This plan of management describes how the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service will conserve the natural and cultural heritage of the park while providing unique and enriching experiences for visitors to Sydney Harbour. The park is one of the smaller national parks in New South Wales. At just under 400 hectares it sits within a protected areas system totalling around 7 million hectares of land.
The draft amendment proposes changes to the Sydney Harbour National Park Plan of Management that will enable the development of a proposed environmental education centre to be considered within the Middle Head - Gubbuh Gubbuh precinct.
The amendment to the plan of management will enable the National Parks and Wildlife Service to increase opportunities for the public to enjoy the park and enrich the visitor experience through the revitalisation of the Sydney Harbour Islands.
Fort Denison is located 500 metres north-east of Mrs Macquarie's Point and north-west of Garden Island, within the waters of Port Jackson. The place is close to the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The site consists of Lot numbers 1 and 2 of DP837196.
This study has been commissioned to provide a strategic overview of the various structures that make up the widespread collection of fortification sites around Sydney and Botany Bay that are under the control of National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS).
