Boorabbin National Park

Author

Shire of Coolgardie

Place Number

07349

Location

Great Eastern Hwy Coolgardie

Location Details

Local Government

Coolgardie

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Municipal Inventory Adopted 27 Jul 1995 Category 2
Register of the National Estate Registered 21 Mar 1978

Statement of Significance

An important though undeveloped National Park significant for flora and fauna.

Physical Description

A strip of land 30,000ha, 10kms wide and 30kms long, centred on the Great Eastern Highway between Koorarawalyee & Boorabbin, with established conservation values for flora and fauna including three semi arid zone banksia species (B. audax, B. elderiana and B. lullfitzii) and nine species of agamid reptile.

History

A former townsite exists nearby, without any surface trace of its existence

Integrity/Authenticity

High

Condition

Very Good

Place Type

Landscape

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use PARK\RESERVE Park\Reserve
Original Use OTHER Other

Historic Themes

General Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Environmental awareness

Creation Date

30 May 1997

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.