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Welcome to our Island |
Copyright 2011 Parapark Co Operative Game Reserve Limited. |
Parapark - Sunday Island |
Conservation is alive and well |
Para Park is situated in picturesque Corner Inlet, South Gippsland approximately 4 kilometers offshore from Port Albert. It is owned by the Para Park Cooperative Game Reserve Limited, an organisation originally set up in 1965 when a group of enthusiastic hunters /conservationists saw the opportunity to purchase the island and set up a unique wildlife conservation project aimed specifically at the Hog Deer or Para deer (axis porcinus). The island is approximately 8 kilometers long and 3 kilometers wide, nestled within the Nooramunga Coastal Reserve. Access is by boat from Port Albert taking approximately 15 minutes depending on the status of the tides and the weather. The cooperative share holders regularly make the trip using their own boats, or the cooperative owned "Yimbala" an 8 metre ex fishing boat captained by a local fisherman on behalf of the shareholders to attend working bees or just relax on their own island hideaway. |