Greenhill Recreation Park

Greenhill Recreation Park South Australia
IUCN category III (natural monument or feature)
Greenhill Recreation Park
Nearest town or city	Adelaide city centre
Coordinates	34°56′43.08″S 138°40′26.04″E / 34.9453000°S 138.6739000°E / -34.9453000; 138.6739000Coordinates: 34°56′43.08″S 138°40′26.04″E / 34.9453000°S 138.6739000°E / -34.9453000; 138.6739000^[1]
Established	27 November 1952 (1952-11-27)^[2]
Area	24 hectares (59 acres)^[3]
Managing authorities	Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
See also	Protected areas of South Australia

Greenhill Creek Recreation Park is a protected area located in the Australian state of South Australia about 7 kilometres (4.3 miles) east of the Adelaide city centre in the suburb of Greenhill.^[4]

The land forming the recreation park which first received protected area status on 27 November 1952 as a national pleasure resort.^[2] The national pleasure resort was re-proclaimed under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 as the Greenhill Recreation Park on 27 April 1972.^[5] As of 2018, it covered an area of 24 hectares (59 acres).^[3]

In 1980, it is described as having "a long history of grazing, clearing and bushfires", as having "vegetation consisting primarily of Eucalyptus odorata, E. leucoxylon and E obliqua open woodland over a largely introduced understorey of grasses, herbs and forbs" and its "principal value" is as "an excellent recreational lookout offering extensive views over Adelaide".^[6]

The recreation park is classified as an IUCN Category III protected area.^[1]

References

1 2 "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (see 'DETAIL' tab)". CAPAD 2012. Australian Government - Department of the Environment. 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
1 2 Rudall, R.J. (27 November 1952). "LANDS RESUMED AND DEDICATED FOR NATIONAL PLEASURE RESORT PURPOSES" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 1383. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
1 2 "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 25 November 2014)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
↑ "Search result for " Greenhill (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0027966 ) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and "Local Government Areas"". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
↑ "No. 56 of 1972 (National Parks and Wildlife Act, 1972)". The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia: 660 & 700. 27 April 1972. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
↑ "Greenhill Recreation Park, Greenhill Rd, Greenhill, SA, Australia (Register of the National Estate (Non-statutory archive))". Commonwealth of Australia, Department of Environment. 21 October 1980. Retrieved 10 May 2015.

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Game reserves	Bool Lagoon Bucks Lake Chowilla Currency Creek Lake Robe Loch Luna Moorook Mud Islands Poocher Swamp Tolderol
Recreation parks	Anstey Hill Blackwood Forest Brownhill Creek Caratoola Cobbler Creek Granite Island Greenhill Long Island O'Halloran Hill Onkaparinga River Shepherds Hill Sturt Gorge Totness
Regional Reserves	Chowilla Innamincka Lake Frome Nullarbor Munga-Thirri–Simpson Desert Strzelecki Yellabinna
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Wilderness Protection Areas	Billiatt Cape Bouguer Cape Gantheaume Cape Torrens Danggali Hambridge Hincks Investigator Group Memory Cove Nullarbor Nuyts Archipelago Ravine des Casoars Western River Yellabinna
Other protected areas	Arkaroola Protection Area
Related topics	Marine protected areas of South Australia List of protected areas in Adelaide

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