Parks Victoria
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Parks Victoria is a government agency of the state of Victoria, Australia.
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | December 12, 1996 (1996-12-12)[1] |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Victoria[1] |
| Headquarters | Level 10, 535 Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia [1] 37°48′57.4″S 144°57′28.1″E |
| Motto | Healthy Parks, Healthy People[1] |
| Employees | 968 (June 2017)[1] |
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| Website | http://www.parkweb.vic.gov.au/ |
Parks Victoria was established in December 1996 as a statutory authority, reporting to the Victorian Minister for Environment and Climate Change. The Parks Victoria Act 2018[3] updates the previous act, Parks Victoria Act 1998. Under the new Act Parks Victoria is responsible for managing over '...4 million hectares including 3,000 land and marine parks and reserves making up 18 per cent of Victoria’s landmass, 75 per cent of Victoria’s wetlands and 70 per cent of Victoria’s coastline'.[4]