Forested Uplands INVESTIGATION AREA

The Forested Uplands Investigation Area includes large areas of state parks and forests, and the Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park. Within this broad investigation area, a number of highly significant landscape features and areas were identified. These include volcanic cones, gold mining areas, gorges and mineral springs.

A significance assessment paper has been prepared for CASTLEMAINE each of these significant landscapes, namely: DIGGINGS ▪▪ Hepburn Gold Mines & Volcanic District ▪ Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park HEPBURN GOLD MINES ▪ CLUNES & VOLCANIC DISTRICT ▪▪ Wombat Forest & Hepburn Regional Park SMEATON ▪▪ & Park DAYLESFORD

Shire of Hepburn TRENTHAM

BEAUFORT CRESWICK WOMBAT FOREST & HEPBURN REGIONAL PARK BLACKWOOD LERDERDERG GORGE & STATE PARK City of BALLARAT

SNAKE VALLEY BALLAN

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STUDY AREA BOUNDARY SIGNIFICANCE INVESTIGATION AREA

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE : STATE NATIONAL PARK SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE: REGIONAL BRADVALE CAPE CLEAR STATE PARK VIEWING LOCATION (STATE SIGNIFICANT VIEW) OTHER PUBLIC LAND DEREEL VIEWING LOCATION (REGIONALLY SIGNIFICANT VIEW) MEREDITH

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Logo is at twice the size for the footer VOLCANIC the (Gariwerd) & Surrounds INVESTIGATION AREA

NATIMUK LUBECK The Grampians (Gariwerd) & Surrounds Investigation TOOAN Area is a landscape of majestic sandstone mountain STUART MILL Shire of Northern ranges, prominent ridges and forested lower slopes. Grampians Within this broad investigation area, a number of highly significant landscape features and areas have been CLEAR LAKE identified. This includes craggy peaks, forested areas, Rural valleys and the paddocks dotted with remnant Red Gums DOUGLAS that surround the Ranges. STAWELL A significance assessment paper has been prepared for each of these significant landscapes, namely: BLACK RANGES HALLS GAP HARROW ▪▪ The Grampians (Gariwerd) & Surrounds POMONAL ▪▪ Black Ranges (Burrunj) BALMORAL ARARAT MOYSTON

MIRRANATWA Rural

Shire of Southern GRAMPIANS RANGES Grampians (GARIWERD) & SURROUNDS

CAVENDISH WILLAURA

COLERAINE GLENTHOMPSON WANNON DUNKELD WICKLIFFE MERINO HAMILTON

BRANXHOLME CHATSWORTH STUDY AREA BOUNDARY SIGNIFICANCE INVESTIGATIONPENSHURST AREA VITE VITE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE : STATE HOTSPUR NATIONAL PARK SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE: REGIONAL DERRINALLUM CARAMUT STATE PARKNEW VOLCANICVIEWING RANGE LOCATION (STATE SIGNIFICANT VIEW) MINHAMITE HEXHAM DARLINGTON LYONS OTHER PUBLIC LAND VIEWING LOCATION (REGIONALLY SIGNIFICANT VIEW) MACARTHUR SOUTH WEST MILLTOWN 6 FORESTS © 2013

Logo is at twice the size for the footer Western Cones & Lava Flows INVESTIGATION AREA

MERINO The Western Cones & Lava Flows Investigation Area is HAMILTON a unique part of western where the explosive LAKE LINLITHGOW geology is visibly written in the landscape. DIGBY Shire of Southern Within this broad investigation area, a number of highly Grampians significant landscape features and areas have been PENSHURST identified. This includes dormant volcanos, lava flows and MOUNT ROUSE volcanic lakes, shown on the map opposite. & DARTMOOR HOTSPUR A significance assessment paper has been prepared for HARMANS VALLEY each of these significant landscapes, namely: LAVA FLOW CARAMUT DRIK DRIK ▪▪ Mount Rouse LYONS ▪▪ Mount Eccles () & Tyrrendarra Lava Flow MACARTHUR ▪▪ Mount Napier & Harmans Valley Lava Flow CONDAH MISSION

HEYWOOD MOUNT ECCLES (BUDJ BIM) & TYRENDARRA LAVA FLOW WOOLSTHORPE ORFORD TYRENDARRA

CODRINGTON

PORTLAND

PORT FAIRY WARRNAMBOOL

STUDY AREA BOUNDARY SIGNIFICANCE INVESTIGATION AREA

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE : STATE NATIONAL PARK SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE: REGIONAL STATE PARK VIEWING LOCATION (STATE SIGNIFICANT VIEW) OTHER PUBLIC LAND VIEWING LOCATION (REGIONALLY SIGNIFICANT VIEW)

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Logo is at twice the size for the footer plateaus & gorges INVESTIGATIONFORESTED AREA UPLANDS

DEAN The Plateaus & Gorges Investigation Area includes a BLACKWOOD diverse range of landscapes, located between and Ballarat.

This is a unique area of mountain ranges, isolated rises, BALLARAT MOUNT WARRENHEIP rolling hills, plateaus, deep river valleys and gorges. WERRIBEE Within this broad investigation area, a number of highly BALLAN GORGE BACCHUS MARSH significant landscape features and areas have been SMYTHESDALE AGRICULTURAL identified. MOUNT LAL LAL VALLEY GORGE A significance assessment paper has been prepared for LINTON PARWAN BACCHUS each of these significant landscapes: VALLEY MARSH Shire of Moorabool ▪ Enfield State Park DEVILS ▪ ENFIELD STATE ▪ Devils Kitchen KITCHEN ▪ PARK BRISBANE RANGES & ▪▪ Lal Lal Gorge ROWSLEY SCARP ▪ Werribee Gorge ▪ MEREDITH ▪▪ Bacchus Marsh Agricultural Valley STEIGLITZ ANAKIE HILLS ▪▪ Anakie Hills ▪▪ Brisbane Ranges & Rowsley Scarp ANAKIE ▪▪ Parwan Valley Shire of Golden Plains ▪▪ You Yangs ▪▪ & Warrenheip ▪ Barrabool Hills. SHELFORD ▪ CRESSY LARA

Shire of Colac Otway

BARRABOOL HILLS GEELONG

BELMONT DRYSDALE STUDY AREABEEAC BOUNDARY SIGNIFICANCE INVESTIGATION AREA LEOPOLD LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE : STATE WAURN PONDS NATIONAL PARK SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE: REGIONAL STATE PARK VIEWING LOCATION (STATE SIGNIFICANT VIEW) OTHER PUBLIC LAND VIEWING LOCATION (REGIONALLY SIGNIFICANT VIEW)

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