Parks Victoria
Agency overview | |
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Formed | 12 December 1996 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] |
Minister responsible | |
Agency executive |
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Website | http://www.parkweb.vic.gov.au/ |
Parks Victoria is a government agency of the state of
Parks Victoria was established in December 1996 as a
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,[5] which itself was originally part of the former Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, which mostly managed urban parklands, some of which were formerly MMBW facilities, such as Braeside Park.[6]
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.[7]
Notable heritage properties and historic places
- Cape Otway Lightstation
- Gabo Island
- Oriental Claims Historic Area
- Werribee Park
- Wilsons Promontory
- The Twelve Apostles
See also
- Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council
- NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service
- Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
- Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service
- National Parks and Wildlife Service South Australia
- Department of Parks and Wildlife (Western Australia)
- Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Parks Victoria Annual Report 2016–17" (PDF). Government of Victoria. 2017. pp. 1, 4, 8, 9, 36 & 38. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "Annual Report 2018-19 Parks Victoria". Parks Victoria. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ "Parks Victoria Act 2018" (PDF). Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ "About Us". Parks Victoria. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ Parks Victoria Act 1998
- ^ Land Ownership of Braeside Park, https://localhistory.kingston.vic.gov.au/articles/287, accessed January 2020.
- ISBN 978-0646169286.
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