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Toorale National Park

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Toorale National Park is a national park in northwestern New South Wales. The park is well off the beaten path, but travellers do visit this park in order to visit a homestead that was once a part of the world's largest

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Park website

Bourke office, ☏ +61 2 6830 0200. M–F 8:30AM–4:30PM. (updated Sep 2022)

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The closest settlement to Toorale NP is the small town of Bourke, which is a few hundred metres less than 70 km away from the entrance. From Bourke, head west along Bourke–Milparinka Road and then after 32 km, turn left and head southwest onto Toorale Road. Continue for another 38 km until you've reached the park's entrance.

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1 Toorale Homestead precinct (Yarramarra), 4258 Toorale Road, Gumbalie, ☏ +61 2 6830 0200. Daily 8AM–5PM. This station was once a part of the world's largest sheep station – today it's an important site for the Indigenous Kurnu-Baakandji People, who run daily tours. If you so happen to not join a tour, you can alternatively take the 200-meter Toorale Homestead walk, a trail that encircles the homestead. (updated Sep 2022)

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Introduction

National park in New South Wales, Australia Toorale National ParkIUCN category II (national park)Toorale National ParkLocationNew South WalesNearest cityBourkeCoordinates30°15′54″S 145°24′04″E / 30.26500°S 145.40111°E / -30.26500; 145.40111Area308.66 km2 (119.17 sq mi)Established26 November 2010 (2010-11-26)Governing body NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service Kurnu-Baakandji people WebsiteOfficial website The Toorale National Park is a protected national park that is located in the far-west region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The 30,866-hectare (76,270-acre) national park is located approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi) southwest of Bourke, at the junction of the Darling and Warrego rivers. The national park is located adjacent to both the Darling River and the Gundabooka National Park, located to the south-east of the park, and the Toorale State Conservation Area, located to the north-west of the park. The park is jointly managed by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service and the local indigenous Kurnu-Baakandji people.

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Flora

[edit] Toorale National Park vegetation (2021). Toorale has diverse vegetation with 27 vegetation communities described and mapped. Of these, inland floodplain shrublands are the dominant community, consisting of lignum shrublands, confined swamps dominated by cane grass, eurah shrublands, riverine chenopod shrublands and low chenopod shrublands. Low chenopod shrubland is the most extensive vegetation community on Toorale, covering over 40 per cent of the park and is a highly variable community. The banks and internal river bends of the Darling River are lined by a tall open forest of river red gum. Outer bends of the Darling and Warrego rivers and tributaries are lined by coolibah open woodland, which extends onto the surrounding alluvial floodplains. Floodplain woodlands also include those characterised by black box. Areas associated with semi-permanent water support shallow freshwater sedgelands. Bimble box grows in periodically flooded depressions on sandplains and alluvial plains. On dryland areas there are extensive woodlands of belah, black oak, western rosewood and leopardwood. A relatively large expanse of Whitewood–Western Rosewood low woodland occurs on the stony tablelands. There are small patches of supplejack dominated woodland and Western Peneplain woodlands dominated by coolibah and beefwood or ironwood. Gidgee and occasionally Whitewood tall shrublands, mulga (Acacia spp.) communities and Aeolian dunefields comprising patches of gum coolibah woodland also occur.

Fauna

[edit] Mammals[edit] Within the combined area of national park and the Toorale State Conservation Area, at least 28 species of mammal have been recorded. The terrestrial species include the red kangaroo, western grey kangaroo and eastern grey kangaroo, as well as the common dunnart and short-beaked echidna. Several bat species have been recorded, including Gould's wattled bat, the lesser long-eared bat, inland broad-nosed bat, little broad-nosed bat, yellow-bellied sheath-tailed bat and little pied bat. Several introduced pest species occur, including the European fox, European rabbit, brown hare, feral cat, feral goat, feral pig, European cow and House mouse. Reptiles and amphibians[edit] At least 57 species of reptile have been recorded within the combined area of national park and the Toorale State Conservation Area. These include the Murray River turtle, Interior blind snake, leopard Ctenotus, ringed brown snake, sand goanna, Bynoe's gecko and Central bearded dragon. Seventeen species of amphibian have also been recorded including the broad-palmed frog, desert froglet and rough frog.