Peebinga Conservation Park

283km E from Adelaide CBD

About: Peebinga Conservation Park was created to conserve the habitat of the rare White-bellied Whipbird. There are no visitor facilities available in the park.

Where is it?: Peebinga Conservation Park is c. 45km N of Pinnaroo off the Browns Well Highway to Loxton.

Owner: Department for Environment and Water.

Property summary: Total area 3,361 hectares. Hundred of Peebinga – Sections 19, 21, 22, 30, 31, 115, 117-119, 122, 123, 125 and Hundred of Kingford – Section 1411.

Landscape Management Region: Murraylands and Riverland

History: Peebinga Flora and Fauna Reserve was proclaimed on 14 March 1940 comprising Sections 21, 22, 30 and 312. On 5 March 1959 these sections were resumed and dedicated as a Flora and Fauna Reserve under the care, control and management of the Flora and Fauna Committee3. Sections 19 and 30 were added on 30 September 1965 and the reserve was proclaimed as a Wildlife Reserve4, 5. On 9 November 1967 Sections 19, 21, 22, 40 and 31 were proclaimed as Peebinga National Park6. The area was re-proclaimed as Peebinga Conservation Park on 27 April 19727. Sections 115, 117-119, 122, 123, 125 and 141 were added on 1 December 19778 .

Habitat: There are three main habitats within the park:

  • Mallee heath and shrubland – Ridge-fruited Mallee (Eucalyptus incrassata) mid mallee woodland over Green Tea-tree (Leptospermum coriaceum) and Twiggy Guinea-flower (Hibbertia virgata).
  • Mallee heath and shrubland – Square-fruited Mallee (Eucalyptus calycogona) ssp. mid open mallee woodland over Mallee Honey-myrtle (Melaleuca acuminata) and Austrostipa tussock grasses
  • Mallee with hummock grass – Narrow-leaved Mallee (E. foecunda) mid mallee woodland over Moonah (Melaleuca lanceolata) and Porcupine Grass (Triodia scariosa)9.

Total Species Recorded to Date: 89 (non-passerines 32, passerines 57)

Common Species: Common Bronzewing, Galah, White-eared Honeyeater, Australian Magpie, Crested Pigeon

Less Common Species: White-winged Chough, Nankeen Kestrel, Australian Owlet-nightjar, Black-capped Sittella, Masked Woodswallow

References:
 1 Protected Areas Information System Property Summary Report (15 March 2019). Department for Environment and Water, Adelaide, South Australia. 

 2 Fauna and Flora Reserve. The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. 11: 537. (14 March 1940). 

 3 Crown Lands Act, 1929-1957: Hundred of Peebinga—Reserves Resumed and Dedicated. The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. 9: 486. (5 March 1959). 

 4 Crown Lands Act, 1929-1960: Hundred of Peebinga—Wildlife Reserves Dedicated. The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. 40: 1195. (30 September 1965). 

 5 National Park and Wildlife Reserves Act, 1891-1960: Hundred of Peebinga—Reserves Declared. The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. 41: 1292. (7 October 1965). 

 6 National Parks Act, 1966: Various National Parks Named. The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. 51: 2043 (9 November 1967). 

 7  National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 (SA). sch 4. p. 2. 

 8 National Parks and Wildlife Act, 1972-1974: Hundreds of Peebinga and Kingsford. The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. 57: 2064 (1 December 1977). 

9 Reserves of the Billiatt District Supplementary Document to Management Plan 2011. Department of Environment and Resources, Adelaide, South Australia.  

Updated: 5/09/2021

 

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