Wellington Park

Protected area near Hobart, Tasmania

42°53′S 147°10′E / 42.89°S 147.16°E / -42.89; 147.16[1]Area182.5[2]EstablishedNovember 1, 1993 (1993-11-01)Visitors280,491[3]OperatorWellington Park Management Trustwww.wellingtonpark.org.au

Wellington Park is the protected area which encompasses kunanyi / Mount Wellington and surrounds near Hobart, Tasmania. There are numerous hiking and mountain bike tracks within the park of varying difficulty.

Protection

Although it carries the same status as a national park (IUCN protected area category II[2]), because the park contains private land it cannot technically be reserved as a national park.[4]

Management

Wellington Park is administered by the Wellington Park Management Trust established in 1993 whose members include: Hobart and Glenorchy City Councils, Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service, DPIPWE, TasWater and Tourism Tasmania.[5] The Wellington Park Management Trust is outlined in the Wellington Park Act 1993.[6]

  • Australia Tower on the top of Mount Wellington
    Australia Tower on the top of Mount Wellington
  • Mount Wellington hiking track and Organ Pipes
    Mount Wellington hiking track and Organ Pipes
  • Mount Wellington lookout and boardwalk
    Mount Wellington lookout and boardwalk
  • One of the huts on the slopes of Mount Wellington
    One of the huts on the slopes of Mount Wellington

See also

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References

  1. ^ "Wellington Park on OpenStreetMap". openstreetmap.org. © OpenStreetMap contributors. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  2. ^ a b "CAPAD 2014". environment.gov.au. Commonwealth of Australia. 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Annual Report 2015-16" (PDF). wellingtonpark.org. Wellington Park Management Trust. 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Wellington Park FAQ". wellingtonpark.org.au. Wellington Park Management Trust. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Wellington Park Management". wellingtonpark.org.au. Wellington Park Management Trust. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Wellington Park Act 1993". www.austlii.edu.au. Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  • Wellington Park website


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