Mount Samaria State Park was included on Schedule Three of the National Parks Act as a result of the National Parks (Amendment) Act 1978 (Vic.) and proclaimed on 26 April 1979. It was transferred to the Schedule Two B (State Parks) in 1989. The Park was created following Government decisions on recommendations from the former Land Conservation Council (LCC) 1974 studies in the Study Area. Mount Worth State Park (1040 ha) Year Details Act Addition (ha) area (ha) established 221 221 National (Amendment) Act 1978 1978 addition 203 424 National Parks (Amendment) Act 1981 addition 577 1001 1981 National Parks (Amendment) Act 1984 addition 40 1041 1984 The park, included on the Schedule Two B Parks) of the National Parks Act 1975 (Vic.), was proclaimed on 16 May 1978. The Warragul Field Naturalists and Warragul Shire were instrumental in having the park created to preserve an example of the Wet Forest type originally widespread in the western Strzelecki Ranges. The park, originally covering 221 ha, was included on Schedule Three (Other Parks) of the National Parks Act 1975. It became a State Park as a result of the National Parks (Amendment) Act 1978 (Vic.). Later additions, bringing the total area of the park to 423.5 ha, 1000 ha, and then 1040 ha, were proclaimed on 26 April 1979, 19 May 1981, and 15 May 1984 respectively. Paddys Ranges State Park (2010 ha) Year Details Act Addition (ha) Total area (ha) National Parks (Amendment) Act 1989 established 1670 1670 1989 National Parks (Yarra Ranges and 1995 addition 5 1675 Other Amendments) Act 1995 addition (part of Wareek National Parks (Box-Ironbark and 2002 335 2010 State Forest) Other Parks) Act 2002 Paddys Ranges State Park (1670 ha) was originally proclaimed under Schedule Two B of the National Parks Act 1975 (Vic.) on 27 October 1989 under the National Parks (Amendment) Act 1989 (Vic.)
Mount Samaria State Park was included on Schedule Three of the National Parks Act as a result of the National Parks (Amendment) Act 1978 (Vic.) and proclaimed on 26 April 1979. It was transferred to the Schedule Two B (State Parks) in 1989. The Park was created following Government decisions on recommendations from the former Land Conservation Council (LCC) 1974 studies in the Study Area. Mount Worth State Park (1040 ha) Year Details Act Addition (ha) area (ha) 1978 established National (Amendment) Act 1978 221 221 addition 203 424 1981 addition National Parks (Amendment) Act 1981 577 1001 1984 addition National Parks (Amendment) Act 1984 40 1041 The park, included on the Schedule Two B Parks) of the National Parks Act 1975 (Vic.), was proclaimed on 16 May 1978. The Warragul Field Naturalists and Warragul Shire were instrumental in having the park created to preserve an example of the Wet Forest type originally widespread in the western Strzelecki Ranges. The park, originally covering 221 ha, was included on Schedule Three (Other Parks) of the National Parks Act 1975. It became a State Park as a result of the National Parks (Amendment) Act 1978 (Vic.). Later additions, bringing the total area of the park to 423.5 ha, 1000 ha, and then 1040 ha, were proclaimed on 26 April 1979, 19 May 1981, and 15 May 1984 respectively. Paddys Ranges State Park (2010 ha) Year Details Act Addition (ha) Total area (ha) 1989 established National Parks (Amendment) Act 1989 1670 1670 1995 addition National Parks (Yarra Ranges and Other Amendments) Act 1995 5 1675 2002 addition (part of Wareek State Forest) National Parks (Box-Ironbark and Other Parks) Act 2002 335 2010 Paddys Ranges State Park (1670 ha) was originally proclaimed under Schedule Two B of the National Parks Act 1975 (Vic.) on 27 October 1989 under the National Parks (Amendment) Act 1989 (Vic.)
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