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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.
  • Firearms are not permitted.
  • Fires are not permitted
  • Motorised cycles are not permitted. A bicycle lock is recommended when leaving your bicycle for a walk. Parks Victoria and the Licensed Operator take no responsibility for loss, theft or damage to bicycles.
  • Camping is not permitted.
  • Swimming, fishing, surfing and entering the water are not permitted.
  • Keep to designated tracks.

Dog regulations

  • Dogs and other pets are not permitted.

Safety

  • Some cliffs are unstable. Observe warning signs.
  • All beaches surrounding Point Nepean National Park have dangerous undertows and unexpected large waves. Swimming is not permitted.
  • There may still be unexploded ordnance in the Point Nepean area. Keep to roads and tracks and observe signs.
  • 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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Barriers shore up the future of the rare Shaw Galaxias

09 May 2013

A partnership between Government agencies, volunteers and scientists has installed barriers to save a rare alpine fish that was in danger of extinction. Parks Victoria, the Department of Environment and Primary Industries (DEPI) Arthur Rylah Institute (ARI), West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority (WGCMA), VRfish and the Australian Trout Foundation …

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