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Planning for the future at the Walls of Jerusalem

11/06/2013

The Minister for Environment, Parks and Heritage, Brian Wightman, has urged the community to have a say on how best to protect and enjoy the Walls of Jerusalem National Park.More

Mt Field gallery to showcase hidden gems

04/06/2013

When Greg and Rachel Power bought the Waterfalls Cafe at Mt Field National Park six months ago, a photographic gallery was always their goal. On Saturday, 1 June, 2013, their vision became reality when they launched their Waterfalls Cafe Gallery.More

A big effort for Low Head's little penguins

31/05/2013

A big effort from volunteers, people serving community work orders, Parks and Wildlife Service (PWS) staff and NRM North at Low Head has seen a major improvement in the habitat for little penguins since the project began two years ago.More

Strzelecki Peaks

47. Strzelecki Peaks (Flinders Island)

	4 to 5 hours return walk. (2.8km one way)
	From Whitemark, travel south (towards Lady Barron) on road B85 and turn into road C806. The track to the peaks starts 12.5km from Whitemark. See map
	Park entry fees apply. Fees can be paid at Service Tasmania in Whitemark. Annual pass holders should bring their ‘Annual all parks card’ to Flinders Island
	Nearest facilities are located 3.5km away at Trousers Point.
	Level 4. Steep uphill walk requiring physical exertion. However, there is nothing technically difficult about the walk. The walk starts at an elevation of 20m and finishes at 756m.
	Group B items
	Supervise children, hazardous cliffs, unprotected track edges, suitable clothing essential, this track should not be walked during periods of high fire danger
	No pets, firearms or bicycles

The large granite massifs of Strzelecki National Park dominate the southern part of Flinders Island and offer amazing views.

Highlights

The spectacular Devonian granite forms part of a much larger series of granite bodies extending from north-eastern Tasmania to Wilsons Promontory in Victoria. These granite massifs formed during a major continental collision in eastern Australia, approximately 370 million years ago.