Heathcote-Graytown National Park - Parks Victoria

For further information
Parks Victoria
Information Centre
Call 13 1963
or visit the
Parks Victoria website
www.parkweb.vic.gov.au
Heathcote Visitor
Information Centre
Cnr High and Barrack Streets
Heathcote Vic 3523
Phone: 03 5433 3121
Nagambie Lakes Visitor
Information Centre
145 High Street
Nagambie Vic 3608
Freecall: 1800 444 647
Caring for the
environment
Help us look after your park
by following these guidelines:
Please take rubbish home with
you for recycling or disposal
All native plants, animals,
historical and archaeological
sites and geographic features
are protected by law
Dogs are only permitted in the
McIvor Range area (marked on
the map) and must be kept on a
leash at all times.
Firearms are prohibited
Prospecting is permitted in
designated areas. Prospectors
must hold a current Miner's
Right. Refer to the Prospecting
Guide for more information
Light fires only in fireplaces
provided. Bring your own
firewood for barbecues. Gas
barbecues are recommended
No fires, including gas
barbecues, may be lit on a day
of Total Fire Ban.
Heathcote-Graytown National
Park is in the Northern
Country Total Fire Ban
District. It is your
responsibility to know if it is
a day of Total Fire Ban. If in
doubt call the Victorian
Bushfire Information Line on
1800 240 667
Park closures - Be prepared to
leave early as extreme
weather may cause the
closure of some park areas
for public safety
Healthy Parks Healthy People
Visiting a park can improve
your health, mind, body and
soul. So, with over four million
hectares of parkland available
to Victorians, why not escape
to a park today!
Plants and animals
The park includes eight large old tree sites. Red
Ironbark, Grey Box and Yellow Box are the
predominant trees in these areas.
Sixteen threatened species have been recorded in
the park, including the Crimson Spider-Orchid,
Clover Glycine, Scented Bush Pea, Squirrel
Glider, Powerful Owl, Bandy Bandy and Swift
Parrots.
Other birds and animals you can see include the
White Breasted Sea Eagle, Swamp Wallaby,
Yellow Footed Antechinus, Bearded Dragon,
Barking Gecko and the Sugar Glider.
Barking Gecko – Jeremy Tscharke
Other interesting places to visit
Pink Cliffs
This interesting and colourful phenomenon was
created by early gold-mining activities. Sluicing
work was carried out until the early 1880s and it
was in this period that work in the Pink Cliffs area
brought to light these colourful “hills”.
From the Northern Highway, follow Jennings
Street to the west, turn south onto Hospital Street,
then west onto Pink Cliffs Road and follow
directional signs.
Viewing Rock
From here you can take in a fantastic view of
Heathcote, which is reputed to have the longest
main street in the southern hemisphere. Take a
hike down to the Powder Magazine, witness a
spectacular array of orchids, or just sit and listen
to the harmony of the Grey Shrike Thrush.
Heading North along the Northern Highway turn
east onto Chauncey Street, drive past the
Showgrounds and turn north on to the North
Costerfield Road and then to the east of the
Range Drive and simply follow the signs.
Heathcote Powder Magazine
This English style masonry brick building was
used in the 1860s to house gunpowder and
explosives for the McIvor Diggings Gold Rush.
Simply follow Barrack Road to the East (off the
Northern Highway), turn right before the caravan
park into Forest Drive and follow the directional
signs.
Mt Ida
Imagine you are sitting on the top of the world
where Victoria’s remaining Box-Ironbark forests
disappear into the hazy horizon in all directions.
Views from Mt Ida should inspire even the hardest
to please outdoor enthusiast.
Stay on the Northern Highway heading north
approximately 8kms and follow the directional
signs all the way to the carpark.
December 2010
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