O'Halloran Hill Recreation Park

Protected area in South Australia

35°2′58.55″S 138°32′17.87″E / 35.0495972°S 138.5382972°E / -35.0495972; 138.5382972^[1]Established7 September 1989 (1989-09-07)^[2]Area253 hectares (630 acres)^[3]Managing authoritiesDepartment for Environment and WaterWebsiteO'Halloran Hill Recreation ParkSee alsoProtected areas of South Australia

O'Halloran Hill Recreation Park is a protected area located about 16 kilometres (9.9 miles) south of the Adelaide city centre in the suburbs of Seaview Downs and O’Halloran Hill. As of December 2021^[update] it is in the process of becoming part of the new Glenthorne National Park–Ityamaiitpinna Yarta.

History

The recreation park was proclaimed under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 in 1989 for "recreation and nature conservation purposes" in respect to parcels of land acquired by the Government of South Australia starting in the 1970s for three purposes - creation of "an open space buffer", provision of "both visual amenity and recreational opportunities for the rapidly growing southern suburbs" and the creation of "a second ring of parklands around Adelaide that would cater for outdoor pursuits, as well as protecting the Hills Face Zone from development".^[4]

The new Glenthorne National Park–Ityamaiitpinna Yarta opened to the public in November 2020,^[5] and the recreation park is in the process of transitioning to become part of it.^[6]

Description

The recreation park is classified as an IUCN Category III protected area.^[1]^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab )". CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
^ Blevins, F.T. (7 September 1989). "NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT, 1972, SECTION 34 (1): CONSTITUTION OF O'HALLORAN HILL RECREATION PARK" (PDF). The South Australian Government. Government of South Australia. p. 821. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
^ "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 25 November 2014)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
^ ^a ^b "O'Halloran Hill Recreation Park Management Plan" (PDF). Department of Environment and Planning. 2008. pp. I & 1. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
^ "Hikes in Glenthorne National Park-Ityamaiitpinna Yarta". Walking SA. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
^ "Creating Glenthorne National…". Glenthorne National Park. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.