Bunuba National Park declared in the Kimberley

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Dear Premier Cook, Minister Whitby and Minister Buti,

Congratulations to you and the WA Government on partnering with Bunuba Traditional Owners on the creation of the Bunuba National Park. 

I am excited to see that this announcement marks the halfway milestone in the delivery of the government’s historic Plan for Our Parks commitment, with 2.5 million hectares added to WA's conservation estate to date.

The Bunuba National Park is also a major milestone in the delivery of the Labor government’s 2017 election commitment to create the Fitzroy River National Park and a step towards delivering on the promise to protect the Martuwarra Fitzroy River.  

You have my strong support for this conservation achievement as the national park will preserve Bunuba culture, provide a protection mechanism for a significant stretch of the Martuwarra Fitzroy River and will protect the unique biodiversity of the region, including plant and animal species found nowhere else.

This new national park will support the Bunuba Dawangarri Aboriginal Corporation and Bunuba Traditional Owners to protect and manage their Country, while creating jobs and economic development through Aboriginal tourism and ranger positions.

I look forward to welcoming more national parks and marine parks under Plan for Our Parks in the near future, and urge you to continue to create protected areas across WA in partnership with Traditional Owners.

Once again, I congratulate you, the WA Government, Bunuba Dawangarri Aboriginal Corporation and Bunuba Traditional Owners on this announcement and the long-lasting opportunities it will create for people and nature in WA.

Yours sincerely,
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Dear Premier Cook, Minister Whitby and Minister Buti,

Yours sincerely,
[Your name will be added automatically]

Congratulations to you and the WA Government on partnering with Bunuba Traditional Owners on the creation of the Bunuba National Park.  
I am excited to see that this announcement marks the halfway milestone in the delivery of the government’s historic Plan for Our Parks commitment, with 2.5 million hectares added to WA's conservation estate to date. 
The Bunuba National Park is also a major milestone in the delivery of the Labor government’s 2017 election commitment to create the Fitzroy River National Park and a step towards delivering on the promise to protect the Martuwarra Fitzroy River.   
You have my strong support for this conservation achievement as the national park will preserve Bunuba culture, provide a protection mechanism for a significant stretch of the Martuwarra Fitzroy River and will protect the unique biodiversity of the region, including plant and animal species found nowhere else. 
This new national park will support the Bunuba Dawangarri Aboriginal Corporation and Bunuba Traditional Owners to protect and manage their Country, while creating jobs and economic development through Aboriginal tourism and ranger positions. 
I look forward to welcoming more national parks and marine parks under Plan for Our Parks in the near future, and urge you to continue to create protected areas across WA in partnership with Traditional Owners. 
Once again, I congratulate you, the WA Government, Bunuba Dawangarri Aboriginal Corporation and Bunuba Traditional Owners on this announcement and the long-lasting opportunities it will create for people and nature in WA.

Bunuba National Park declared in the Kimberley - a historic milestone for people and nature!

The Bunuba National Park will cover 220,000 hectares and will protect parts of the Martuwarra Fitzroy River, extending from the existing Danggu Geikie Gorge National Park along the river, north to Jijidu (Dimond Gorge). 

This announcement marks the halfway milestone in the delivery of the WA Government’s historic Plan for Our Parks commitment, with 2.5 million hectares added to WA's conservation estate to date.

The new national park will be joint-managed by Bunuba Dawangarri Aboriginal Corporation and the WA Government, and will safeguard the regions unique landscapes, Aboriginal culture and heritage, and a significant stretch of the Martuwarra Fitzroy River, while creating economic development and sustainable local jobs, like Aboriginal ranger positions and Indigenous tourism. 

The Bunuba National Park will also protect rare species like the Gouldian Finch and the critically endangered freshwater sawfish.

Today we congratulate Bunuba Traditional Owners for working with the WA Government to create this new national park! Help celebrate this win by sending a message of support to the Premier Cook, Minister Whitby and Minister Buti.