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Regulations

  • All the plants, animals, historic artefacts and geological features in the park are protected. Leave the park as you find it.
  • Bins are not provided. Please take your rubbish with you.
  • Camping is not permitted.
  • Firearms are not permitted.
  • Vehicles and motorbikes may be used only on roads open to public vehicles. All vehicles must be registered and drivers licensed.

Dog regulations

  • Dogs and other pets are not permitted.

Safety

  • During summer, water restrictions may be in place. The water at the picnic area is suitable only for washing hands.
  • Mobile phones may not be in network range in some areas of the park. To be connected to police, ambulance or CFA, dial 112.
  • This park has been assessed to have a high level of bushfire risk and will be closed for public safety on days of Code Red Fire Danger Rating.
  • On days of Code Red Fire Danger parks and forests are not safe places to be. For your own safety, do not enter parks or forests and if you are already there you should leave the night before or early in the morning .
  • Fires (including barbecues) must not be lit on days of Total Fire Ban. For more information about Total Fire Bans visit the CFA website.

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03 May 2012

Around 75 volunteers joined with staff from Parks Victoria and the Mornington Peninsula Shire recently, Saturday 14 April, for a major onslaught on invasive weeds at McLarens Dam at Arthurs Seat. The community working bee was part of the Victorian Government’s Urban Fringe Weed Management Initiative, to control weeds on public …

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