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Labor is opening three new national parks in Victorias central west protecting the best of the bush and keeping it open for everyone to enjoyThe parks were formally proclaimed today giving them national park statusWombatLerderderg National Park spanning 44000 hectares between Daylesford and Bacchus Marsh bringing together Lerderderg State Park and parts of Wombat State ForestMount Buangor National Park covering more than 5300 hectares near Beaufort bringing together Mount Buangor State Park and parts of Mount Cole State ForestPyrenees National Park covering 15000 hectares northwest of Avoca bringing together existing conservation reserves and parts of St ArnaudPyrenees State ForestThe new national parks are part of more than 78000 hectares of public land now under Parks Victorias careThe changes also create five new regional parks at Barkstead Blackwood Fingerpost Spargo Creek and the PyreneesBendigo and Hepburn Regional Parks have been expanded with three new conservation parks at Hepburn Cobaw and Mirboo NorthAlmost 30 nature and bushland reserves are also part of the changesThe new parks protect important habitat for native wildlife including the powerful owl barking owl swift parrot and southern greater gliderThey will also support tourism recreation and jobs in regional communitiesVictorians can continue to bushwalk camp horse ride fourwheel drive walk dogs and fish in designated areasSeasonal deer hunting will also continue in designated areas of WombatLerderderg and Pyrenees National ParksOnly Labor will protect Victorias bush so future generations can enjoy it tooQuotes attributable to Minister for Environment Jaclyn SymesWere protecting the best of Victorias bush and keeping it open for everyone to enjoyProtecting our great outdoors means more people visiting our regions supporting local jobs businesses and communitiesQuote attributable to Member for Macedon MaryAnne ThomasWombatLerderderg is a special part of our region now its protected for generations to come
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