Bungonia National Park by NSW Search and Rescue workers. Bungonia National Park Bungonia National Park is a protected national park that is located in the Australian state of New South Wales, roughly east of the city of Goulburn and south-west of Sydney. The approximately park borders the Bungonia State Conservation Area to the South, Morton National Park to the East, and Bungonia Creek to the North. Only a relatively recent addition to the national parks registry, Bungonia was originally protected as a water reserve to prevent contamination of the Shoalhaven River in the mid-late 19th Century. The park is managed by the NSW
Uranium mining in Kakadu National Park Uranium mining in Kakadu National Park Kakadu National Park, located in the Northern Territory of Australia, possesses within its boundaries a number of large uranium deposits. The uranium is legally owned by the Australian Government, and is sold internationally, having a large effect on the Australian economy. The mining has been controversial, due to the widespread publicity regarding the potential danger of nuclear power and uranium mining, as well as because of objections by some indigenous groups. This controversy is significant because it involves a number of important political issues in Australia: Native Title, the environment, and Federal-State-Territory relations. Kakadu