Greater Preston National Park

Greater Preston National Park
Park border sign on the Lowden-Grimwade Road, in the north-west of the park
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TypeNational park
LocationSouth West region
Coordinates33°35′19″S 116°05′56″E / 33.58861°S 116.09889°E / -33.58861; 116.09889 (Greater Preston National Park)
Area11,373 hectares (28,100 acres)
Established2004
Administered byDepartment of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions

Greater Preston National Park, sometimes referred to as just Preston National Park, is a national park in the South West region of Western Australia, 222 km (138 mi) south of Perth. It is predominantly located in the Shire of Boyup Brook and Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup, with the north-eastern corner of the national park also reaching into the Shire of Collie and Shire of West Arthur.[1][2] It is located in the Jarrah Forest bioregion.[3]

Greater Preston National Park was created in 2004 as Class A reserve No. 47661 with a size of 11,373 hectares (28,100 acres) by an act of parliament by the Parliament of Western Australia on 8 December 2004,[4][5] as one of 19 national parks declared in the state that day.[6]

The national park, on land whose traditional owners are the Kaniyang and Wiilman people, is split into roughly equal parts either side of the Donnybrook-Boyup Brook Road. It has no facilities but the Bibbulmun Track runs through the western part of the national park. Its main feature is old growth jarrah forest and wildflowers in spring.[7]

References

  1. ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  2. ^ Hema, Maps (2017). Western Australia Road and 4WD Track Atlas (Map). Eight Mile Plains, Queensland: Hema Maps. p. 84. ISBN 978-1-86500-732-8.
  3. ^ "Terrestrial CAPAD 2022 WA summary". www.dcceew.gov.au/. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Reserves (National Parks, Conservation Parks, Nature Reserves and Other Reserves) Bill 2004" (PDF). www.parliament.wa.gov.au. Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Reserves (National Parks, Conservation Parks, Nature Reserves and Other Reserves) Act 2004" (PDF). www.legislation.wa.gov.au. Government of Western Australia. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Australian Government - CAPAD 2014 - WA summary". www.dcceew.gov.au/. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Preston National Park". exploreparks.dbca.wa.gov.au. Government of Western Australia. Retrieved 22 August 2023.