Croajingolong National Park Contacts and References

National Park Contacts

For general information on Croanjingalong National Park or the marine national parks, contact the Parks Victoria offices at www.parkweb.vic.gov.au . For local information contact the Cann River Information Centre on (03) 5158 6351.

There are brochures available from Parks Victoria online

Wingan Inlet

http://www.parkweb.vic.gov.au/resources05/05_0443.pdf

For general information on Nadgee Nature Reserve contact the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service at www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au . For local information contact the Merimbula Office on (02) 6495 5000.

Overnight walks in the area require a permit from Parks Victoria, and New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service. In 2006 these permits cost $5 a night and were restricted to 8 in a group.

If you are travelling through Nadgee into Croanjingolong to Mallacoota or vice versa, the Merimbula office of NSW NPWS usually issue permits - phone 02 5495 5055, fax 02 6495 5055. For Croanjingolong, south of Mallacoota, contact the Parks Victoria Office at Mallacoota on 03 5158 0219, fax 03 5161 9540. (Note the fax number is different on the premit form). A copy of the permit form which covers Nadgee and Croanjingolong can be downloaded.

Boat Transport - Mallacoota

Scotty's Boat Charter - Contact Brian on (03) 5158 0597

Walkers Transport

The following contacts are not defiinte. They would require some negotiation for the transport to take place:

Tony Harrison - Orbost (03) 5154 1118
Steven Young - Cann River (03) 5158 6383
Tony Grey - Mallacoota (03) 5158 0472

Maps

Mallacoota - Wonboyn

CMA:Nadgee (NSW)
1:25 000

CMA:Narrabarba (NSW) 1:25 000

Vicmap:Mallacoota Outdoor Leisure Map 1:50 000

Cape Conran - Wingan

Natmap:Murrungower (Vic) 1:100 000

Natmap:Cann (Vic)
1:100 000

Vicmap:Mallacoota Outdoor Leisure Map 1:50 000

Wingan - Mallacoota

Natmap:Mallacoota (Vic)
1:100 000

Vicmap:Mallacoota Outdoor Leisure Map
1:50 000

The Vicmap:Mallacoota Outdoor Leisure Map 1:50 000 covers most of the walks described and is an excellent map.

Tide Information

Go to the Bureau of Meteorology tide page for Gippsland.

http://www.bom.gov.au/oceanography/tides/MAPS/eden.shtml#map

This will give the tidal information for Eden. You can work out the varaitaion of other areas from the map.

Shipwreck Information

For further information on Gabo Island Shipwrecks contact:

http://oceans1.customer.netspace.net.au/gabo-main.html

Aboriginal Heritage Information

Moogji Aboriginal Council East Gippsland Incorporated
52-54 Stanley Street ORBOST VIC 3888
PO Box 617 ORBOST VIC 3888
Ph: (03) 5154 2133 Fax: (03) 5154 2120
Email: moogji@net-tech.com.au

Books and Magasines

One of the best guides to this part of the coast is:

Cook P. and Dowd C. (1995) Walking the Wilderness Coast, Lakes Entrance to Eden Wildcoast Publications (www.wildcoast.net.au)

Wild Magasine Article:Ê No.79 (01 January 2001)
Hampton M - Coastal Walking - Croajingolong - PageÊref.:Ê 28-32

Walk the Talk

This is an account of a personal journey of Lynn Murrell from the South Australian border via the coast to the NSW border.

http://www.walkthetalk.ws/#profile

Walks Australia Contact

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