Heathcote-Graytown National Park

Heathcote-Graytown National Park Victoria
IUCN category II (national park)
Heathcote-Graytown National Park
Nearest town or city	Heathcote
Coordinates
Established	30 October 2002 (2002-10-30)
Area	128.33 km2 (49.5 sq mi)
Managing authorities	Parks Victoria
Website	Heathcote-Graytown National Park
See also	Protected areas of Victoria

The Heathcote-Graytown National Park is a national park located in the North Central region of Victoria, Australia. The 12,833-hectare (31,710-acre) national park, which includes sections of the Great Dividing Range, adjoins a number of state forests, including the McIvor Ranges State Forest and is located just outside the town of Heathcote.

The park lies within the Rushworth Box-Ironbark Region Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance for swift parrots and other woodland birds.

The area was gazetted as a national park by the Victorian Government on 30 October 2002 (2002-10-30). This was a controversial issue at the time. It was primarily proclaimed to protect Victoria's diminishing box-ironbark forests, crucial in retaining Victoria's biodiversity.

See also

• Protected areas of Victoria