Munmorah State Conservation Area
| Munmorah State Conservation Area NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service | |
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| See also | Protected areas of New South Wales |
Munmorah State Conservation Area is located on the
The area is located at an estimated altitude of 50 meters.[3]
Places of interest
- Birdie Beach (Includes area for unclad bathing)
- Tea Tree Picnic Area - Gas barbecues
- Frazer Beach
- Palms Picnic Area
- The Palms Walking Track
- Wybung Trig Lookout
- Snapper Point[4]
History
The land now occupied by Munmorah State Conservation Area was first inhabited by the Guringai/Wannangine people and the
convict woman, Mary Morgan, who was said to be living with the Aborigines to the north of the Hawkesbury River.[6]
Large areas of forest in the Conservation Area were burnt out during
bushfires in October 2013.[7]
See also
- Protected areas of New South Wales (Australia)
References
- NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service. "Munmorah State Conservation Area and Bird Island Nature Reserve - Plan of Management" (PDF). Archived from the original(PDF) on 4 September 2007. Retrieved 25 July 2007.
- ^ BirdLife International. (2011). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Tuggerah. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 2011-11-17.
- ^ "Munmorah State Conservation Area reserve, New South Wales, Australia". au.geoview.info. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Stralia Web. "Munmorah State Conservation Area Central Coast". Retrieved 9 September 2008.
- ^ "Group outraged after vandals target sacred trees". 20 January 2015.
- ^ "theentrancetcm.com.au". Who Found Tuggerah Lake?. Archived from the original on 21 August 2006. Retrieved 18 July 2006.
- ^ Noone, Richard; Smith, Errol; Collins, Terry (18 October 2013). "Raging bushfires claim first victim as flames continue to rip through Doyalson and Mannering Park". The Daily Telegraph. Australia. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
External links
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