NATIONAL PARKS - SCHEDULE TWO Alfred National Park (3050 ha) area Year Details Act Addition (ha) (ha) 1912 established Lands Act 1912 2188 2188 1956 move to National Parks Act 1956 National Parks Act 1956 - 2188 National Parks 1971 addition 111 2299 (Amendment) Act 1971 addition and 1975 National Parks Act 1975 1 2300 move to current act National 1988 addition 750 3050 (Amendment) Act 1988 Alfred National Park was first reserved as a National Park on 23 December 1925 following representations from the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria. The Park was named after the Minister for Lands and Water Supply, Alfred Downard. Following recommendations in the Land Conservation Council’s East Gippsland Area Review (LCC 1986), Alfred National Park was expanded to 3050 ha in 1988. Alpine National Park (661 777 ha)* Total area Year Details Act Addition (ha) (ha) Tingaringy National Park established 18 000 18 000 National Parks 1978 Wabonga Plateau State Park (Amendment) Act 1978 17 600 35 600 established Bogong National Park established 76 700 112 300 addition to Wabonga Plateau State 3600 115 900 Park (southern area) National Parks 1981 Wonnangatta–Moroka National Park (Amendment) Act 1981 107 000 222 900 established addition to Bogong National Park 4300 227 200 (Kiewa Crown Grant part) addition to Bogong National Park (Mt National Parks 1984 200 227 400 Higginbotham) (Amendment) Act 1984 Cobberas–Tingaringy National Park National Parks 1986 89 000 316 400 established (Amendment) Act 1986 addition to Cobberas–Tingaringy 9600 326 000 National Park (east of River) National Parks 1988 (Amendment) Act 1988 addition to Cobberas–Tingaringy 38 000 364 000 National Park (mineral licences) Alpine National Park established 262 251 626 151 National Parks (Alpine 1989 addition of Brown Creek headwaters National Park) Act 1989 980 627 231 post logging
NATIONAL PARKS - SCHEDULE TWO Alfred National Park (3050 ha) Year Details Act Addition (ha) area (ha) 1912 established Lands Act 1912 2188 2188 1956 move to National Parks Act 1956 National Parks Act 1956 - 2188 1971 addition National Parks (Amendment) Act 1971 111 2299 1975 addition and move to current act National Parks Act 1975 1 2300 1988 addition National (Amendment) Act 1988 750 3050 Alfred National Park was first reserved as a National Park on 23 December 1925 following representations from the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria. The Park was named after the Minister for Lands and Water Supply, Alfred Downard. Following recommendations in the Land Conservation Council’s East Gippsland Area Review (LCC 1986), Alfred National Park was expanded to 3050 ha in 1988. Alpine National Park (661 777 ha)* Year Details Act Addition (ha) Total area (ha) 1978 Tingaringy National Park established National Parks (Amendment) Act 1978 18 000 18 000 Wabonga Plateau State Park established 17 600 35 600 1981 Bogong National Park established National Parks (Amendment) Act 1981 76 700 112 300 addition to Wabonga Plateau State Park (southern area) 3600 115 900 Wonnangatta–Moroka National Park established 107 000 222 900 addition to Bogong National Park (Kiewa Crown Grant part) 4300 227 200 1984 addition to Bogong National Park (Mt Higginbotham) National Parks (Amendment) Act 1984 200 227 400 1986 Cobberas–Tingaringy National Park established National Parks (Amendment) Act 1986 89 000 316 400 1988 addition to Cobberas–Tingaringy National Park (east of River) National Parks (Amendment) Act 1988 9600 326 000 addition to Cobberas–Tingaringy National Park (mineral licences) 38 000 364 000 1989 Alpine National Park established National Parks (Alpine National Park) Act 1989 262 251 626 151 addition of Brown Creek headwaters post logging 980 627 231
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