Friends
of Newland Head Conservation Park (FNHCP) are a member group of the
umbrella organisation of Friends of Parks Incorporated which became
incorporated in 1993.
FNHCP
was formed after an inaugural meeting on February 2 1988. The group
is coordinated by the Community Liaison Unit of the Department for Environment
and Heritage (DEH).
In 1999,
after considerable lobbying by FNHCP, the water reserve at Hindmarsh
Tiers was purchased by DEH and upon gazettal became Mt. Billy Conservation
Park (August 12, 1999). FNHCP formed a subgroup Friends of Mt. Billy
to ensure that immediate expertise and administration was available
to those people who showed interest in participating in the conservation
and management of Mt. Billy.