Heathcote-Graytown National Park

Heathcote-Graytown National Park Victoria
IUCN category II (national park)
View from Mt Ida within the National Park
Heathcote-Graytown National Park
Nearest town or city	Heathcote
Coordinates	36°47′46.8″S 144°51′58.8″E
Established	30 October 2002 (2002-10-30)[1]
Area	128.33 km^2 (49.5 sq mi)[2]
Managing authorities	Parks Victoria
Website	Heathcote-Graytown National Park
See also	Protected areas of Victoria

The Heathcote-Graytown National Park is a national park located in the North Central region of Victoria, Australia. The 12,833-hectare (31,710-acre) national park, which includes sections of the Great Dividing Range, adjoins a number of state forests, including the McIvor Ranges State Forest and is located just outside the town of Heathcote.

The park lies within the Rushworth Box-Ironbark Region Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance for swift parrots and other woodland birds.[3]

The area was gazetted as a national park by the Victorian Government on 30 October 2002 (2002-10-30). It was primarily proclaimed to protect Victoria's diminishing box-ironbark forests, crucial in retaining Victoria's biodiversity.

See also

• Protected areas of Victoria
• List of national parks of Australia

References

1. "Heathcote-Graytown National Park and Spring Creek Nature Conservation Reserve management plan" (PDF). Parks Victoria (PDF). Government of Victoria. February 2008. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
2. "Heathcote-Graytown National Park: Visitor Guide" (PDF). Parks Victoria (PDF). Government of Victoria. June 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
3. "IBA: Rushworth Box-Ironbark Region". Birdata. Birds Australia. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2011.