Parks Victoria is a government agency of the state 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 ...

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. Parks Victoria was established in December 1996 as a

statutory authority A statutory body or statutory authority is a body set up by law (statute) that is authorised to implement certain legislation on behalf of the relevant country or state, sometimes by being Primary and secondary legislation, empowered or deleg ...

, reporting to the Victorian Minister for Environment and Climate Change. The ''Parks Victoria Act 2018'' updates the previous act, ''Parks Victoria Act 1998''. Under the new ''Act'' Parks Victoria is responsible for managing over '...4 million hectares including 3,000 land and marine parks and reserves making up 18 per cent of Victoria’s landmass, 75 per cent of Victoria’s wetlands and 70 per cent of Victoria’s coastline'.

History

Parks Victoria replaced many of the functions and absorbed the staff of the then Department of Natural Resources and Environment (which managed National and State parks) and Melbourne Parks & Waterways, which itself was originally part of the former

Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works The Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works (MMBW) was a public utility board in Melbourne, Australia, set up in 1891 to provide water supply, sewerage and sewage treatment functions for the city. In 1992, the MMBW was merged with a number of s ...

, which mostly managed urban parklands, some of which were formerly MMBW facilities, such as

Braeside Park Braeside Park is a metropolitan, recreational and conservation park in the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Braeside. History Before European settlement, the Bunurong people lived in and around the area for thousands of years. In 1851, the Colo ...

. The Department of Natural Resources and Environment itself was part of a succession of government departments, originating back to a number of entities including the

Forests Commission Victoria The Forests Commission Victoria (FCV) was the main government authority responsible for management and protection of State forests in Victoria, Australia between 1918 and 1983. The Commission was responsible for ″forest policy, prevention and ...

, the Crown Lands and Survey Department, National Park Service, Soil Conservation Authority and Fisheries and Wildlife Service.

Notable heritage properties and historic places

* Cape Otway Lightstation *

Gabo Island Gabo Island is a island located off the coast of eastern Victoria, Australia, between Mallacoota and Cape Howe on the border with New South Wales. It is separated from the mainland by a wide channel; access is available by arranged flights an ...

* Oriental Claims Historic Area *

Werribee Park Werribee Park is the estate of a historical building in Werribee, Victoria, Australia. It includes Werribee Park Mansion, the Victoria State Rose Garden, formal gardens, the Werribee Park National Equestrian Centre, the Werribee Open Range Zoo, ...

Wilsons Promontory Wilsons Promontory, is a peninsula that forms the southernmost part of the Australian mainland, located in the state of Victoria. South Point at is the southernmost tip of Wilsons Promontory and hence of mainland Australia. Located at nearb ...

* The Twelve Apostles

References

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Parks Victoria
Government agencies of Victoria (Australia) 1996 establishments in Australia Protected area administrators of Australia {{VictoriaAU-gov-stub

History

Notable heritage properties and historic places

See also

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