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Greater Hawke National Park, also referred to as Hawke National Park, is a national park in the South West region of
Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
, south of
Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...
. It is located in the Shire of Manjimup. To the south, it borders the much larger
D'Entrecasteaux National Park D'Entrecasteaux National Park is a national park in Western Australia, south of Perth. The park is named after the French Admiral Bruni D'Entrecasteaux who was the first European to sight the area and name Point D'Entrecasteaux in 1792. The pa ...
. It is located in the Warren bioregion. Greater Hawke National Park was created in 2004 as Class A reserve No. 47878 with a size of by an
act of parliament Acts of Parliament, sometimes referred to as primary legislation, are texts of law passed by the Legislature, legislative body of a jurisdiction (often a parliament or council). In most countries with a parliamentary system of government, acts of ...
by the
Parliament of Western Australia The Parliament of Western Australia is the bicameral legislature of the Australian state of Western Australia, forming the legislative branch of the Government of Western Australia. The parliament consists of a lower house, the Legislative Ass ...
on 8 December 2004, as one of 19 national parks proclaimed in the state that day. The national park, on land whose traditional owners are the
Bibulman The Bibulman (Pibelmen) are an indigenous Australian people of the southwestern region of Western Australia, a subgroup of the Noongar. Name Their autonym may be related to the word for stingray, ''pibilum''. Country Pibelmen lands comprised ...
people, is located in old growth forest and has two campsites.


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{{National Parks of Western Australia National parks of Western Australia Protected areas established in 2004 South West (Western Australia) 2004 establishments in Australia IUCN Category II Warren bioregion