Whyalla Conservation Park

This article is about the Conservation Park in South Australia. For the associated city, see Whyalla.
Whyalla Conservation Park
South Australia
Whyalla Conservation Park
Nearest town or city Whyalla
Coordinates 32°57′11″S 137°32′33″E / 32.95306°S 137.54250°E / -32.95306; 137.54250Coordinates: 32°57′11″S 137°32′33″E / 32.95306°S 137.54250°E / -32.95306; 137.54250
Established 4 November 1971 (1971-11-04)[1]
Area 1,971 hectares (4,870 acres)[2]
Managing authorities Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
Footnotes Coordinates[3]
See also Protected areas of South Australia

Whyalla Conservation Park is a protected area located in the Australian state of South Australia about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of the centre of city of Whyalla immediately adjoining the Lincoln Highway.[1] 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."[1] The conservation park was described in 1998 in one source as follows:[1]

…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.[4][1][3][5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 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.
  2. ↑ "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 16 July 2015)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (see 'DETAIL' tab)". CAPAD 2012. Australian Government - Department of the Environment. 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Search result for " Whyalla Barson (Suburb)" (Record no SA0056559) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities"". Property Location Browser. Department of Planning Transport and Infrastructure. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Search result for Whyalla Conservation Park(record id no SA0071850)". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Retrieved 30 August 2015.


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