Appendix 10 - Funding for terrestrial and marine reserves
Table 10.A: Funding and related data: overview of
individual terrestrial reserves
|
Area name
|
Area (ha)
|
Year
declared
|
2005–06
net
operating
cost
($000s)
|
2005–06
capital
expenditure
($000s)
|
2005–06
externally
revenue
raised
($000s)
|
2005–06
payment to
traditional
owners
($000s)
|
|
Terrestrial reserves
|
|
Australian National Botanic
Gardens
|
85
|
1991
|
8 629
|
945
|
499
|
not applicable
|
|
Booderee National
Park
|
7 254
|
1992
|
6 513
|
1 410
|
1 039
|
206
|
|
Christmas Island National
Park
|
8 719
|
1980
|
2 908
|
135
|
1 449
|
not applicable
|
|
Kakadu National
Park
|
1 980 400
|
1979
|
17 244
|
2 997
|
1 162
|
1111
|
|
Norfolk Island National
Park and Botanic Garden
|
656
|
1986
|
948
|
108
|
21
|
not applicable
|
|
Pulu Keeling National Park
|
2 602
|
1995
|
813
|
78
|
72
|
not applicable
|
|
Uluru–Kata Tjuta National
Park
|
132 566
|
1977
|
9 921
|
5 285
|
8 045
|
1 896
|
|
TOTALS
|
2 132 282
|
–
|
46 976
|
10 958
|
12 287
|
3213
|
Source: Director of
National Parks, Annual Report 2005-06, p. 18.
Table 10.B: Commonwealth
terrestrial national parks – operational costs, 2002-03 to 2004-05
|
National Park
|
Area (ha)
|
2002-2003
($ million)
|
2003-2004
($ million)
|
2004-2005
($ million)
|
|
Uluru-Kata Tjuta
|
132 566
|
11.65
|
13.83
|
12.95
|
|
Kakadu
|
1 989 400
|
17.45
|
17.13
|
16.98
|
|
Booderee
|
6 312
|
6.36
|
6.98
|
6.76
|
|
Norfolk
|
656
|
0.97
|
1.07
|
1.02
|
|
Pulu Keeling
|
2 602
|
0.71
|
0.72
|
0.73
|
|
Christmas Island
|
8 719
|
2.13
|
1.73
|
2.61
|
|
TOTALS
|
|
39.27
|
41.46
|
41.05
|
Note:
these figures do not include capital expenditure (infrastructure items).
Source:
DEH, Submission 126A, p. 2.
Table 10.C: Funding and related data: overview
of individual marine reserves
|
Area name
|
Area (ha)
|
Year
declared
|
2005–06
net
operating
cost
($000s)
|
|
Ashmore Reef National Nature Reserve
|
58 337
|
1983
|
553
|
|
Cartier Island
Marine Reserve
|
17 237
|
2000
|
13
|
|
Coringa–Herald National Nature Reserve
|
885 250
|
1982
|
99
|
|
Elizabeth and
Middleton Reefs Marine National Nature Reserve
|
187 726
|
1987
|
62
|
|
Great Australian Bight Marine Park (Commonwealth Waters)
|
1 937 162
|
1998
|
98
|
|
Heard Island
and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve and Conservation Zone
|
6 457 815
|
2002
|
200
|
|
Lihou Reef National Nature Reserve
|
843 670
|
1982
|
13
|
|
Lord Howe Island Marine Park (Commonwealth Waters)
|
300 063
|
2000
|
28
|
|
Macquarie Island Marine Park
|
16 205 928
|
1999
|
89
|
|
Mermaid Reef Marine National Nature Reserve
|
53 987
|
1991
|
79
|
|
Ningaloo Marine Park (Commonwealth
Waters)
|
243 559
|
1987
|
178
|
|
Solitary Islands
Marine Reserve (Commonwealth Waters)
|
15 747
|
1993
|
90
|
|
Tasmanian Seamounts Marine Reserve
|
38 897
|
1999
|
14
|
Footnote: In addition, $725 407 was spent
across the 12 marine reserves managed by the Marine Division on training
wardens, travel (on management-related expenses for the whole estate),
workshops and conference attendance. Another $1 452 890 was spent on
activities for the identification of new marine protected areas.
Source: Director of National Parks, Annual
Report 2005-06, p. 18.
Table 10.D: Commonwealth marine protected areas –
expenditures, 2002-03 to 2004-05
|
Marine Protected Area
|
Area (ha)
|
Date declared
|
2002-2003
$ million (NHT)
|
2003-2004
$ million (NHT)
|
2004-2005
$ million (NHT)
|
|
Ashmore Reef National Nature
Reserve
|
58 300
|
1983
|
0.49
|
0.55
|
0.497
|
|
Cartier Island Marine Reserve
|
17 200
|
2000
|
0.05
|
0.05
|
0.031
|
|
Coringa-Herald National
Nature Reserve
|
885 000
|
1982
|
0.07
|
0.02
|
0.026
|
|
Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs Marine National Nature Reserve
|
188 000
|
1987
|
0.04
|
0.003
|
0.076
|
|
Great Australian Bight Marine Park (Commonwealth Waters)
|
1 940 000
|
1998
|
0.2
|
0.19
|
0.173
|
|
Lihou Reef National Nature
Reserve
|
843 000
|
1982
|
0.007
|
0.11
|
0.014
|
|
Lord Howe Island Marine Park (Commonwealth Waters)
|
300 000
|
2000
|
0.14
|
0.03
|
0.012
|
|
Macquarie Island Marine Park
|
16 200 000
|
1999
|
0.007
|
0.05
|
0.137
|
|
Mermaid Reef Marine National
Nature Reserve
|
54 000
|
1991
|
0.036
|
0.047
|
0.006
|
|
Ningaloo Marine Park (Commonwealth Waters)
|
218 000
|
1987
|
0.019
|
0.15
|
0.2
|
|
Solitary Islands Marine Reserve (Commonwealth Waters)
|
15 680
|
1993
|
0.065
|
0.08
|
0.133
|
|
Tasmanian Seamounts Marine
Reserve
|
38 900
|
1999
|
0.015
|
0
|
0
|
|
Additional funding across
marine estate*
|
|
|
0.17
|
0.274
|
0.250
|
|
Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve ^
|
6 460 000
|
2002
|
0.055
|
0.23
|
0.06
|
|
Totals #
|
|
|
1.364
|
1.784
|
1.615
|
* In addition to the expenditure shown for each
marine reserve, these amounts, which cannot be separately identified, were
spent across the 12 marine reserves managed by the Marine Division of the
Department of the Environment and Heritage on training wardens, travel expenses
(on matters pertaining to management of the whole estate), workshops and
conference attendance.
^ Note that these funds are from Government
appropriations to the Australian Antarctic Division of the Department of the
Environment and Heritage.
# In addition to NHT funds, funds from Departmental
appropriations were used to cover the costs of staff employment, travel and
training to carry out management activities which cannot be separately
identified.
Source: DEH, Submission 126A,
p. 3.
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