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 |
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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 |
| Coal Creek Streamside Reserve | Sweetwater Creek Nature Conservation Reserve |
| Corner Inlet Coastal Park | Tarago Reservoir Park |
| Crossover Regional Park | Tarra-Bulga National Park |
| Dowd Morass Wildlife Reserve | 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 |
| Jeeralang North Education Area | 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
Parks open |
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| Bunurong Marine National Park | Ninety Mile Beach Marine National Park |
| Bunurong Marine Park | Wilsons Promontory Marine National Park |
| Corner Inlet Marine National Park | |
List accurate as of December 2010
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