Parks Victoria

Parks Victoria
Agency overview
Formed December 12, 1996 (1996-12-12)[1]
Jurisdiction Government of Victoria[1]
Headquarters Level 10, 535 Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia [1]
Coordinates: 37°48′57.4″S 144°57′28.1″E / 37.815944°S 144.957806°E / -37.815944; 144.957806
Motto Healthy Parks, Healthy People[1]
Employees 968 (June 2017)[1]
Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • Matthew Jackson[1], Chief Executive Officer

Parks Victoria is a government agency of the state of Victoria, Australia.

Parks Victoria was established in December 1996 as a statutory authority, reporting to the Victorian Minister for Environment and Climate Change. The Parks Victoria Act 1998 makes Parks Victoria responsible for managing national parks, reserves and other land under the control of the state, including historic sites and indigenous cultural heritage sites.[2]

The total area under Parks Victoria's management is over 40,000 square kilometres. It manages 13 Marine National Parks and 11 smaller Marine Sanctuaries. These Victorian marine, waterways and park-lands combined attract over 70 million visits each year, making them one of the state's most popular attractions.[3]

For a list of parks and other sites managed by Parks Victoria, see Protected areas of Victoria.

Notable heritage properties and historic places

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Parks Victoria Annual Report 2016–17" (PDF). Government of Victoria. 2017. pp. 1, 4, 8, 9, 36 & 38. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Parks Victoria Annual Report 2006-2007 p. 4
  3. ↑ Walking in Victoria's parks, Parks Victoria Booklet, printed August 2006.
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