Wittelbee Conservation Park

Wittelbee Conservation Park Ceduna[1], South Australia
IUCN category III (natural monument or feature)[2]
Wittelbee Conservation Park
Nearest town or city	Ceduna[1]
Coordinates	37°10′22″S 139°51′49″E[2]
Established	16 January 1969[3]
Area	1.7 km^2 (0.7 sq mi)[4]
Managing authorities	Department for Environment and Water
Website	Wittelbee Conservation Park
See also	Protected areas of South Australia

Wittelbee Conservation Park, formerly the Wittelbee National Park, is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located on the west coast of Eyre Peninsula in adjoining the headland of Wittelbee Point about 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) south east of the town of Ceduna.^[1][5]

The conservation park consists of the following land in the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Bonython - section 101 and a parcel of land identified as Allotment 1 of Deposited Plan No. 31612.^[3][6] The land in section 101 first acquired protected area status as a national park declared on 16 January 1969 under the National Parks Act 1966.^[3] On 27 April 1972, the national park was reconstituted as the Wittelbee Conservation Park under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972.^[7] On 19 December 1991, additional land, i.e. Allotment 1 of Deposited Plan No. 31612, was added to the conservation park to extend protection over land located between high tide and low tide.^[1][6] As of 2018, it covered an area of 1.7 square kilometres (0.66 sq mi).^[4]

The following statement of significance was published in 1980:^[8]

The park is significant as it contains an area of samphire swamp which is not well represented in the National Parks system. Wittelbee Conservation Park contains mallee vegetation right up to the coastal dune, fine sandy beaches and a low rocky headland. A pleasant picnicking area is utilised by the local residents and tourists.

The conservation park is categorised as an IUCN Category III protected area.^[2] In 1980, it was listed on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate.^[8]

References

1. "Search results for 'Wittelbee Conservation Park' with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'NPW and Conservation Properties' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
2. "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab )". CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
3. Hall, Steele. "NATIONAL PARKS ACT, 1966: HUNDRED OF BONYTHON—WITTELBEE NATIONAL PARK" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
4. "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 17 Feb 2014)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
5. "Wittelbee Conservation Park". Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
6. Blevins, F.T. (19 December 1991). "NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT 1972 SECTIONS 29 (3) AND 30 (2): VARIOUS CONSERVATION PARKS— ALTERATION OF BOUNDARIES" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 1907. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
7. "No. 56 of 1972 (National Parks and Wildlife Act, 1972)". The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia: 660 & 701. 27 April 1972. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
8. "Wittelbee Conservation Park, Decres Bay Rd, Ceduna, SA, Australia - listing on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate (Place ID 6737)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. 21 October 1980. Retrieved 11 March 2019.

•  This article incorporates text by Commonwealth of Australia available under the CC BY 3.0 AU licence.

External links

• Wittelbee Conservation Park official webpage
• Parks of the Far West official brochure
• Wittelbee Conservation Park on protected planet