Gulaga National Park is a national park on the south coast of

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, Australia, about north of Bermagui. The park is dominated by

Gulaga Gulaga, dual-named as Mount Dromedary and also referred to as Mount Gulaga, is mountain located in the South Coast (New South Wales), south coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It rises above the village of Tilba, New South Wales, Centra ...

, also known as Mount Gulaga (formerly Mount Dromedary). The former

Wallaga Lake National Park Wallaga Lake National Park is a former national park in New South Wales, south-west of Sydney and north of Bermagui. It now forms part of a greater Gulaga National Park. In 2001, as part of the Southern Comprehensive Regional Forest Agreemen ...

, Goura Nature Reserve, and Mount Dromedary Flora Reserve were combined to form this park in 2001.

History

Gulaga was an

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more than 60 million years ago, and the mountain is currently high, surrounded by lakes, mining tracks,

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and the countryside. In 2001, as part of the Southern Comprehensive Regional Forest Agreement and at the request of

Yuin people The Yuin nation, also spelt Djuwin, is a group of Australian Aboriginal peoples from the South Coast of New South Wales. All Yuin people share ancestors who spoke, as their first language, one or more of the Yuin language dialects. Sub-group ...

, Gulaga National Park was created out of the existing

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s to Gulaga and

Biamanga National Park Biamanga National Park is a protected area in New South Wales, Australia, south of Sydney and north of Bega. The park forms part of the Ulladulla to Merimbula Important Bird Area because of its importance for swift parrots. Its name derives ...

s were handed back to the

, the

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of the land, by the

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, represented by then New South Wales Environment Minister

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. Freehold title of Gulaga National Park is held in trust by

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s for the Aboriginal owners by Merrimans and Wagonga Local Aboriginal Lands Councils, while that of Biamanga will be held in trust by Merrimans and Bega Local Aboriginal Lands Councils.

Description

The park is in area. It forms part of the

Ulladulla to Merimbula Important Bird Area The Ulladulla to Merimbula Important Bird Area comprises a strip of coastal and subcoastal land stretching along the southern coastline of New South Wales, Australia. It is an important site for swift parrots. Description The 2100 km2 Im ...

, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance for

swift parrot The swift parrot (''Lathamus discolor'') is a species of broad-tailed parrot, found only in southeastern Australia. The species breeds in Tasmania during the summer and migrates north to south eastern mainland Australia from Griffith- Warialda ...

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Wallaga Lake Wallaga Lake is an estuarine lake in Bega Valley Shire in New South Wales, Australia, the largest lake in southern NSW. It is located between Bermagui to the south and between Tilba Tilba to the north, situated beneath Mount Gulaga, in the tra ...

, the largest

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in southern NSW, lies within the park. The mountain is today below high, and is surrounded by lakes, mining tracks, and

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) {{Authority control National parks of New South Wales South Coast (New South Wales) Protected areas established in 2001 2001 establishments in Australia Important Bird Areas of New South Wales Australian Aboriginal freehold title

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