Code red closures - West and South Gippsland
On days of Code Red Fire Danger Rating all parks identified as 'high bushfire risk' will be closed for public safety.
Those sites that have been assessed to have a low level of risk or actions have been taken to reduce the bushfire risk will remain open on Code Red days.
See below for a complete list of open and closed parks within the Bureau of Meteorology's West and South Gippsland forecast district.
Parks closed on Code Red Days |
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| All state forest in the area |
Mitchell River National Park |
| Agnes Falls Scenic Reserve |
Moondarra State Park |
| Alpine National Park + | Morwell National Park |
| Anderson Inlet Coastal Reserve | Mount Worth State Park |
| Avon Wilderness Area | Nayook Bushland Reserve |
| Bald Hills Creek Wildlife Reserve | Nyora Nature Conservation Reserve |
| Baw Baw National Park | Nooramunga Marine & Coastal Park |
| Blond Bay Wildlife Reserve | Outtrim Cemetary Nature Conservation Reserve |
| Bull Beef Creek Nature Conservation Reserve | Providence Ponds Flora and Fauna Reserve |
| Bunurong Coastal Reserve | Sale Common Nature Conservation Reserve |
| Bunyip State Park | Shallow Inlet Marine and Coastal Park |
| Cape Liptrap Coastal Park | Stratford Highway Park |
| Corner Inlet Coastal Park | Sweetwater Creek Nature Conservation Reserve |
| Crossover Regional Park | Tarago Reservoir Park |
| Dowd Morass Wildlife Reserve | Tarra-Bulga National Park |
| Foster Flora Reserves | The Lakes National Park |
| Gippsland Lakes Coastal Park | Thomson Reservoir Parks |
| Glenmaggie Nature Conservation Reserve | Traralgon South Flora and Fauna Reserve |
| Holey Plains State Park | Turtons Creek Scenic Reserve |
| Jach Smith Lake State Game Reserve | Tyers Park |
| Macleod Morass Wildlife Reserve | Walhalla Historic Area |
| Ninety Mile Beach Coastal Reserve (McLoughlins Beach/Seaspray Coastal Reserve) | Wattle Point - Gippsland Lakes Reserve |
| Mirboo North Regional Park | Wilsons Promontory National Park |
+ Only the sections of this park that are within the relevant district.
Parks open on Code Red Days |
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| Bunurong Marine National Park | Jeeralang North Education Area |
| Bunurong Marine Park | Ninety Mile Beach Marine National Park |
| Coal Creek Streamside Reserve | Wilsons Promontory Marine National Park |
| Corner Inlet Marine National Park | Traralgon South Flora and Fauna Reserve |
List accurate as of Janurary 2013
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16 Apr 2013
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