Subsequent additions (and a very small excision) brought the area to 3750 ha by 1978. The park was included on Schedule Two of the National Parks Act in 1975. As a result of LCC (1977) recommendations and the National Act 1978 (Vic.), the former Eildon State Park (24 000 ha) was included on Schedule Three of the National Parks Act on 26 April 1980. It was transferred to the Schedule Two B (State Parks) on 23 August 1989 as a result of the National Parks(Amendment) Act 1989 (Vic.). The State and National Parks were combined to form Lake Eildon National Park, which was proclaimed on 4 June 1997, as a result of the National Parks (Amendment) Act 1997 (Vic.). Lind National Park (1370 ha) Addition area Year Details Act (ha) (ha) 1956 established National Act 1956 1166 1166 1975 move to current act National Act 1975 0 1166 National Parks 1988 addition 199 1365 (Amendment) Act 1988 National Parks (Yarra 1995 addition Ranges and Other 5 1370 Amendments) Act 1995 Lind National Park (originally 1166 ha) was recommended by a Crown Lands Investigation Committee to conserve rainforest habitat and was gazetted in 1926. The Park was included in Schedule Two of the National Parks Act in 1975. Following recommendations from the East Gippsland Area Review (LCC 1986), Lind National Park was expanded to 1365 ha in 1988. Five hectares (unused road reserve) were added in 1995. Little Desert National Park (132 647 ha) Total area Year Details Act Addition (ha) (ha) 1955 Kiata Lowan Sanctuary established 217 217 National Parks (Little Little Desert National Park established 1958 Desert and Mt. 945 1162 around and including sanctuary Richmond) Act 1968 National Parks 1969 addition 34 008 35 170 (Amendment) Act 1969 National Parks 1971 addition 81 37 251 (Amendment) Act 1971 addition 1975 National Parks Act 1975 49 37 300 move to current act National Parks and addition (central and western blocks, 1988 Wildlife (Amendment) 96 700 134 000 and Horseshoe Bend campground) Act 1988 National Parks 1991 addition (Broughtons Waterhole) (Miscellaneous 7 134 007 Amendments) Act 1991 National Parks 1997 addition 640 134 647 (Amendment) Act 1997
Subsequent additions (and a very small excision) brought the area to 3750 ha by 1978. The park was included on Schedule Two of the National Parks Act in 1975. As a result of LCC (1977) recommendations and the National Act 1978 (Vic.), the former Eildon State Park (24 000 ha) was included on Schedule Three of the National Parks Act on 26 April 1980. It was transferred to the Schedule Two B (State Parks) on 23 August 1989 as a result of the National Parks(Amendment) Act 1989 (Vic.). The State and National Parks were combined to form Lake Eildon National Park, which was proclaimed on 4 June 1997, as a result of the National Parks (Amendment) Act 1997 (Vic.). Lind National Park (1370 ha) Year Details Act Addition (ha) area (ha) 1956 established National Act 1956 1166 1166 1975 move to current act National Act 1975 0 1166 1988 addition National Parks (Amendment) Act 1988 199 1365 1995 addition National Parks (Yarra Ranges and Other Amendments) Act 1995 5 1370 Lind National Park (originally 1166 ha) was recommended by a Crown Lands Investigation Committee to conserve rainforest habitat and was gazetted in 1926. The Park was included in Schedule Two of the National Parks Act in 1975. Following recommendations from the East Gippsland Area Review (LCC 1986), Lind National Park was expanded to 1365 ha in 1988. Five hectares (unused road reserve) were added in 1995. Little Desert National Park (132 647 ha) Year Details Act Addition (ha) Total area (ha) 1955 Kiata Lowan Sanctuary established 217 217 1958 Little Desert National Park established around and including sanctuary National Parks (Little Desert and Mt. Richmond) Act 1968 945 1162 1969 addition National Parks (Amendment) Act 1969 34 008 35 170 1971 addition National Parks (Amendment) Act 1971 81 37 251 1975 addition move to current act National Parks Act 1975 49 37 300 1988 addition (central and western blocks, and Horseshoe Bend campground) National Parks and Wildlife (Amendment) Act 1988 96 700 134 000 1991 addition (Broughtons Waterhole) National Parks (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1991 7 134 007 1997 addition National Parks (Amendment) Act 1997 640 134 647
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