Nene Valley Conservation Park

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Nene Valley Conservation Park
South Australia
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Nene Valley Conservation Park
Nearest town or city Port MacDonnell. [2]
Coordinates 37°58′34″S140°30′49″E / 37.9760834099999°S 140.513624569°E / -37.9760834099999; 140.513624569 Coordinates: 37°58′34″S140°30′49″E / 37.9760834099999°S 140.513624569°E / -37.9760834099999; 140.513624569 [1]
Established14 December 1972 (1972-12-14) [3]
Area3.92 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab )". CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 "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.
  3. 1 2 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.
  4. ↑ "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 17 Feb 2014)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ "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.
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