Laura Bay Conservation Park Explained
| Type: | protected |
| Laura Bay Conservation Park |
| State: | sa |
| Iucn Category: | iii |
| Iucn Ref: | [1] |
| Coordinates: | -32.2425°N 133.8319°W |
| Relief: | yes |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Nearest Town Or City: | Ceduna.[2] |
| Area: | 2.73 |
| Area Footnotes: | [3] |
| Established: | 15 February 1973 |
| Url: | www.environment.sa.gov.au/parks/Find_a_Park/Browse_by_region/Eyre_Peninsula/Laura_Bay_Conservation_Park |
Laura Bay Conservation Park is a protected area located in the Australian state of South Australia on the west coast of Eyre Peninsula adjoining the headland of Laura Bay Point in the gazetted locality of Laura Bay about 20km (10miles) south east of the town of Ceduna.[2]
It was proclaimed on 15 February 1973.[3] The Laura Bay Conservation Reserve which have been dedicated as a conservation reserve under the state’s Crown Lands Act 1929 on 11 November 1993 was added to the conservation park on 10 July 2014.[4] [5]
The following state of significance was published in 1980:[6]
This small park preserves a diversity of coastal communities ranging from coastal mallee scrub through to mangrove flats. Mangrove areas in South Australia have been markedly depleted. Laura Bay Conservation Park is scenically attractive and accommodates many tourists and visitors.
The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category III protected area.[1]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab) . CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE) . 21 February 2018 . 2016.
- Web site: Search result for "Laura Bay Conservation Park" (Record no. SA0038894) with the following layers selected - "Parcel labels", "Suburbs and Localities" and " Place names (gazetteer)" . Property Location Browser . Government of South Australia . 21 July 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ . 12 October 2016 . dead .
- Web site: Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 17 Feb 2014). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. 26 March 2014.
- CROWN LANDS ACT, 1929: SECTION 5, The Seventh Schedule . The South Australian Government Gazette . 11 November 1993. 2438 . 23 December 2016 . Government of South Australia.
- National Parks and Wildlife (Laura Bay Conservation Park) Proclamation 2014. The South Australian Government Gazette . 10 July 2014 . 3211. 26 December 2016 . Government of South Australia.
- Web site: Register of the National Estate (Non-statutory archive), Laura Bay Conservation Park, Flinders Hwy, Laura Bay via Ceduna, SA, Australia. Commonwealth of Australia, Department of the Environment. 26 October 2014.
