Proposed wild river areas
Under the Wild Rivers Act, the Minister for Natural Resources, Mines and Energy can propose a river for declaration. The Act does not automatically declare or list any river as wild, but outlines the process for doing so.
On 10 December 2008, the Department of Natural Resources and Water released for public comment a proposal to declare the following wild river area:
Submissions on the Wenlock Basin wild river declaration proposal closed on 29 May 2009.
Supporting information
How the wild rivers process works (PDF, 182K)*
- Wild rivers guide for self-assessable stock and domestic dams (PDF, 72K)*
- Wild rivers guide for local governments (PDF, 188K)*
- Wild rivers field guide for graziers (PDF, 159K)*
- Wild rivers guide: mining and exploration (PDF, 152K)*
- Draft Indigenous summary guide (PDF, 87K)*
- Information for communities in a wild river area (PDF, 545K)*
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Last updated: 09 September 2009