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Australia’s Gardens of Stone: Transforming New South Wales with a Million Dollar Ecotourism Vision
Australia’s Gardens of Stone: Transforming New South Wales with a Million Dollar Ecotourism Vision The NSW Government is currently overseeing a significant transformation of the Gardens of Stone State Conservation Area (SCA). This 28,322-hectare expanse, just north of Lithgow, is being revitalised with a $49.5 million investment programme. The initiative was launched to meet the growing global demand for nature-based tourism while also providing a sustainable economic future for the region as it moves away from its coal-mining heritage. Since the area was formally gazetted in May 2022, there has been...