The Vision

Friends of Narrabeen Lagoon Catchment has been lobbying for permanent environmental protection for the remaining bushland in the catchment of Narrabeen Lagoon.

Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council proposed in 2013 that Gai-mariagal National Park be established over their lands within the catchment of Narrabeen Lagoon. The lands would be leased by the National Parks and Wildlife service and managed according to the standards required of a National Park, thus providing permanent environmental protection for those lands.

It is proposed that Aboriginal rangers would be employed as managers and tour guides providing education and cultural experiences for visitors.

Conservation minded people have been seeking permanent environmental protection for the bushland in the catchment of Narrabeen Lagoon for over 50 years. We now urge decision-makers to gazette Gai-mariagal National Park as quickly as possible.

Values

Scenic: The landscape in this catchment is undulating providing stunning vistas

Unique: Very few cities in the world and certainly none in Australia, can boast 57sq kms of lagoon and catchment - much of it still bushland - within its boundaries.

Threatened Species: Narrabeen Lagoon catchment supports many threatened species and endangered ecological communities

Aboriginal culture: The Aboriginal heritage in this area continues to inspire people through into the 21st Century.