Beeron National Park is a national park at
Beeron in the
Wide Bay–Burnett region of
Queensland
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, Australia. The 7050-hectare park preserves plant species of high conservation value. It was formerly known as Beeron Holding or 'Rocky' paddock.
It is part of both the
North Burnett Region and
South Burnett Region local government areas and the
Brigalow Belt
The Brigalow Belt is a wide band of acacia-wooded grassland that runs between tropical rainforest of the coast and the semi-arid interior of Queensland, Australia. The
Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) divides the Bri ...
bioregion.
The park lies within the catchment area of the
Boyne River, a tributary of the
Burnett River.
Beeron National Park is home to six endemic species and three plants with conservation significance.
In 2010, an extra 7,000 hectares significantly extended the size of the park.
The addition was made possible by the cooperation of two mining companies who relinquished their mining permits.
South and west of the national park is Allies Creek State Forest. It is undeveloped with no visitor facilities.
See also
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Protected areas of Queensland
Queensland is the second largest state in Australia. It contains around 500 separate protected areas. In 2020, it was estimated a total of 14.2 million hectares or 8.25% of Queensland's landmass was protected.
List of terrestrial protected are ...
References
National parks of Queensland
Protected areas established in 2009
2009 establishments in Australia
Wide Bay–Burnett
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