Homevale National Park is a protected area in the Isaac Region in Central Queensland, Australia,[1] 821 km northwest of Brisbane. The landscape is dominated by cliffs, peaks and spires.[2] Fossils dating from the Permian period (280-225 million years) have been found here.[3]
| Homevale National Park Queensland | |
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 Fossilised sea shells, 2016 | |
  Homevale National Park | |
| Coordinates | 21°26′09″S 148°31′17″E / 21.4358°S 148.5213°E |
| Established | 1995 |
| Area | 218 km2 (84 sq mi) |
| Managing authorities | Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service |
| See also | Protected areas of Queensland |
Geography
editThe average elevation of the terrain is 436 metres.[4]
History
editHomevale National Park was previously the Homevale pastoral station where cattle were grazed.[5][6]
Homevale National Park was gazetted in 1995 under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 by regulation, Nature Conservation (Protected Areas) Amendment (No.5) 1995. Its area was changed in 1996, 2009, and 2024.[1]
As at 2024, the homestead of the Homevale pastoral station remains within the national park on Homevale Homestead Road (21°26′24″S 148°31′33″E / 21.4399°S 148.5259°E) and conservation plans are to be developed for it.[5][6]
See also
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References
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- ^ a b "Homevale National Park – national park in the Isaac Region (entry 52386)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "About | Homevale National Park". Parks and forests | Department of Environment and Science, Queensland. 21 October 2009. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "About | Homevale National Park". Parks and forests | Department of Environment and Science, Queensland. 21 October 2009. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "Homevale National Park topographic map, elevation, relief". topographic-map.com. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Mackay Highlands" (PDF). Parks and forests. Queensland Government. 2024 [Extension of the 2013 original]. pp. 11, 18–21. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Homesteads - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.