Long Island Recreation Park

Protected area in South Australia

35°7′49.44″S 139°18′1.07″E / 35.1304000°S 139.3002972°E / -35.1304000; 139.3002972^[1]Established9 October 1958 (1958-10-09)^[2]^[3]Area8 hectares (20 acres)^[2]Managing authoritiesDepartment for Environment and WaterSee alsoProtected areas of South Australia

Long Island Recreation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia occupying the full extent of Long Island in the Murray River immediately east of the city of Murray Bridge.^[4]

The island forming the recreation park first received protected area status on 9 October 1958 as a recreation reserve proclaimed under Crown Lands Act 1929 and to be managed by the Corporate Town of Murray Bridge.^[3] On 1 September 1966, it was proclaimed as a fauna sanctuary under the Fauna Conservation Act, 1964-1965.^[5] On 8 July 1976, the recreation reserve was resumed under Crown Lands Act 1929 and then proclaimed as the Long Island Recreation Park under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972.^[6]^[7]

As of 1980, it was reported as having "aesthetic and recreational value", as being a refuge for waterfowl and as supporting "a dense forest of introduced willow species with emergent Eucalyptus camaldulensis".^[8]

The recreation park is classified as an IUCN Category III protected area. In 1980, the recreation park was listed on the former Register of the National Estate.^[1]^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab )". CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Protected Areas Information System Reserve List" (PDF). Government of South Australia. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
^ ^a ^b McEwin, A. Lyell (9 October 1958). "CROWN LANDS ACT, 1929-1957: HUNDREDS OF MOBILONG AND BURDETT-RECREATION RESERVES RESUMED AND DEDICATED" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 1016. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
^ Boating Industry Association of South Australia (BIA); South Australia. Department for Environment and Heritage (2005), South Australia's waters an atlas & guide, Boating Industry Association of South Australia, p. 61, ISBN 978-1-86254-680-6
^ Shard, A.J. (1 September 1966). "FAUNA CONSERVATION ACT, 1964-1965: HUNDREDS OF MOBILONG AND BURDETT—FAUNA SANCTUARY DECLARED" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 1126. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
^ Banfield, D.H. (8 July 1976). "CROWN LANDS ACT, 1929-1975: HUNDRED OF MOBILONG—RECREATION RESERVE RESUMED" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 74. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
^ Banfield, D.H. (8 July 1976). "NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT, 1972-1974: LONG ISLAND RECREATION PARK CONSTITUTED" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 74. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Long Island Recreation Park, Long Island Rd, Murray Bridge, SA, Australia - listing on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate (Place ID 7930)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. Retrieved 22 May 2018.