Wellington Park

For the locality, see Wellington Park, Tasmania.

Wellington Park
A photo of Hobart from the eastern shore of the Derwent River with Mount Wellington in the background
Hobart with Mount Wellington in the background
Location of Wellington Park in Tasmania
Location of Wellington Park in Tasmania
Nearest cityHobart
Coordinates42°53′S 147°10′E / 42.89°S 147.16°E / -42.89; 147.16[1]
Area182.5[2]
EstablishedNovember 1, 1993 (1993-11-01)
Visitors280,491[3]
OperatorWellington Park Management Trust
www.wellingtonpark.org.au

Wellington Park is the protected area which encompasses kunanyi / Mount Wellington and surrounds near Hobart, Tasmania. There are numerous hiking and mountain bike tracks within the park of varying difficulty.

Protection

Although it carries the same status as a national park (IUCN protected area category II[2]), because the park contains private land it cannot technically be reserved as a national park.[4]

Management

Wellington Park is administered by the Wellington Park Management Trust established in 1993 whose members include: Hobart and Glenorchy City Councils, Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service, DPIPWE, TasWater and Tourism Tasmania.[5] The Wellington Park Management Trust is outlined in the Wellington Park Act 1993.[6]

  • Australia Tower on the top of Mount Wellington
    Australia Tower on the top of Mount Wellington
  • Mount Wellington hiking track and Organ Pipes
    Mount Wellington hiking track and Organ Pipes
  • Mount Wellington lookout and boardwalk
    Mount Wellington lookout and boardwalk
  • One of the huts on the slopes of Mount Wellington
    One of the huts on the slopes of Mount Wellington

See also

References

  1. ^ "Wellington Park on OpenStreetMap". openstreetmap.org. © OpenStreetMap contributors. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  2. ^ a b "CAPAD 2014". environment.gov.au. Commonwealth of Australia. 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Annual Report 2015-16" (PDF). wellingtonpark.org. Wellington Park Management Trust. 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Wellington Park FAQ". wellingtonpark.org.au. Wellington Park Management Trust. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Wellington Park Management". wellingtonpark.org.au. Wellington Park Management Trust. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Wellington Park Act 1993". www.austlii.edu.au. Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 19 June 2017.


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