Ramco Point Conservation Park

For other uses, see Ramco.

Ramco Point Conservation Park South Australia
IUCN category III (natural monument or feature)
Ramco Point Conservation Park
Nearest town or city	Ramco [1]
Coordinates	34°09′12″S139°54′49″E / 34.153235288°S 139.913505913°E / -34.153235288; 139.913505913 [2]
Established	22 June 2006 (2006-06-22) [3]
Area	30 hectares (74 acres) [4]
Managing authorities	Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources [4]
See also	Protected areas of South Australia

Ramco Point Conservation Park is a protected area located in the Australian state of South Australia in the locality of Sunlands about 150 kilometres (93 mi) north-east of the state capital of Adelaide and about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north-west of the municipal seat of Waikerie. ^[1]

The conservation park consists of crown land described as “Allotment 4 of DP 66666” in the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Waikerie. It came into existence on 22 June 2006 by proclamation under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 . It is located at the east end of Sunlands between Ramco Road in the west and the bank of the River Murray in the east. As of 2016, it covered an area of 30 hectares (74 acres). ^{[1] [3] [4]}

The name which was approved on 20 October 2005 is derived from a geographical feature called Ramco Point which is located close to the conservation park. One of the other suggested names was the Emil Lochart Conservation Park which was proposed by the District Council of Loxton Waikerie. ^[1] The name Ramco is of aboriginal origin and is reported in the papers of Norman Tindale, the anthropologist, as being derived from bokarampko, the Aboriginal name for Ramco Lagoon which is located immediately south of the conservation park in the locality of Ramco. ^{[1] [5]}

The land within the conservation park was part of a forest reserve known as the Waikerie Forest Reserve which was proclaimed under the Forestry Act 1950 and which existed from 19 March 1992 until 25 November 2004. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category III protected area. ^[2]

See also

• Protected areas of South Australia
• Riverland Mallee Important Bird Area

References

1. "Search results for 'Ramco Point Conservation Park' with the following datasets selected – 'Suburbs and Localities', 'NPW and Conservation Properties', 'Hundreds', 'Roads', 'Recreational Trails' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 25 March 2018. 
2. "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab )". CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018. 
3. "National Parks and Wildlife (Ramco Point Conservation Park) Proclamation 2006". South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. 22 June 2006. p. 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2018. 
4. "Protected Areas Information System Reserve List" (PDF). Government of South Australia. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2017. 
5. Manning, Geoffrey H. (2012). "Ramco" (PDF). A Compendium of the Place Names of South Australia From Aaron Creek to Zion Hill With 54 Complementary Appendices. Geoffrey H. Manning. Retrieved 25 January 2018. 
6. "FORESTRY ACT 1950 SECTION 3: REVOCATION OF PREVIOUS PROCLAMATIONS UNDER SECTION 3: DECLARATION OF FOREST RESERVE" (PDF). South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. 19 March 1992. p. 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2018. 
7. "Forestry (Forest Reserve—Murray Lands Forest District) Variation Proclamation 2004" (PDF). South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. 25 November 2004. p. 4409. Retrieved 26 March 2018. 
8. Boating Industry Association of South Australia (BIA); South Australia. Department for Environment and Heritage (2005), South Australia's waters an atlas & guide, Boating Industry Association of South Australia, p. 111, ISBN   978-1-86254-680-6  

External links

• Ramco Point Conservation Park webpage on the Protected Planet website