Lake Newland Conservation Park

Lake Newland Conservation Park
South Australia
Lake Newland Conservation Park is located in South Australia
Lake Newland Conservation Park
Lake Newland Conservation Park
Nearest town or cityElliston
Coordinates33°24′18″S 134°51′16″E / 33.40500°S 134.85444°E / -33.40500; 134.85444[1]
Established1 August 1991[2]
Area88.8 km2 (34.3 sq mi)[3]
Managing authoritiesDepartment for Environment and Water
WebsiteLake Newland Conservation Park
See alsoProtected areas of South Australia

Lake Newland Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located on the west coast of the Eyre Peninsula about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of the town of Elliston. It was proclaimed in 1991 in order to protect Lake Newland, a hypersaline lake, and an associated wetland complex. It lies in the traditional lands of the Wirangu people.

  1. ^ a b "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab )". CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  2. ^ Rann, M.D. (1 August 1991). "NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT 1972 SECTIONS 30 AND 43: CONSTITUTION OF, AND MINING IN, CONSERVATION PARK" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 490. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 25 November 2014)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 8 January 2015.