Type: | protected |
Heathcote-Graytown National Park | |
State: | vic |
Iucn Category: | II |
Coordinates: | -36.7963°N 144.8663°W |
Local Map: | yes |
Zoom: | 9 |
Relief: | yes |
Area: | 128.33 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Established Footnotes: | [2] |
Managing Authorities: | Parks Victoria |
Url: | http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/explore/parks/heathcote-graytown-national-park |
The Heathcote-Graytown National Park is a national park located in the North Central region of Victoria, Australia. The 12833ha national park, which includes sections of the Great Dividing Range, adjoins a number of state forests, including the McIvor Ranges State Forest and is located just outside the town of .
The park lies within the Rushworth Box-Ironbark Region Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance for swift parrots and other woodland birds.[3]
The area was gazetted as a national park by the Victorian Government on . It was primarily proclaimed to protect Victoria's diminishing box-ironbark forests, crucial in retaining Victoria's biodiversity.