Billiatt Conservation Park

Billiatt Conservation Park, formerly the Billiatt National Park, is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located in the locality of Sandalwood about 200 kilometres (120 mi) east of the state capital of Adelaide.[1]

For other uses, see Billiatt.

Billiatt Conservation Park
Sandalwood[1], South Australia
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)[2]
Billiatt Conservation Park is located in South Australia
Billiatt Conservation Park
Billiatt Conservation Park
Nearest town or citySandalwood[1]
Coordinates34°55′27″S 140°17′13″E[2]
Established12 December 1940[3]
Area8.02 km2 (3.1 sq mi)[4]
Managing authoritiesDepartment of Environment and Water
See alsoProtected areas of South Australia

Description

The conservation park occupies a parcel of land known as ‘Allotment 101 of Deposited Plan 51151’ in the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Auld in the locality of Sandalwood.[1]

The country is characterised by sand dunes with a mosaic of open mallee scrub. Ridge-fruited and red-tipped slender leaf mallees add colour to the dunes with broombush growing in the mottled shade.[5]

Since 2008, “certain existing and future rights of entry, prospecting, exploration or mining” permitted under the state's Mining Act 1971 have applied to the extent of the conservation park.[6]

As of 2018, it covered an area of 8.02 square kilometres (3.10 sq mi).[4]

The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category VI protected area.[2]

History

The land under protection was first proclaimed as a flora and fauna reserve under the Crown Lands Act 1929 on 12 December 1940 in respect to section 15 in the Hundred of Billiatt.[3]

On 23 September 1965, the following land was proclaimed under the Crown Lands Act 1929 as the Billiatt Wildlife Reserve - section 26 in the Hundred of Auld and section 18 in the Hundred of Billiatt.[7]

On 30 September 1965, land proclaimed as a wildlife reserve earlier in the month was re-proclaimed as a wildlife reserve under the National Park and Wild Life Reserves Act 1891.[8]

On 9 November 1967, the Billiatt National Park was proclaimed under the National Parks Act 1966 in respect to section 26 in the Hundred of Auld and sections 15 and 18 in the Hundred of Billiatt.[9]

On 27 April 1972, the national park was reconstituted as the Billiatt Conservation Park upon the proclamation of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972. Its boundaries were subsequently enlarged by the addition of the following land:[10]

  1. On 11 January 1973, sections 21 and 22 in the Hundred of Billiatt were added.[11]
  2. On 10 January 1980, section 13 in the Hundred of Auld and section 19 in the Hundred of Billiatt were added.[12]
  3. On 3 November 1983, sections 24 to 30 in the Hundred of Billiatt were added.[13]
  4. On 16 May 1985, section 27 in the Hundred of Auld, section 23 in the Hundred of Billiatt and sections 42 to 45, 48, 49 and 53 in the Hundred of Kingsford were added.[14]
  5. On 28 November 1985, section 28 in the Hundred of Auld was added.[15]
  6. On 24 July 2008, sections 14 and 16 in the Hundred of Billiatt and 'Allotment 101 of Deposited Plan 51151' in the Hundred of Auld were added.[16]

Also, on 24 July 2008, all of the land within the conservation park with the exception of 'Allotment 101 of Deposited Plan 51151' was constituted by proclamation under the Wilderness Protection Act 1992 as a wilderness protection area named as the Billiatt Wilderness Protection Area and thereby was removed from the conservation park.[16][17]

In 1980, when the conservation park's area was 368.14 square kilometres (142.14 sq mi), it was listed on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate.[18]

Fauna

Pygmy possums and eighteen species of reptile inhabit the park.[19]

Recognition by non-government organisations

Billiatt Conservation Park is part of an area of land considered by BirdLife International to be an Important Bird Area because it contains small but globally important populations of malleefowl, mallee emu-wren and purple-gaped honeyeater, as well as the rare western whipbird and red-lored whistler.[20]

See also

References
  1. "Search results for 'Billiatt Conservation Park' with the following datasets selected – 'Suburbs and Localities', 'NPW and Conservation Properties' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australian Government. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  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. Rudall, R.J. (12 December 1940). "FAUNA AND FLORA RESERVE" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 1427. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  4. "Protected Areas Information System Reserve List" (PDF). Government of South Australia. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  5. Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources website Archived December 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  6. "National Parks and Wildlife (Billiatt Conservation Park—Mining Rights) Proclamation 2008". The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. 24 July 2008. p. 3470. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  7. Shard, A.J. (23 September 1965). "CROWN LANDS ACT, 1929-1960: HUNDREDS OF AULD AND BILLIATT—WILD-LIFE RESERVE DEDICATED" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazatte. South Australian Government. p. 1134. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  8. Shard, A.J. (30 September 1965). "NATIONAL PARK AND WILD LIFE RESERVES ACT, 1891-1960: HUNDREDS OF AULD AND BILLIATT— RESERVE DECLARED" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 1196. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  9. Walsh, Frank (9 November 1967). "NATIONAL PARKS ACT, 1966: VARIOUS NATIONAL PARKS NAMED" (PDF). South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 2043. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  10. "No. 56 of 1972 (National Parks and Wildlife Act, 1972)". The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia: 660 & 700. 27 April 1972. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  11. Shard, A.J. (11 January 1973). "NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT, 1972: HUNDRED OF BILLIATT—BILLIATT CONSERVATION PARK—ALTERATION OF BOUNDARIES" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 101. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  12. Rodda, W. Allen (10 January 1980). "NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT, 1972-1978: CROWN LANDS, HUNDREDS OF AULD AND BILLIATT, COUNTY OF CHANDOS—ALTERTION OF BOUNDARIES OF CONSERVATION PARK" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 36. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  13. Payne, Ron (3 November 1983). "NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT, 1972: ALTERATION OF BOUNDARIES OF BILLIATT CONSERVATION PARK" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 1276. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  14. Hemmings, T. (16 May 1985). "NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT, 1972 SECTION 29—HUNDREDS OF AULD, BILLIATT AND KINGSFORD ALTERATION OF BILLIATT CONSERVATION PARK" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 1534. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  15. Cornwall, J.R. (28 November 1985). "NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT, 1972: SECTION 30 BILLIATT CONSERVATION PARK—ALTERATION OF BOUNDARIES" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 1608. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  16. "National Parks and Wildlife (Billiatt Conservation Park) Proclamation 2008". The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. 24 July 2008. p. 3437. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  17. "Wilderness Protection (Billiatt Wilderness Protection Area) Proclamation 2008". The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. 24 July 2008. p. 3476. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  18. "Billiatt Conservation Park (1980 boundary) – listing on the now defunct Register of the National Estate (Place ID 7946)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. 21 October 1980. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  19. "IBA: Billiat". Birdata. Birds Australia. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  20. "Important Bird Areas factsheet: Billiatt". BirdLife International. 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
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