NT tourist attractions close amid health concerns for residents

Kakadu and Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Parks will be closed to the public from Thursday 5pm

Double Falls slowly meanders down the rock face and enters the plain of the Arnhem Plateau in Kakadu National Park. Kakadu will be closed to the public from Thursday 5pm.

KAKADU and Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Parks will be closed to the public from Thursday 5pm.

The national parks are two of the Territory’s largest tourism attractions and will close for a minimum of two weeks with the possibility of the closure being extended.

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The ban will apply to visitors and non-essential travellers, access will still be provided to residents, those working within the parks and essential services.

National Parks director Dr James Findlay said our national parks and botanic gardens were treasured places for both locals and visitors alike, however the health and wellbeing of visitors, staff, and local communities was the utmost priority.

“These decisions have been made in consultation with key stakeholders for each site including traditional owners represented by the joint Boards of Management, Central Land Council, Northern Land Councils, and the Wreck Bay Aboriginal community Council, and we will continue to work together,” Dr Findlay said.

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“Longer term options for these sites will be assessed over the next fortnight as we continue to monitor the advice of medical authorities and the government.”

The Australian National Botanic Gardens will also close today at 5pm and Booderee National Park, Jervis Bay Territory at 5pm tomorrow.

The boat ramp on the South Alligator River will remain open.