Telowie Gorge Conservation Park
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| area = 19.67
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Telowie Gorge Conservation Park, formerly Telowie Gorge National Park, was a protected area located in the Australian state of South Australia to the east of the town of Port Germein in the gazetted locality of Telowie. It became part of the Wapma Thura–Southern Flinders Ranges National Park on 25 November 2021.
History
The conservation park was proclaimed under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 in 1972 in respect to an area of land already under statutory protection since 1970 as the Telowie Gorge National Park.{{cite web|title= Search result for Telowie Gorge Conservation Park(record id no SA0065871)|url= http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/# |publisher= Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure |access-date=3 September 2015}}
The conservation park was abolished on 25 November 2021.{{cite web |title=National Parks and Wildlife (Telowie Gorge Conservation Park) Proclamation 2021 |url=https://governmentgazette.sa.gov.au/sites/default/files/public/documents/gazette/2021/November/2021_076.pdf |website=The South Australian Government Gazette |publisher=Government of South Australia |access-date=24 January 2022 |page=4153 }} On the same day, its land holding was constituted as part of the Wapma Thura–Southern Flinders Ranges National Park.{{cite web |title=National Parks and Wildlife (Wapma Thura—Southern Flinders Ranges National Park) Proclamation 2021 |url=https://governmentgazette.sa.gov.au/sites/default/files/public/documents/gazette/2021/November/2021_076.pdf |website=The South Australian Government Gazette |publisher=Government of South Australia |access-date=24 January 2022 |page=4157 }}{{cite web | title=SA now home to Australia's biggest national park | website=Premier of South Australia |first=David| last=Speirs| author-link=David Speirs| date=26 November 2021 | url=https://www.premier.sa.gov.au/news/media-releases/news/south-australia-now-home-to-australias-biggest-national-park | access-date=19 December 2021}} {{cite web | last=Gooch | first=Declan | title=Australia's biggest national park declared in South Australia's far north|website= ABC News|publisher= Australian Broadcasting Corporation | date=26 November 2021 | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-11-26/munga-thirri-simpson-desert-biggest-national-park-australia/100654714 | access-date=19 December 2021}}
Location and description
The conservation park was located about {{convert|7.5|km|abbr=off}} east of the town of Port Germein in the gazetted locality of Telowie,{{cite web|title= Mount Remarkable National Park Management Plan |url= http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/files/sharedassets/public/park_management/mt_remarkable_np_mp.pdf |publisher= Department for Environment and Heritage (DEH) |date=2006 |access-date=3 September 2015|pages=1 & 2}} and occupied {{cvt|19.76| km²}}.{{cite web|website=Protected Planet| title=Telowie Gorge| url=https://www.protectedplanet.net/506| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221103158/https://www.protectedplanet.net/506| archive-date= 21 December 2021| access-date=21 December 2021}}
In 2010, the conservation park was described by its managing authority as follows:{{cite web|title= Telowie Gorge Conservation Park (brochure)|url= http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/files/sharedassets/parks/psa-gen-telowiegorgecp.pdf. |publisher= Department for Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) |date=2010|access-date=3 September 2015}}
Home to a colony of yellow-footed rock-wallabies, Telowie Gorge Conservation Park features some of the most dramatic scenery in the Southern Flinders Ranges. The gorge and its diverse landforms have been created by Telowie Creek, which over time has cut a deep gorge through the range. Today, the gorge creates a rich variety of habitats for animals and plants from both the southern temperate and arid regions. During winter, Telowie Creek flows from the gorge onto the plains.
It included four trails as well as access to the Heysen Trail, which passes along part of the eastern side of the conservation park, and two other local trails.
The conservation park was classified as an IUCN Category III protected area, and was last managed by the South Australian Department for Environment and Water (DEW).
See also
References
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External links
- {{official|https://www.parks.sa.gov.au/parks/telowie-gorge-conservation-park|Telowie Gorge Conservation Park (part of Wapma Thura – Southern Flinders Ranges National Park)}}
{{Protected areas of South Australia|state=collapsed}}
Category:Former protected areas of South Australia
Category:Protected areas established in 1970
Category:Protected areas disestablished in 2021
Category:1970 establishments in Australia