The Brisbane Ranges National Park is a
national park
A national park is a nature park, natural park in use for conservation (ethic), conservation purposes, created and protected by national governments. Often it is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state dec ...
in the Barwon South West region of
Victoria, Australia, The national park is situated approximately west of
Melbourne near the town of and is managed by
Parks Victoria
Parks Victoria is a government agency of the state of Victoria, Australia.
Parks Victoria was established in December 1996 as a statutory authority, reporting to the Victorian Minister for Environment and Climate Change. The ''Parks Victoria Ac ...
. The park covers part of the Brisbane Ranges, an area of hills of moderate elevation.
Features
The park features a number of walking tracks, of which the walk through
Anakie Gorge
Anakie is a rural township between Geelong and Bacchus Marsh, in Victoria, Australia. At the , Anakie and the surrounding area had a population of 734. The area is divided between the City of Greater Geelong and Golden Plains Shire local gove ...
is the most popular. Other attractions include the Ted Errey Nature Circuit and Wadawurrung walk. Relatively flat and suitable for those of moderate fitness, the walk features views of the Gorge itself and the presence of
koalas and
wallabies in their wild state. Some of the resident wallabies are relatively unafraid of tourists and may often study the passing visitors.
In January 2006, lightning sparked a bushfire in the Steiglitz historical area which soon spread throughout the Brisbane Ranges. Despite lengthy efforts to control the fire from
Department of Sustainability and Environment,
Parks Victoria
Parks Victoria is a government agency of the state of Victoria, Australia.
Parks Victoria was established in December 1996 as a statutory authority, reporting to the Victorian Minister for Environment and Climate Change. The ''Parks Victoria Ac ...
and the
Country Fire Authority
The Country Fire Authority (CFA) is a volunteer fire service responsible for fire suppression, rescues, and response to other accidents and hazards across most of the state Victoria, Australia. CFA comprises over 1,200 brigades organised in 21 ...
fire fighters, the blaze incinerated of parkland and destroyed two houses without loss of human life. A subsequent bushfire one year later also threatened much of the national park.
See also
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Protected areas of Victoria
Victoria is the smallest mainland state in Australia. it contained separate protected areas with a total land area of (17.26% of the state's area). Of these, 45 were national parks, totalling (11.32% of the state's area).
The parks are man ...
References
External links
Parks Victoria official Brisbane Ranges site
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National parks of Victoria (Australia)
Protected areas established in 1973
1973 establishments in Australia
Parks of Barwon South West (region)