__NOTOC__ Pureba Conservation Park is a

protected area Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural or cultural values. Protected areas are those areas in which human presence or the exploitation of natural resources (e.g. firewood ...

in the Australian state of

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which in ...

located in the west of the state in the gazetted locality of Pureba about east of the town centre in Ceduna.

Location

It is located partly within the extent of Eyre Peninsula and on land to the peninsula's immediate north.

History

The land first acquired protected area status on 25 January 1990 as the Pureba Conservation Park constituted under the ''

National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 Protected areas of South Australia, consisting of protected areas located within South Australia and its immediate onshore waters and which are managed by South Australian Government agencies. As of 2018, South Australia contained 359 separat ...

''.

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which had been previously dedicated as a

conservation reserve A conservation reserve is a protected area set aside for conservation purposes. Conservation reserves by country Australia In South Australia, a conservation reserve is a type of protected area declared under the ''Crown Land Management Act 200 ...

known as the Pureba Conservation Reserve under the ''Crown Lands Act 1929'' in 1993 was added to the conservation park on 29 June 2006 along with other land. Its name is derived from Pureba Hill which is located within its boundaries. As of 2013, the conservation park is managed as part of a larger group of protected areas known as the Yellabinna Reserves which also includes Boondina Conservation Park, the

Yellabinna Regional Reserve The Yellabinna Regional Reserve is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located about north of Ceduna. To the west it borders Nullarbor Regional Reserve, to the south Yumbarra Conservation Park and Pureba Conservatio ...

, the

Yellabinna Wilderness Protection Area Yellabinna Wilderness Protection Area is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located in the gazetted locality of Yellabinna about north of the town of Ceduna. The wilderness protection area was proclaimed under the ...

and the

Yumbarra Conservation Park Yumbarra Conservation Park, formerly the Yumbarra National Park, is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located about north of the town centre of Ceduna. To the north it borders Yellabinna Regional Reserve; to the east ...

. The management approach is described by the managing authority as being “an integrated and collaborative approach to the conservation of over three million hectares of mallee woodland.” No visitors facilities are provided within the conservation park nor is there access for public vehicles. Mineral exploration and mining is permitted in the conservation park. A co-management agreement signed by the Far West Coast Aboriginal Corporation and the

Government of South Australia The Government of South Australia, also referred to as the South Australian Government or the SA Government, is the executive branch of the state government, state of South Australia. It is modelled on the Westminster system, meaning that the h ...

in 2013 with respect to the

also provides for the corporation to give advice on the management of the conservation park and other reserves in the west of the state. The conservation park is one of those in the west of the state where

Aboriginal people There is no generally accepted definition of Indigenous peoples, although in the 21st century the focus has been on self-identification, cultural difference from other groups in a state, a special relationship with their traditional territ ...

are permitted to hunt for and gather food. The conservation park is classified as an

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Category VI protected area.

References

External links

Webpage for Pureba Conservation Park on the Protected Planet website
{{Aboriginal South Australians, state=collapsed Conservation parks of South Australia Protected areas established in 1990 1990 establishments in Australia Co-managed protected areas in South Australia Eyre Peninsula Far North (South Australia) Great Victoria Desert

Location

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