The Brisbane Ranges National Park is a
national park in the Barwon South West region of
Victoria
Victoria most commonly refers to:
* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
* Victoria, Seychelle ...
, Australia, The national park is situated approximately west of
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
near the town of and is managed by
Parks Victoria. The park covers part of the Brisbane Ranges, an area of hills of moderate elevation.
Features
The park features a number of walking tracks, of which the walk through
Anakie Gorge is the most popular. Other attractions include the Ted Errey Nature Circuit and Wadawurrung walk. Relatively flat and suitable for those of moderate fitness, the walk features views of the Gorge itself and the presence of
koala
The koala or, inaccurately, koala bear (''Phascolarctos cinereus''), is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia. It is the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae and its closest living relatives are the w ...
s and
wallabies
A wallaby () is a small or middle-sized macropod native to Australia and New Guinea, with introduced populations in New Zealand, Hawaii, the United Kingdom and other countries. They belong to the same taxonomic family as kangaroos and so ...
in their wild state. Some of the resident wallabies are relatively unafraid of tourists and may often study the passing visitors.
In January 2006, lightning sparked a bushfire in the Steiglitz historical area which soon spread throughout the Brisbane Ranges. Despite lengthy efforts to control the fire from
Department of Sustainability and Environment
The Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) was a state government department that managed water resources, climate change, bushfires, public land, forests and eco systems in the state of Victoria, Australia. It was created in 2002 wh ...
,
Parks Victoria and the
Country Fire Authority fire fighters, the blaze incinerated of parkland and destroyed two houses without loss of human life. A subsequent bushfire one year later also threatened much of the national park.
See also
*
Protected areas of Victoria
References
External links
Parks Victoria official Brisbane Ranges site
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National parks of Victoria (Australia)
Protected areas established in 1973
1973 establishments in Australia
Parks of Barwon South West (region)