The money will fund tourism and infrastructure projects in Uluru-Kata Tjuta and Kakadu national parks; Booderee on the NSW south coast; Christmas Island and Canberra's Australian National Botanic Gardens.
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
Ms Ley said the investment would support more than 1,000 jobs over the next three years and attract more visitors to the parks. "More than 50 per cent of domestic tourism bed nights are spent doing something with the natural environment. So our parks are front and centre of this."Ms Ley said the parks were open and despite some travel restrictions remaining in place, work on upgrades would start immediately.
"But the fact that this investment, this $233 million is out and the work starts now, means we will have work done."
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