Fish River Station Explained

Type:protected
Fish River Station
State:nt
Iucn Category:II
Iucn Ref:[1]
Coordinates:-14.1892°N 130.8814°W
Relief:yes
Nearest Town Or City:Daly River
Area:1781km2
Established:2010
Established Footnotes:[2]
Managing Authorities:Nature Conservancy

Fish River Station is a protected area approximately 50km (30miles) south of Daly River and 150km (90miles) south of Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia.

It is bounded to the north and the east by the Daly River, to the west by the Wingate Mountains, and to the south by Dorisvale and Florina Stations.[3]

The property was acquired in 2011 by the Indigenous Land Corporation in conjunction with the Nature Conservancy, Pew Environmental Group and the Australian Government's National Reserve System for 13 million.[2] The property was sold to the group by prominent Melbourne barrister Alan Myers.[4]

The property encompasses lengths of the Daly River floodplain containing many billabongs and surrounded by pockets of rainforest, rugged ranges and fringed by savannah woodland.[1]

The traditional owners of the area are the Wagiman, Labarganyan, Malak Malak and Kamu peoples. In 2011 after the property was acquired by the Indigenous Land Corporation the management was handed back to the traditional owners.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fish River Station. 24 March 2015. Department of the Environment.
  2. Web site: Conserving tradition and nature in northern Australia's Fish River Station.. 24 March 2015. 2015. Nature Conservancy.
  3. Web site: Fish River Station Airstrip, Northern Territory. 2015. 25 March 2015. Flickriver.com.
  4. Web site: Fish River Station sold. 10 October 2011. 25 March 2015. North Queensland Register.
  5. Web site: Daly River station returns to Aboriginal groups. Liz Williams. 8 November 2011. 24 March 2015. Ninemsn.