Australian Alps National Parks - Annual Report 2004/2005
Australian Alps Liaison Committee
Summary
Stretching from Canberra through the Brindabella Range in the ACT, the Snowy Mountains of NSW and along the Great Dividing Range through Victoria, the alpine and subalpine environment is a unique part of Australia, a mountainous biogeographical region in a predominantly dry and flat continent.
The Australian Alps contains plants and animals found nowhere else in the world. They contain significant examples of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal heritage and provide outstanding recreational opportunities. The Australian Alps also contain the headwaters of some of Australia's most important rivers and streams.
In 1986, with the signing of the first Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), State, ACT and Australian government national park authorities formally agreed to cooperatively manage this important national asset. Through this spirit of cooperation the Australian Alps Liaison Committee (AALC) was formed to ensure the national parks and reserves in the Alps are managed as one biogeographical entity to protect them for generations to come.
The national parks and reserves in the Australian Alps cross State and Territory borders; comprising over 1.6 million-hectares of protected areas. These eleven parks and reserves are collectively referred to as the 'Australian Alps national parks', a conservation zone of international significance.
Responsibility for day to day management of the Australian Alps national parks listed in the MOU remains vested with the respective participating agency.
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