Oolambeyan National Park

Oolambeyan National Park
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Nearest town/city	Carrathool
Coordinates	34°43′17″S 145°16′21″E / 34.72139°S 145.2725°E / -34.72139; 145.2725
Area	222.31 km²
Established	November 2001
Managing authorities	New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service

Oolambeyan is a 22,231 hectare national park located south of Carrathool and 46 kilometres (29 mi) south east of Hay in the Riverina region of south western New South Wales, Australia.^[1]

Oolambeyan Station was once a grazing property for its merino stud which was purchased by the Government of New South Wales in November 2001.^[2][3]

References

1. ^ "Geographical Names Register Extract". New South Wales Government. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/name_search/extract?id=MnKqFxxOan. Retrieved 2009-10-03. 
2. ^ "Oolambeyan National Park". New South Wales Government. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water. http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/NationalParks/parkHome.aspx?id=N0176. Retrieved 2009-10-03. 
3. ^ "Case study 4: Threatened species management in Oolambeyan National Park". New South Wales Government. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water. 2008-02-21. http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/sop04/sop04cs4.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-03. 

See also

• Protected areas of New South Wales