Churchill National Park

Churchill National Park
Victoria
The remains of aqueduct and pipeline, Churchill National Park.
Churchill National Park is located in Victoria
Churchill National Park
Churchill National Park
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Nearest town or cityLysterfield South
Coordinates37°57′05″S 145°15′37″E / 37.95139°S 145.26028°E / -37.95139; 145.26028
Established12 February 1941 (1941-02-12)[1]
Area2.71 km2 (1.0 sq mi)[1]
Managing authoritiesParks Victoria
WebsiteChurchill National Park
See alsoProtected areas of Victoria

The Churchill National Park is a national park located in the Greater Melbourne region of Victoria, Australia. The 271-hectare (670-acre)[1] national park is situated 31 kilometres (19 mi) southeast of Melbourne adjacent to the suburb of Lysterfield South, which lies between Rowville and Endeavour Hills in the far north of the City of Casey. The national park is near the Monash Freeway and Stud Road. When combined with the adjacent Lysterfield Park, the two parks comprise 1,668 hectares (4,120 acres) in the Dandenong Valley and the Dandenong Ranges that are a haven for native birds, mammals and reptiles, and provide recreational opportunities.[2]

Established on 12 February 1941 as the Dandenong National Park, the park was renamed in 1944 in honour of Sir Winston Churchill.[2]

Churchill National Park is about one and a half hours from Melbourne, Victoria.

  1. ^ a b c Victoria, Parks (May 2009) [August 1998]. Churchill National Park and Lysterfield Park Management Plan (PDF) (PDF). p. 12. ISBN 978-0-7306-6686-8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2014. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. ^ a b "Lysterfield Park & Churchill National Park: Visitor Guide" (PDF). Parks Victoria (PDF). April 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2014.