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Gawler Ranges National Park

View outwards from Rocky Gorge in Kolay Falls. More than three species of sedges and ferns are present.

View outwards from Rocky Gorge in Kolay Falls. More than three species of sedges and ferns are present.
Photo: Tim Bond

Gawler Ranges National Park was proclaimed on 15 January, 2002.

It was proclaimed to conserve an important transition zone between the Eyre Peninsula and the Gawler Ranges region, and to include a representative sample of the Gawler Ranges Bioregion in the reserve system.

The park provides for the conservation of unique geological and natural features of the Gawler Ranges, and preserves habitats of threatened plants and animals, including species endemic to the State and region.

See Park Brochure (350Kb PDF)

Triodia grassland

Triodia grassland
Photo: Tim Bond

Special Values of the Park

The park contains a number of heritage sites of historical importance. These include Old Paney Homestead, Policemans Point and the Pondanna Farm precinct. The Scrubby Peak section of the park is the most diverse and scenically spectacular area of the Gawler Ranges. The park also contains several sites of Aboriginal heritage significance, which are mainly archaeological and burial sites.

Contact

Early Nancy, Wurmbea centralis, growing on rocky hills

Early Nancy, Wurmbea centralis, growing on rocky hills.
Photo: Tim Bond

Department for Environment and Heritage Staff
The West Region

Phone: (61 8) 8688 3111

Supporters

Natural Heritage Trust, National Reserve System

 Natural Heritage Trust
   

Nature Foundation of South Australia		 Nature Foundation of South Australia

 

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