National Parks and Wildlife Service (New South Wales)
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The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is part of the Office of Environment and Heritage - the main government conservation agency in New South Wales
, Australia
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The NSW NPWS was established in 1967 when the Fauna Protection Panel and Reserves Branch of the Lands Department were amalgamated under Lands Minister Hon. Tom Lewis AO. Lewis also establish the charity, National Parks Foundation to assist the NPWS raise funds for conservation - http://www.fnpw.org.au/AboutUs/auABOUTUS.htm) The first Director of the NPWS was Sam Weems of the US National Park Service.
Duties performed by the NSW NPWS include, but are not limited to:
The current Minister in charge of the NPWS porfolio is Frank Sartor
. The current Director-General is Lisa Corbyn.
New South Wales
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, Australia
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The NSW NPWS was established in 1967 when the Fauna Protection Panel and Reserves Branch of the Lands Department were amalgamated under Lands Minister Hon. Tom Lewis AO. Lewis also establish the charity, National Parks Foundation to assist the NPWS raise funds for conservation - http://www.fnpw.org.au/AboutUs/auABOUTUS.htm) The first Director of the NPWS was Sam Weems of the US National Park Service.
Duties performed by the NSW NPWS include, but are not limited to:
- Wildlife Conservation
- Upkeep of Fire Trails
- Statistical Analysis of Species in Protected Areas
- Assistance to the New South Wales Rural Fire Service
- Mapping of protected zones
- Combat of Salinity and Soil Erosion
The current Minister in charge of the NPWS porfolio is Frank Sartor
Frank Sartor
Francesco Ernest 'Frank' Sartor JP a former Australian politician, was New South Wales Minister for Climate Change and the Environment and Minister Assisting the Minister for Health between 2009 and 2011. He was a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Rockdale for the...
. The current Director-General is Lisa Corbyn.