Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L00002:front:0:p96
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L00002
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 274910–278300

to Board approval.

     6.4.2              Signage in the park will enhance the visitor experience and be in accordance with the Kakadu Brand Identity Guidelines (2009), and conform with the signage manual for the park, and all Northern Territory and applicable signage standards and policies, where appropriate and relevant. Consistency will be maintained across all collateral, including marketing material, business naming, building names, road signage and directional signage.

Actions

     6.4.3              Consistent with the key messages in Section 6.3.1, develop, implement and review an interpretation strategy for the park to ensure pre-visit, on-site and post-visit information accurately represents and upholds the park values and Bininj/Mungguy aspirations.

     6.4.4              Continue to provide up-to-date information to visitors using a variety of means, including social media, the website, the tourism industry, visitor information providers, visitor guides and park notes.

     6.4.5              Continue to provide a range of on-site and spoken interpretation programmes and interpretation via commercial tour guides, including Bininj/Mungguy guides.

     6.4.6              Investigate and implement ways to attract more people to visit the Bowali Visitor Centre and Warradjan Cultural Centre during their stay, including incentives for commercial tours to include the centres in their itinerary.

     6.4.7              Review the operation of the Bowali Visitor Centre and Warradjan Cultural Centre, including considering the possibility of different management arrangements.

     6.4.8              Continue to provide and update interpretation through the Bowali Visitor Centre and Warradjan Cultural Centre.

     6.4.9              Provide accurate information to visitor information providers through regular inductions and updates by staff, and maintain active relationships with these providers.

     6.4.10          Continue to implement the signage project for the park, and review and update signage as needed.

     6.4.11          Work with the tourism industry to ensure commercial tour guides are providing accurate and appropriate information to visitors, including correct interpretation of Bininj/Mungguy stories.

     7                       Research and knowledge management
This section sets out the policies the Director of National Parks (the Director) will apply to carry out and manage research and monitoring, and the knowledge gained, to inform park management and improve understanding of the park. It includes any Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) provisions which directly relate to the Director, and the actions the Director will take over the life of the plan to work towards achieving the objective and outcomes of this section.

   Objective

   Management of the park's natural and cultural values is evidence based, and practices are routinely refined through adaptive management processes

Background

Knowledge is the basis of good management. Knowledge is needed to:

    * define what plant and animal species and environments are present in the park

    * ascribe significance and priority to those values

    * identify threats to the park's values

    * inform and refine management goals and objectives

    * formulate effective mechanisms to conserve values