Protected area in 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 .
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