Whyalla Conservation Park

This article is about the Conservation Park in South Australia. For other uses, see Whyalla (disambiguation).

Whyalla Conservation Park
Whyalla Barson[1], South Australia
Whyalla Conservation Park is located in South Australia
Whyalla Conservation Park
Whyalla Conservation Park
Nearest town or cityWhyalla[1]
Coordinates32°57′11″S 137°32′33″E / 32.95306°S 137.54250°E / -32.95306; 137.54250[2]
Established4 November 1971 (1971-11-04)[3]
Area19.71 km2 (7.6 sq mi)[4]
Managing authoritiesDepartment for Environment and Water
See alsoProtected areas of South Australia

Whyalla Conservation Park (formerly Whyalla National Park) is a protected area located in the Australian state of South Australia about 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) north of the centre of city of Whyalla immediately adjoining the Lincoln Highway.[5]

The conservation park was proclaimed under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 in 1972 in respect to an area of land already under statutory protection since 4 November 1971 as the "Whyalla National Park."[5] The conservation park was described in 1998 in one source as follows:[5]

…it is acknowledged as a fine example of the Western myall/chenopod (Acacia papyrocarpa/chenopod) woodland so characteristic of north-eastern Eyre Peninsula. It was conserved both for the conservation value of this woodland and for its position only 10 km north of the City of Whyalla. It was intended to serve a recreational purpose for Whyalla as a picnic site.

The conservation park has been located within the suburb of Whyalla Barson since 2011 and is classified as an IUCN Category III protected area.[1][5][2] In 1980, it was listed on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate.[6]

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References

  1. ^ a b c "Search results for 'Whyalla Conservation Park' with the following datasets selected – 'NPW and Conservation Properties', 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Hundreds', 'Roads' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australian. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab )". CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  3. ^ Shard, A.J. (4 November 1971). "NATIONAL PARKS ACT, 1966: DECLARATION OF NATIONAL PARK" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 1817. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 16 July 2015)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  5. ^ a b c d Friends of the Whyalla Conservation Park; Staff of the North Region, Department of Environment, Heritage & Aboriginal Affairs (1998). "Whyalla Conservation Park Management Plan" (PDF). Department For Environment. Heritage & Aboriginal Affairs. p. ix. Retrieved 30 August 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "Whyalla Conservation Park, Lincoln Hwy, Whyalla (sic), SA, Australia - listing on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate (Place ID 6962)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. 21 October 1980. Retrieved 8 January 2019.