| Murrunatta Conservation Park South Australia | |
|---|---|
  Murrunatta Conservation Park | |
| Nearest town or city | Wanilla[2] |
| Coordinates | 34°32′08″S135°35′19″E / 34.5355°S 135.5886°E /-34.5355; 135.5886[1] |
| Established | 29 March 1984 (1984-03-29)[3] |
| Area | 5.16 km2 (2.0 sq mi)[3] |
| Managing authorities | Department for Environment and Water |
| See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
Murrunatta Conservation Park is aprotected area in the Australian state ofSouth Australia located on theEyre Peninsula in the gazetted localities ofWangary andWanilla about 8 kilometres (5.0 miles) west of the town centre in Wanilla and about 30 kilometres (19 miles) north-west of municipal seat ofPort Lincoln.[4][2]
The conservation park consists of two parcels of land located on either side of Settlers Road which is the boundary between Wangary on its west-side and Wanilla on its east-side.[4][2] Its name is derived from twoaboriginal words - “'murra' meaning sand and 'natta' meaning ridge.”[2]
The parcel of land in Wangary which consists of section 99 in thecadastral unit of theHundred of Wanilla was proclaimed under theNational Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 on 29 March 1984 for the purpose of conserving “a small area of remnant mallee vegetation dominated byCoast Ridge-fruited Mallee (Eucalyptus angulosa).”[4][2]
The parcel of land in Wanilla which consists of “Allotment 11 in Deposited Plan (DP) 25772” in the Hundred of Wanilla, wascrown land originally proclaimed under theCrown Lands Act 1929 on 11 November 1993 as aconservation reserve for the purpose of conserving “small area of mallee vegetation dominated bySwamp Paperbark (Melaleuca halmaturorum).”[4][2][5] The parcel of land was added by proclamation on 7 December 2006 to the Murrunatta Conservation Park.[6] This part of the conservation park was described in 2007 as being “low-lying, is regularly subject to inundation and provides habitat for the nationally vulnerable Eyre PeninsulaSouthern Emu-wren (Stipiturus malachurus parimeda).”[4]
The conservation park is classified as anIUCNCategory III protected area.[1]
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