Olive Island Conservation Park
| Olive Island Conservation Park South Australia | |
|---|---|
  Olive Island Conservation Park | |
| Nearest town or city | Streaky Bay[2] |
| Coordinates | 32°43′17″S 133°58′06″E / 32.721316256°S 133.968348685°E[1] |
| Established | 16 March 1967[3] |
| Area | 21 ha (52 acres)[4] |
| Visitation | 'very few visitors' (in 2006)[5]: 14 |
| Managing authorities | Department for Environment and Water |
| See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
Olive Island Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia associated with Olive Island off the west coast of Eyre Peninsula and which is located about 25 kilometres (16 miles) west-northwest of the town of Streaky Bay.[2]
The land under protection was declared as a fauna conservation reserve under the Crown Lands Act 1929 on 16 March 1967.
The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category Ia protected area.[1] In 1980, the conservation park was listed on the former Register of the National Estate.[8]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab )". CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Search results for 'Olive Island Conservation Park' with the following datasets selected - 'NPW and Conservation Properties', 'Suburbs and Localities' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ a b "CROWN LANDS ACT, 1929-1966: FAUNA CONSERVATION RESERVES DEDICATED" (PDF). THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT GAZETTE. Government of South Australia. 16 March 1967. pp. 961–962. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Protected Areas Information System Reserve List" (PDF). Government of South Australia. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ ISBN 1-921238-18-6.
- ^ "No. 56 of 1972 (National Parks and Wildlife Act, 1972)". The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia: 660 & 703. 27 April 1972. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ Blevins, F.T. (19 December 1991). "NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT 1972 SECTIONS 29 (3) AND 30 (2): VARIOUS CONSERVATION PARKS— ALTERATION OF BOUNDARIES" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 1907. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ "Olive Island Conservation Park - listing on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate (Place ID 6749)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. Retrieved 30 May 2018.