Public Land

Public land in the Glenelg-Hopkins Catchment Management (external link) region is dominated by National Parks, covering over 200 000 ha (200 km²). The Grampians National Park covers most of this area (ie. 167 100 ha). State Parks, Coastal Parks and Reference Areas combine to comprise almost 35 300 ha throughout the region.

Grampians National Park

Glenelg-Hopkins State and National Parks

This map shows the location of State and National Parks in the Glenelg-Hopkins region, and in nearby regions (as at January 2006). Data supplied by Parks Victoria.

Parks and Reserves in the Glenelg Region

• Acting on behalf of the Victorian Government as the agent for the Crown land outside of the parks and forests systems, the majority occupied by individuals and organisations/clubs other than the Department of Sustainability and Environment;

• Purchases, exchanges, sells, reserves and leases or licences land and property for DSE and other parts of Government;

• Providing policy and a regulatory framework for the reservation, management and use of Crown land;

• Facilitating major Government and private infrastructure projects through the commercial leasing, reservation and delegated management of Crown land;

• Maintaining the Crown land data base covering relevant Crown allotments;

• For the purposes of Native Title claims, researches and determines the tenure history of Crown land under claim and provides DSE policy input to the Government’s response to Native Title;

• Coordinating responses to land use planning proposals on behalf of DSE;

• Acting as a referral authority for proposed developments on private and Crown land;

• Providing new information technology developments and initiatives to support cadastral and natural resource decision-making and program delivery.