Nene Valley Conservation Park
| Nene Valley Conservation Park South Australia | |
|---|---|
  Nene Valley Conservation Park | |
| Nearest town or city | Port MacDonnell.[2] |
| Coordinates | 37°58′34″S 140°30′49″E / 37.9760834099999°S 140.513624569°E[1] |
| Established | 14 December 1972[3] |
| Area | 3.92 km2 (1.5 sq mi)[4] |
| Managing authorities | Department for Environment and Water |
| See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
Nene Valley Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located in the localities of Blackfellows Caves and Nene Valley in the state's south-east about 35 kilometres (22 miles) south west of the municipal seat of Mount Gambier and about 18 kilometres (11 miles) west north west of Port MacDonnell.[2][5]
The conservation park was proclaimed under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 on 14 December 1972.[3] In 1980, the following state of significance was published:
Nene Valley Conservation Park preserves an area of vegetation typical of sandy coasts in the south-east of South Australia. This vegetation complex has suffered through the effects of clearing and grazing throughout much of its former range.[6]
The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category III protected area.[1]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Search results for 'Nene Valley Conservation Park' with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'NPW and Conservation Properties' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ a b Shard, A.J. (14 December 1972). "NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT, 1972: HUNDRED OF KONGORONG—NENE VALLEY CONSERVATION PARK CONSTITUTED" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 2629. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 17 Feb 2014)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
- ^ Small Coastal Parks of the South East Management Plan (PDF). National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Environment and Planning, South Australia. 1994. pp. 20–21. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ^ "Register of the National Estate (Non-statutory archive), Nene Valley Conservation Park, Port MacDonnell, SA, Australia". Commonwealth of Australia, Department of the Environment. 1980. Retrieved 27 October 2014.