Beachport Conservation Park, formerly the Beachport National Park, is a
protected area located in the
Limestone Coast
The Limestone Coast is a name used since the early twenty-first century for a South Australian government region located in the south east of South Australia which immediately adjoins the continental coastline and the Victorian border. The ...
of
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...
about north-west of
Mount Gambier
Mount Gambier is the second most populated city in South Australia, with an estimated urban population of 33,233 . The city is located on the slopes of Mount Gambier, a volcano in the south east of the state, about south-east of the capital Ad ...
and immediately north of the township of
Beachport
Beachport is a small coastal town in the Australian state of South Australia about south-east of the state capital of Adelaide and about north-west of the municipal seat in Millicent, located at the northern end of Rivoli Bay. Beachport has a ...
.
Land in the conservation park was first acquired protected area status as a reserve created in 1959.
Land in Sections 5, 31, 32, 40 and 58 of the cadastral unit of the
Hundred of Lake George
100 or one hundred (Roman numeral: C) is the natural number following 99 and preceding 101.
In medieval contexts, it may be described as the short hundred or five score in order to differentiate the English and Germanic use of "hundred" to des ...
was proclaimed as the ''Beachport National Park'' on 19 September 1968 under the ''National Parks Act 1966''.
On 25 September 1969, the national park was proclaimed as a ''historic reserve'' under the ''Aboriginal and Historic Relics Act 1965''.
On 27 April 1972, the national park was reconstituted as the ''Beachport Conservation Park'' under the ''
National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972
Protected areas of South Australia consists of protected areas located within South Australia and its immediate onshore waters and which are managed by South Australian Government agencies. As of March 2018, South Australia contains 359 sepa ...
''.
The conservation park is classified as an
IUCN Category VI protected area.
[ In 1980, it was listed on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate.]
See also
* Lake Hawdon System Important Bird Area
References
External links
Beachport Conservation Park official webpage Beachport Conservation Park webpage on protected planet
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Conservation parks of South Australia
Protected areas established in 1959
1959 establishments in Australia
South Australian places listed on the defunct Register of the National Estate