Parks Victoria
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| Formed | December 12, 1996[1] |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Victoria[1] |
| Headquarters | Level 10, 535 Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia [1] 37°48′57.4″S 144°57′28.1″E / 37.815944°S 144.957806°E |
| Motto | Healthy Parks, Healthy People[1] |
| Employees | 968 (June 2017)[1] |
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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 Act 1998 makes Parks Victoria responsible for managing national parks, reserves and other land under the control of the state, including historic sites and indigenous cultural heritage sites.[2]
The total area under Parks Victoria's management is over 40,000 square kilometres. It manages 13 Marine National Parks and 11 smaller Marine Sanctuaries. These Victorian marine, waterways and park-lands combined attract over 70 million visits each year, making them one of the state's most popular attractions.[3]
For a list of parks and other sites managed by Parks Victoria, see Protected areas of Victoria.
History
Parks Victoria replaced many of the functions and absorbed the staff of the then Department of Natural Resources and Environment (which managed National and State parks) and Melbourne Parks & Waterways[4]., which itself was originally part of from the former Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, which mostly managed urban parklands, some of which were formerly MMBW facilities, such as Braeside Park[5].
The Department of Natural Resources and Environment itself was part of a succession of government departments, originating back to a number of entities including the Forests Commission Victoria, the Crown Lands and Survey Department, National Park Service, Soil Conservation Authority and Fisheries and Wildlife Service.[6]
Notable heritage properties and historic places
- Cape Otway Lightstation
- Gabo Island
- Oriental Claims Historic Area
- Werribee Park
- Wilsons Promontory
- The Twelve Apostles
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Parks Victoria Annual Report 2016–17" (PDF). Government of Victoria. 2017. pp. 1, 4, 8, 9, 36 & 38. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ Parks Victoria Annual Report 2006-2007 p. 4
- ^ Walking in Victoria's parks, Parks Victoria Booklet, printed August 2006.
- ^ Parks Victoria Act 1998
- ^ Land Ownership of Braeside Park, https://localhistory.kingston.vic.gov.au/articles/287, accessed January 2020.
- ^ Gillespie J & Wright J (1993). A Fraternity of Foresters. A history of the Victorian State Foresters Association. Jim Crowe Press. pp. 149 pp. ISBN 978-0646169286.
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