Warby Range State Park

Warby Range State Park was a Victorian state park just north of Glenrowan. In 2010 the park became part of the newly declared Warby-Ovens National Park.[1][2] It is 11,460 hectares (28,300 acres) in area, and named after Ben Warby, a pastoralist who settled in the area in 1844. There are two basic campground, and many other sites for true bush camping.

Warby Range State Park
Victoria
IUCN category II (national park)
Warby Range State Park
Nearest town or cityGlenrowan
Coordinates36.2184°S 146.1812°E / -36.2184; 146.1812
Established1978
Area114.6 km2 (44.2 sq mi)
Managing authoritiesParks Victoria
WebsiteWarby Range State Park
See alsoProtected areas of Victoria

History

The 400 m rocky escarpments are believed to have been used by the Kelly gang as a lookout for robbing wagons loaded with gold, heading to Melbourne and Port Phillip Bay. In 2002, the park was expanded to include the state forest of Killawarra as part of a program of protecting Box-Ironbark forests.[3]

Environment

The park is part of the Warby-Chiltern Box-Ironbark Region Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance for the conservation of Box-Ironbark forest ecosystems and several species of threatened woodland birds dependent on them.[4] The ranges run north-to-south, allowing plant and animal species to migrate from the Australian Alps to the riverina plains, Murray River and arid regions.

References
  1. "Warby Range State Park", Official website, Parks Victoria, retrieved 29 January 2012
  2. Collaborative Australian Protected Area Database CAPAD08, Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Populations and Communities, Commonwealth of Australia, 2008, retrieved 29 January 2012
  3. http://www.nre.vic.gov.au/CA256F310024B628/0/EE53E20E4F7CFC15CA25728F0019086E/$File/WARBY.pdf
  4. BirdLife International. (2011). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Warby-Chiltern Box-Ironbark Region. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 2011-11-20.


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