Australian Alps national parks home
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- ️Fri Feb 01 2002
News
Find out what is happening in the Australian Alps national parks and the Cooperative Management Program. Australian Alps news
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Australian Alps education kit
For teachers, secondary students, tour guides and others who want to know more about the Alps. The Australian Alps education kit has information on park management and conservation, recreation and tourism, landforms and climate, plants and animals, fire, and people, past and present.
The parks
If you are planning to visit or want to know more about each park, this is a good place to start. The parks
Australian Alps Walking Track
A 650 kilometre track through the high country of Victoria, NSW and the ACT. More about the Australian alps walking track
Stretching from Canberra through the Brindabella Range to the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales and along the Great Divide through eastern Victoria, Australia's alpine and subalpine environments are unique and special.
As a well-watered, snow-clad and mountainous area in a mostly dry and flat continent, the Australian Alps with 1.6 million hectares of protected areas are of great significance.
The parks contain plants and animals found nowhere else, a rich and diverse Aboriginal and European cultural heritage, magnificent outdoor recreation and tourism opportunities and the headwaters of some of Australia's most important rivers.