Heathcote-Graytown National Park

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Heathcote-Graytown National Park
Victoria
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View from Mt Ida within the National Park
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Heathcote-Graytown National Park
Heathcote-Graytown National Park
Nearest town or city Heathcote
Coordinates 36°47′46.8″S144°51′58.8″E / 36.796333°S 144.866333°E / -36.796333; 144.866333
Established30 October 2002 (2002-10-30) [1]
Area128.33 km2 (49.5 sq mi) [2]
Managing authorities Parks Victoria
Website Heathcote-Graytown National Park
See also Protected areas of Victoria

The Heathcote-Graytown National Park is a national park located in the North Central region of Victoria, Australia. The 12,833-hectare (31,710-acre) national park, which includes sections of the Great Dividing Range, adjoins a number of state forests, including the McIvor Ranges State Forest and is located just outside the town of Heathcote.

The park lies within the Rushworth Box-Ironbark Region Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance for swift parrots and other woodland birds. [3]

The area was gazetted as a national park by the Victorian Government on 30 October 2002. It was primarily proclaimed to protect Victoria's diminishing box-ironbark forests, crucial in retaining Victoria's biodiversity.

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References

  1. "Heathcote-Graytown National Park and Spring Creek Nature Conservation Reserve management plan" (PDF). Parks Victoria (PDF). Government of Victoria. February 2008. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  2. "Heathcote-Graytown National Park: Visitor Guide" (PDF). Parks Victoria (PDF). Government of Victoria. June 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  3. "IBA: Rushworth Box-Ironbark Region". Birdata. Birds Australia. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2011.