areas: Closed areas due to Snowy 2.0 works
The following areas are closed due to the Snowy 2.0 works from Monday 25 February 2019 until early 2027, unless the closure is extended or removed:
- Lobs Hole Ravine Road 4WD trail
- Wallace Creek lookout
- Lobs Hole Ravine campground
Penalties apply for non-compliance. For more information, please call the NPWS Tumut area office on 02 6947 7000 or visit the NSW National Parks safety page for park safety guidelines.
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