What We Do

The Tasmanian National Parks Association Inc (TNPA) is a non-profit, non-government organisation committed to the protection of Tasmania’s national parks and reserved lands. We reinforce public values, concerns and criticisms to policy makers and managers, while promoting conservation awareness. The TNPA is an Australian Registered Charity.

  • Mission Statement: To preserve the integrity of, and expand, the Tasmanian national park system, and to ensure appropriate management of its natural and cultural values.

  • Manifesto: The Manifesto of the Tasmanian National Parks Association outlines in detail, the aims, policy objectives and guiding philosophy behind the Association.

  • President’s reports: A summary or our activities each year can be downloaded here.

Photo: Grant Dixon

Photo: Grant Dixon

Our Aims

The primary aims of the Tasmanian National Parks Association are:

  • The conservation, protection and, where necessary, the rehabilitation of the natural environment of national parks and reserves.

  • To secure the continuing and additional reservation of suitable areas for national parks.

  • To advocate conservation as the primary role of the Tasmanian Parks & Wildlife Service.

  • To promote and encourage community involvement in national park management.

  • To promote effective legislation for the maintenance and management of our national parks and reserves.

  • To increase community awareness of the value and importance of national parks and reserves.

  • To promote the conservation of cultural heritage within national parks and reserves.

“National Park” means any National Park, State Reserve, Nature Reserve, Game Reserve, Conservation Area, Nature Recreation Area, Regional Reserve, Historic Site, Sanctuary or any public lands or marine areas reserved for conservation in Tasmania.

Our Constitution

The Tasmanian National Parks Association is an incorporated association and is governed by our constitution.

Download Our Constitution
Richea Dracophylla, part of the amazing flora that can be found on the Tasman Pensinsula. Photo: John Sampson

Photo: John Sampson

Management

Our Management Committee

  • Nicholas Sawyer (President)
  • Grant Dixon (Vice President)
  • Stephen Mattingley (Vice President)
  • Craig Allen (Treasurer & Public Officer)
  • Catherine Errey
  • Robert Campbell

“If we are going to preserve the greatness of our national parks they must be held inviolate. They represent the last stand of the primitive. If we are going to whittle away at them we should recognise from the very beginning that all such whittlings are cumulative, and that the end result will be mediocrity. Greatness will be gone.”

NEWTON DRURY (1889 - 1978), FOURTH DIRECTOR OF THE AMERICAN NATIONAL PARK SERVICE