Protected areas of Victoria

Victoria is the smallest mainland state in Australia. As of 2008 it contained 2,850 separate protected areas with a total land area of 39,273 km2 (15,163 sq mi) (17.26% of the state's area). Of these, 45 were national parks, totalling 28,023 km2 (10,820 sq mi) (11.32% of the state's area).[1]

The parks are managed by Parks Victoria, a state government agency. There are also many smaller state areas which are subject to commercial activity such as logging.

Coastal and marine parks

The state of Victoria has protected approximately 5.3% of coastal waters. In June 2002, legislation was passed to establish 13 marine national parks and 11 marine sanctuaries. Victoria is the first jurisdiction in the world to create an entire system of highly protected marine national parks at the same time.[2]

Historic and heritage areas and parks

Indigenous Protected Areas

Indigenous Protected Areas (IPAs) are "areas of land and sea managed by Indigenous groups as protected areas for biodiversity conservation through voluntary agreements with the Australian Government".[3] The following IPAs have been declared in Victoria:[4][5] [6]

  • Deen Maar
  • Framlingham Forest
  • Kurtonitj
  • Lake Condah
  • Tyrendarra

National parks

As of 2011 there are 45 national parks in Victoria.[7]

National parks of Victoria, Australia
National parks of Victoria
Order National park name Area Declared
as a national park		 Source(s) Notes
ha acre
1Alfred3,050 7,5001925[8]
2Alpine646,000 1,600,0001989[9]
3Barmah28,521 70,4802010[10]
4Baw Baw13,300 33,000April 1979 (1979-04)[9]
5Brisbane Ranges7,718 19,07015 August 1973 (1973-08-15)[11]
6Burrowa-Pine Mountain18,400 45,00016 May 1978 (1978-05-16)[12]
7Chiltern-Mount Pilot21,600 53,00030 October 2002 (2002-10-30)[13]
8Churchill271 67012 February 1941 (1941-02-12)[14]
9Cobboboonee18,510 45,700November 2008 (2008-11)[15]
10Coopracambra38,800 96,0001988[16]
11Croajingolong87,500 216,00026 April 1979 (1979-04-26)[17]
12Dandenong Ranges3,215 7,94013 December 1987 (1987-12-13)[18]Includes the former Ferntree Gully NP
13Errinundra26,875 66,41015 July 1988 (1988-07-15)[19]
14French Island11,100 27,00028 June 1998 (1998-06-28)[20]
15Grampians168,000 420,0001 July 1984 (1984-07-01)[21]
16Great Otway103,000 250,00011 December 2005 (2005-12-11)[22]
17Greater Bendigo17,007 42,03030 October 2002 (2002-10-30)[23]
18Gunbower9,330 23,100June 2010 (2010-06)[24]
19Hattah-Kulkyne49,975 123,4907 June 1960 (1960-06-07)[25]
20Heathcote-Graytown12,833 31,71030 October 2002 (2002-10-30)[26]
21Kara Kara13,990 34,60030 October 2002 (2002-10-30)[27]
22Kinglake22,360 55,3007 March 1928 (1928-03-07)[28]
23Lake Eildon27,750 68,6004 June 1997 (1997-06-04)[29]
24Lind1,370 3,4001925[30]
25Little Desert132,000 330,0001968[31]
26Lower Glenelg27,300 67,0001969[32]
27Lower Goulburn9,310 23,000June 2010 (2010-06)[33]
28Mitchell River14,338 35,430December 1962 (1962-12)[34][35]Includes former Glenaladale NP; expanded 1986, and 2003.
29Mornington Peninsula2,686 6,6401 December 1975 (1975-12-01)[36]Proclaimed in 1975 (as Cape Schanck Coastal Park);
in 1988 (as Point Nepean NP); and in 1995 (as Mornington Peninsula NP).
30Morwell560 1,40026 November 1966 (1966-11-26)[37]
31Mount Buffalo31,000 77,0001898[38]
32Mount Eccles6,120 15,1007 June 1960 (1960-06-07)[39]
33Mount Richmond1,733 4,2807 June 1960 (1960-06-07)[40]
34Murray-Sunset633,000 1,560,00026 April 1979 (1979-04-26)[25]
35Organ Pipes152 38012 March 1972 (1972-03-12)[41]
36Port Campbell1,750 4,3005 May 1964 (1964-05-05)[42]
37Point Nepean470 1,2002005
38Snowy River98,700 244,00026 April 1979 (1979-04-26)[43]
39Tarra-Bulga2,015 4,98017 June 1986 (1986-06-17)[44]
40Terrick Terrick5,882 14,530June 1988 (1988-06)[45]
41The Lakes2,390 5,9001956[46]
42Warby-Ovens14,655 36,210October 2010 (2010-10)[47]
43Wilsons Promontory50,500 125,000July 1898 (1898-07)[48]
44Wyperfeld357,017 882,2101921[25]
45Yarra Ranges76,003 187,810December 1995 (1995-12)[49]Attracted circa 800,000 visitors in 2002

State parks

Metropolitan parks

Reference areas inside other protected areas
  • Ah Kows Gully
  • Anser Island
  • Baawang
  • Barga
  • Baw Baw
  • Beehive Creek
  • Benedore River
  • Berrook
  • Big River
  • Blue Rag
  • Blue Range
  • Boiler Plain
  • Broombush
  • Buangor
  • Buenba
  • Bungil
  • Burnside
  • Calder River
  • Carpendeit
  • Chalka Creek
  • Chiltern Box-Ironbark
  • Cobboboonee
  • Cooriemungle
  • Crinoline Creek
  • Danyo
  • Dattuck
  • Deep Creek
  • Diamond Creek
  • Disappointment
  • East Caledonia
  • Enfield
  • Entrance Point
  • Forest Hill
  • French Island (East)
  • French Island (North)
  • Gelantipy Plateau
  • Grasstree Creek
  • Hollands Knob
  • Jemba
  • Jilpanger
  • Joey Creek
  • Jones Creek
  • Kamarooka
  • Keegans Bend
  • Kentbruck Heath
  • Kia
  • Kooyoora
  • Korong Vale
  • Lagoon Plateau
  • Lake Jerriwirrup
  • Lake Walla Walla
  • Little Desert (East)
  • Little Desert (West)
  • Macks Creek
  • Merragunegin
  • Millewa
  • Millewa South
  • Moora Valley
  • Morkalla
  • Mount Buffalo
  • Mount Crozier
  • Mount Gregory
  • Mount Mcadam
  • Mount Pleasant
  • Mountain Creek
  • Mullungdung
  • Musket Creek
  • Olangolah Creek
  • O'Sullivans Lookout
  • Patterson River
  • Parker River
  • Pine Mountain
  • Porphyry Hill
  • Pretty Creek
  • Purnya
  • Raak Plain
  • Rocket Lake
  • Rudds Rocks
  • Ruths Gully
  • Seal Creek
  • Settlement Road
  • Shepherds Creek
  • Stony Creek (Otways)
  • Stony Creek (Kinglake)
  • Sunset
  • Terrick Terrick
  • The Sisters
  • The Stones
  • Tom Groggin
  • Tomahawk Creek
  • Tooan
  • Top End
  • Top Island
  • Toupnein Creek
  • Vereker Creek
  • Walsh Creek
  • Warby Range
  • Watts Creek
  • White Box Ridge
  • Whiterock Creek
  • Winnot Creek
  • Wombat Creek
  • Wonnangatta River
  • Yambulla
  • Zig Zag Creek

Reference areas outside other protected areas
  • Beear
  • Bennie Creek
  • Burbibyong Creek
  • Cambatong
  • Concordia Gully
  • Cudgewa Creek
  • Drum Top
  • Dry Forest Creek
  • Durdidwarrah
  • Eaglehawk Creek
  • Glen Creek
  • Hawthorn Creek
  • Killawarra
  • King
  • Lightwood
  • Lucyvale Creek
  • Mitta Mitta
  • Mount Separation
  • Musk Creek
  • Pilot Range
  • Pyrete Range
  • Roseneath
  • Rushworth Forest
  • Ryans Creek
  • Sandhurst
  • Spring Creek
  • Stringybark Creek
  • Stony Creek (Durdiwarrah)
  • Tambo River
  • Tarpaulin Bend
  • Telopea Downs
  • Thirteen Mile Spur
  • Toorour
  • Twenty Acre Creek
  • Yan Yean North
  • Yan Yean South

Wilderness parks

Wilderness zones inside other protected areas
  • Bowen
  • Buchan Headwaters
  • Cape Howe
  • Chinaman Flat
  • Cobberas
  • Galpunga
  • Genoa
  • Indi
  • Minook
  • Mount Cowra
  • Mount Darling - Snowy Bluff
  • North Wyperfeld
  • Razor-Viking
  • Sandpatch
  • Snowy River
  • South Wyperfeld
  • Sunset
  • Tingaringy

Nature conservation reserves

There are 328 nature conservation reserves including:

Natural feature reserves

There are 1,522 natural feature reserves.

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See also

References
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  2. "Victoria's System of Marine National Parks and Marine Sanctuaries. Management Strategy 2003–2010" (PDF). Parks Victoria (PDF). Government of Victoria. 2003. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  3. "Indigenous Protected Areas". Australian Government. Dept of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. 18 February 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
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  5. "Indigenous land and sea management projects". National Indigenous Australians Agency. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
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