Oolambeyan National Park

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Oolambeyan National Park
Oolambeyan National Park, New South Wales
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Coordinates: 34 ° 43 ′ 17 ″  S , 145 ° 16 ′ 21 ″  E
Location: New South Wales , Australia
Specialty: Sheep breeding station, pasture land, light forest
Next city: Hay
Surface: 222.31 km²
Founding: November 2001
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The Oolambeyan National Park is a national park in the south of the Australian state of New South Wales , 46 km southeast of Hay in the Riverina region. The park is 22,231 hectares.

The Oolambeyan station was private grazing for merino sheep , which was acquired in November 2001 by the government of New South Wales.

In the park you can visit the old sheep breeding station, which is surrounded by pastureland and light forest. Visitors can watch and learn how sheep are tended and sheared. Many species of birds and kangaroos can be seen in the pasture and woodland .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Geographical Names Register Extract . Geographical Board of Names of New South Wales. NSW Government ( Memento of the original from June 5, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.gnb.nsw.gov.au
  2. a b Oolambeyan National Park . Office of Environment & Heritage. NSW Government
  3. Case Study 4: Threatened Species Management in Oolambeyan National Park . Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water. NSW Government

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