NATIONAL PARKS - SCHEDULE TWO Alfred National Park (3050 ha) Year Details Act Addition (ha) area (ha) 1912 established Lands Act 1912 2188 2188 1956 move to National Parks Act 1956 National Parks Act 1956 - 2188 1971 addition National Parks (Amendment) Act 1971 111 2299 1975 addition and move to current act National Parks Act 1975 1 2300 1988 addition National (Amendment) Act 1988 750 3050 Alfred National Park was first reserved as a National Park on 23 December 1925 following representations from the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria. The Park was named after the Minister for Lands and Water Supply, Alfred Downard. Following recommendations in the Land Conservation Council’s East Gippsland Area Review (LCC 1986), Alfred National Park was expanded to 3050 ha in 1988. Alpine National Park (661 777 ha)* Year Details Act Addition (ha) Total area (ha) 1978 Tingaringy National Park established National Parks (Amendment) Act 1978 18 000 18 000 Wabonga Plateau State Park established 17 600 35 600 1981 Bogong National Park established National Parks (Amendment) Act 1981 76 700 112 300 addition to Wabonga Plateau State Park (southern area) 3600 115 900 Wonnangatta–Moroka National Park established 107 000 222 900 addition to Bogong National Park (Kiewa Crown Grant part) 4300 227 200 1984 addition to Bogong National Park (Mt Higginbotham) National Parks (Amendment) Act 1984 200 227 400 1986 Cobberas–Tingaringy National Park established National Parks (Amendment) Act 1986 89 000 316 400 1988 addition to Cobberas–Tingaringy National Park (east of River) National Parks (Amendment) Act 1988 9600 326 000 addition to Cobberas–Tingaringy National Park (mineral licences) 38 000 364 000 1989 Alpine National Park established National Parks (Alpine National Park) Act 1989 262 251 626 151 addition of Brown Creek headwaters post logging 980 627 231
Burrowa–Pine Mountain National Park (18 400 ha) Year Details Act Addition (ha) Total area (ha) 1978 Park established National Parks (Amendment) Act 1978 17 300 17 300 1984 Addition to eastern side of the Burrowa Block National Parks (Amendment) Act 1984 300 17 600 1989 Addition to the southern section National Parks (Amendment) Act 1989 800 18 400 Burrowa–Pine Mountain National Park was included in Schedule Two of the National Parks Act 1975 (Vic.) on 16 May 1978 following Government acceptance of Land Conservation Council (LCC) Final Recommendations for the North-Eastern Study Area District 1 (LCC 1973). Three hundred hectares were added to the eastern side of the Burrowa Block in 1984, and a further 800 ha were added to the southern section on 23 August 1989. Chiltern–Mt Pilot National Park (21 650 ha) Year Details Act Addition (ha) area (ha) 1980 Chiltern State Park established National Parks (Amendment) Act 1978 4250 4250 1984 addition National Parks (Amendment) Act 1984 5 4255 1989 addition National Parks (Amendment) Act 1989 45 4300 1995 addition National Parks (Yarra Ranges and Other Amendments) Act 1995 20 4320 1997 name change to Chiltern Box–Ironbark National Park, moved to Schedule 2 National Parks (Amendment) Act 1997 - 4320 2002 name change to Chiltern–Mt National Park with addition of Mt Pilot Multi-purpose Park and Woolshed Falls (52 ha) National Parks and Other Parks) Act 2002 17 245 21 565 2004 excision (roads) National (Additions and Other Amendments) Act 2004 –7 21 560 addition (roads) 2 Chiltern–Mt Pilot National Park was proclaimed on 30 October 2002 based on the recommendations of the Environment Conservation Council (ECC) in its Box–Ironbark Forests and Woodlands Investigation Final Report (ECC 2001) accepted by the Government in 2002 (Government of Victoria 2002). The park includes the former Chiltern Box–Ironbark National Park and other areas of Crown land. The Chiltern section of the park was originally reserved forest and was known as Chiltern State Forest. Chiltern State Park (4250 ha) was included in Schedule 3 (Other Parks) of the National Parks Act on 26 April 1980 as a result of the National Parks (Amendment) Act 1978 (Vic.). The park was Ironbark
subsequently incorporated into South East Forests National Park. Genoa Wilderness Area (NSW) was gazetted within that reservation in 1993. The combined Victoria–NSW reservations now extend from north of Cann River to south of Bombala, a distance of about 50 km. Croajingolong National Park (88 500 ha)* Year Details Act Addition (ha) Total area (ha) 1909 Wingan Inlet National Park established 1913 6458 Mallacoota Inlet National Park established 4545 1956 Wingan Inlet National Park and Mallacoota Inlet National Park moved to National Parks Act 1956 National Act 1956 – 6458 1969 Captain Cook National Park established National Parks (Amendment) Act 1969 2713 9171 addition to Wingan National Park (extended to low water mark) – 1975 Wingan Inlet National Park move to current Act with small excision National Parks Act 1975 –15 9898 Mallacoota Inlet National Park move to current Act with addition 705 Captain James Cook National Park move to current Act with addition 37 1978 addition to Mallacoota Inlet National Park National (Amendment) Act 1978 668 85 998 1979 Croajingolong National Park established from existing parks and additional linking areas 76 032 1981 Minor change National Parks (Amendment) Act 1981 – 85 998 1984 Minor change National Parks (Amendment) Act 1984 – 85 998 1988 Addition National Parks (Amendment) Act 1988 1500 87 498 1998 Area correction National Parks (Amendment) Act 1997 – 87 500 2004 Dowell addition National (Additions and Other Amendments) Act 2004 75.58 87 578 Area correction 214 87 792 2009 Addition Parks and Crown Land Amendment (East Gippsland) Act 2009 855 88 647 2010 Excision of land around Mallacoota Airport Parks and Crown Land (Mount Buffalo) Act 2010 –71 88 576 Area correction –85 88 491 * The legislated area above varies from the total of key changes (88 489 ha) due to recent refinements in mapping
Heathcote-Graytown National Park (12 700 ha) Year Details Act Addition (ha) Total area (ha) 2002 Park established National Parks and Other Parks) Act 2002 12 700 12 700 2004 excision (part of Rushworth–Graytown Road) National Parks (Additions and other Amendments) Act 2004 –4 12700 addition 3 The Heathcote–Graytown National Park was included in Schedule Two of the National Parks Act 1975 (Vic.) as a result of the National Parks (Box–Ironbark and Other Parks) Act 2002 (Vic.) on 30 October 2002. Minor amendments were made to the park boundary in 2004. The park resulted from recommendations from the Environment Conservation Council’s Forests and Woodlands Investigation Report, which was accepted by the Victorian Government in 2002. The national park includes the former McIvor Range Scenic Reserve (780 ha), adjacent to Heathcote, bounded by Forest Drive, Heathcote – North Costerfield Road, Heathcote – Nagambie Road and Hylands Track; Mount Ida Flora Reserve (1265 ha), at the western end of the park; Rushworth State Forest (9030 ha); Mount Black Flora Reserve (1337 ha); Graytown Historic Reserve (41 ha). The park includes parts of the historic township of Graytown. In 2005 a small excision was made to exclude certain areas of the Rushworth-Graytown Road. In the same year, an addition of an unused section of roads was added to the park. Kara Kara National Park (13 990 ha) Year Details Act Addition (ha) Total area (ha) 1984 Kara Kara State Park established National Parks (Amendment) Act 1984 3840 3840 2002 St Arnaud Range National Park established National and Other Parks) Act 2002 10 060 13 900 2009 addition (Crown Allotment 2007 P.Carapooee West) Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment (East Gippsland) Act 2009 91 13 990 2012 name change to Kara Kara National Park Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2012 – 13 990 Kara Kara National Park was included in Schedule Two of the National Parks Act 1975 (Vic.) as a result of the National Parks (Box–Ironbark and Other Parks) Act 2002 (Vic.) and was proclaimed as St Arnaud Range National Park on 30 October 2002.
Subsequent additions (and a very small excision) brought the area to 3750 ha by 1978. The park was included on Schedule Two of the National Parks Act in 1975. As a result of LCC (1977) recommendations and the National Act 1978 (Vic.), the former Eildon State Park (24 000 ha) was included on Schedule Three of the National Parks Act on 26 April 1980. It was transferred to the Schedule Two B (State Parks) on 23 August 1989 as a result of the National Parks(Amendment) Act 1989 (Vic.). The State and National Parks were combined to form Lake Eildon National Park, which was proclaimed on 4 June 1997, as a result of the National Parks (Amendment) Act 1997 (Vic.). Lind National Park (1370 ha) Year Details Act Addition (ha) area (ha) 1956 established National Act 1956 1166 1166 1975 move to current act National Act 1975 0 1166 1988 addition National Parks (Amendment) Act 1988 199 1365 1995 addition National Parks (Yarra Ranges and Other Amendments) Act 1995 5 1370 Lind National Park (originally 1166 ha) was recommended by a Crown Lands Investigation Committee to conserve rainforest habitat and was gazetted in 1926. The Park was included in Schedule Two of the National Parks Act in 1975. Following recommendations from the East Gippsland Area Review (LCC 1986), Lind National Park was expanded to 1365 ha in 1988. Five hectares (unused road reserve) were added in 1995. Little Desert National Park (132 647 ha) Year Details Act Addition (ha) Total area (ha) 1955 Kiata Lowan Sanctuary established 217 217 1958 Little Desert National Park established around and including sanctuary National Parks (Little Desert and Mt. Richmond) Act 1968 945 1162 1969 addition National Parks (Amendment) Act 1969 34 008 35 170 1971 addition National Parks (Amendment) Act 1971 81 37 251 1975 addition move to current act National Parks Act 1975 49 37 300 1988 addition (central and western blocks, and Horseshoe Bend campground) National Parks and Wildlife (Amendment) Act 1988 96 700 134 000 1991 addition (Broughtons Waterhole) National Parks (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1991 7 134 007 1997 addition National Parks (Amendment) Act 1997 640 134 647
Mount Samaria State Park was included on Schedule Three of the National Parks Act as a result of the National Parks (Amendment) Act 1978 (Vic.) and proclaimed on 26 April 1979. It was transferred to the Schedule Two B (State Parks) in 1989. The Park was created following Government decisions on recommendations from the former Land Conservation Council (LCC) 1974 studies in the Study Area. Mount Worth State Park (1040 ha) Year Details Act Addition (ha) area (ha) 1978 established National (Amendment) Act 1978 221 221 addition 203 424 1981 addition National Parks (Amendment) Act 1981 577 1001 1984 addition National Parks (Amendment) Act 1984 40 1041 The park, included on the Schedule Two B Parks) of the National Parks Act 1975 (Vic.), was proclaimed on 16 May 1978. The Warragul Field Naturalists and Warragul Shire were instrumental in having the park created to preserve an example of the Wet Forest type originally widespread in the western Strzelecki Ranges. The park, originally covering 221 ha, was included on Schedule Three (Other Parks) of the National Parks Act 1975. It became a State Park as a result of the National Parks (Amendment) Act 1978 (Vic.). Later additions, bringing the total area of the park to 423.5 ha, 1000 ha, and then 1040 ha, were proclaimed on 26 April 1979, 19 May 1981, and 15 May 1984 respectively. Paddys Ranges State Park (2010 ha) Year Details Act Addition (ha) Total area (ha) 1989 established National Parks (Amendment) Act 1989 1670 1670 1995 addition National Parks (Yarra Ranges and Other Amendments) Act 1995 5 1675 2002 addition (part of Wareek State Forest) National Parks (Box-Ironbark and Other Parks) Act 2002 335 2010 Paddys Ranges State Park (1670 ha) was originally proclaimed under Schedule Two B of the National Parks Act 1975 (Vic.) on 27 October 1989 under the National Parks (Amendment) Act 1989 (Vic.)