Tomaree National Park celebrates 40th anniversary in style Port POPUP - DAupdate Port Stephens by News Of The Area - Modern Media - November 14, 2024 Community leaders and some Friends of Tomaree gather around a magnificent cake with an iconic headland depiction. AROUND 85 people gathered on Sunday 3 November to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the gazetting of Tomaree National Park in November 1984. Participants to the forum-style event included Port Stephens MP Kate Washington, Mayor Leah Anderson, councillors, Worimi Elders, National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) representatives, expert presenters, the Friends of Tomaree National Park and more. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02) 4981 8882. Email us – media@newsofthearea.com.au NPWS led the forum’s development, in close partnership with FTNP and the National Parks Association (Hunter Branch). Worimi Elder Uncle Neville Lilley provided a Welcome to Country in the Gathang language, before speakers covered various aspects of significance for the national park in their presentations. “The wealth of informative presentations about why the national park is so important and special – from its Worimi heritage, military and maritime history, range of vegetation communities and their geological and water relations, the threatened species and the birds of Tomaree NP, to how the community is experiencing the park today and what’s happening in caring for the park – was certainly a deep and fascinating dive into Tomaree National Park,” said Sue Olsson, Coordinator, Friends of Tomaree National Park. “As we listened to the stories and perspectives on what is so special about Tomaree National Park, I reflected with gratitude to those who had lobbied for the land to become a national park, and to the receptive NSW government in 1984 who recognised the value of a legacy for the future.”
