Long Island Recreation Park

Long Island Recreation Park
South Australia
Aerial view of Murray Bridge including north end of Long Island, circa 1920 (State Library of South Australia B 11533)
Long Island Recreation Park
Nearest town or city Murray Bridge
Coordinates 35°7′49.44″S 139°18′1.07″E / 35.1304000°S 139.3002972°E / -35.1304000; 139.3002972Coordinates: 35°7′49.44″S 139°18′1.07″E / 35.1304000°S 139.3002972°E / -35.1304000; 139.3002972[1]
Established 9 October 1958 (1958-10-09)[2][3]
Area 8 hectares (20 acres)[2]
Managing authorities Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
See also Protected 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 which 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] 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."[6]

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][6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (see 'DETAIL' tab)". CAPAD 2012. Australian Government - Department of the Environment. 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Protected Areas Information System Reserve List" (PDF). Government of South Australia. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  3. 1 2 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.
  4. ↑ 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
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. 1 2 "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. Department of the Environment. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
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