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Immerse yourself in Nature

Immerse yourself in nature Go hiking, bird watch, swim in the sea and simply enjoy nature and your connection to it. It's good for the body and great for the soul.

We are blessed with a fantastic natural environment, and the adage "Use it or lose it!" applies abundantly to this shrinking and under resourced part of our society. So organise a family picnic at the Botanic gardens, a sea-kayaking adventure with your mates, or a short walk through some rainforest you come across in your travels. Take a deep breath and be thankful for nature's wonder.

Do it now!

There are over 3000 national and state parks, reserves and areas covering all ecosystems from desert to marine spread across Australia in every state. Here are some of the state guides available:

Victoria - Parks Victoria
New South Wales - National Parks and wildlife Service
Queensland - Parks & Forests
Western Australia - Nature Base
South Australia - Parks SA

Tasmania - Parks & Wildlife Service Tasmania

Australian Capital Territory - Parks and Reserves

Northern Territory - Natural Resources, Environment and the Arts

Why this action

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In the hurly-burly of our modern citied lives we can too easily forget how nature nourishes us. Be it the cleansed feeling as you emerge from the surf or the calm as you sit next to a gentle creek and contemplate who you are, nature offers it all…

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Environmental benefit

This action is intended to cultivate our relationship with nature. In Australia, less than 6% of the land is in anywhere close to its original condition, with the remainder having been converted into farms, suburbs, car parks and cities. We have plundered the natural environment in Australia for the past 200 years as if we thought we could move on to another pristine environment when we were done. So we must learn to respect and enjoy this place of ours.

Wellbeing benefit

The capacity of nature to relieve us of stress, to aid our recovery and rejuvenate us is well accepted if not well understood. Salt water heals wounds; the company of a dog makes aging and isolation bearable; a creek running through a rainforest calms our troubled minds. We need to remember that we are a part of nature and learn to value the ways it can succour us.