Historic celebrations at Yorke Peninsula’s Dhilba Guuranda-Innes National Park
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the proclamation of Innes National Park on the Yorke Peninsula and in another significant milestone the State Government has entered into a co-management agreement with the Narungga nation.
The park has been renamed Dhilba Guuranda-Innes National Park in acknowledgement of the Narungga traditional owners and in recognition of its new co-management arrangements.
The co-management plan follows the addition of 1394 hectares of land to the national park.
The State Government has entered into a co-management agreement with the Narungga people that establishes a co-management board for Dhilba Guuranda-Innes National Park.
The park is one of our state’s most iconic places, known and loved by generations of park visitors for its camping and recreation, coastal habitat and protection and conservation achievements.
Dhilba Guuranda-Innes National Park is one of the many destinations around South Australia to benefit from the State Government’s record investment of more than $130 million to improve parks across the state.
$3 million will be invested to upgrade campgrounds and heritage accommodation buildings, create an iconic lookout and improve day visitor areas including Shell Beach.
This project will deliver significant improvements to several popular sites to help boost visitor numbers, stimulate the regional economy and create local jobs.
The addition of extra land also presents a significant opportunity to consolidate the park and allow for ecological restoration, Aboriginal cultural activities, and tourism.
Dhilba Guuranda-Innes National Park is one of South Australia’s most popular parks and it plays an important role in the Yorke Peninsula’s regional economy.
The name Dhilba Guuranda-Innes National Park recognises the Southern Narungga Region and people on the Yorke Peninsula.
Dhilba Guuranda-Innes National Park was proclaimed on 5 March 1970 to conserve important habitat for the western whipbird and the mallee fowl. It was also recognised early as an important area for tourism.
The park consists of 10,626 ha incorporating the largest remnant area of native vegetation on the Yorke Peninsula and contains important cultural heritage sites.
