Wetlands of Victoria
Victoria has 10 wetland sites on the List of Wetlands of International Importance (commonly called the Ramsar Convention).
These sites are covered by fresh or salt water and support diverse vegetation, bird and wildlife and include:
- Port Phillip Bay and Bellarine Peninsula
- Western District Lakes
- Lake Albacutya
- Hattah Lakes
- Gunbower Island
- Kerang Lakes
- Barmah Forest
- Gippsland Lakes
- Corner Inlet
- Western Port.
A number of other smaller, less significant wetlands exist in Victoria. These are in parks and reserves protected and managed by Parks Victoria:
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Coolart is a magnificent late Victorian mansion situated on the shores of Westernport. In the superb grounds are ever-changing wetlands that you can view from the observatory, and a lagoon where thousands of Australian white ibis nest every year.
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Accessible only by 30 minute passenger ferry ride, the 11,100-hectare park contains environments ranging from mangrove saltmarsh areas to open woodlands and plays home to an equally diverse range of wildlife.
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Point Cook Coastal Park features abundant birdlife, intertidal sand banks and a marine reserve. Located 20 kilometres south-west of Melbourne, it is a popular destination for birdwatchers.
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