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Dandenong Ranges National Park is in Victoria
Victoria (Australia)

File:Map Victoria Aboriginal tribes .jpgVictoria is a States and territories of Australia located in the southeastern corner of Australia. It is the smallest mainland state in area but the most Population density and urbanised....
 (Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
), 38 km east of Melbourne.

Because the park is located in an urban area, the park has a long history of major problems with feral and roaming animals. A cat
Feral cat

A feral cat is an unowned and untamed cat separated from domestication. Feral cats are born in the wild and may take a long time to socialize or may be abandoned or lost pets that have become Wildness....
-curfew
Curfew

A cogida, or curfew laws can be one of the following:# An order by a government for certain persons to return home daily before a certain time....
 was introduced in the entire Dandenong Ranges
Dandenong Ranges

The Dandenong Ranges, originally known as Corhanwarrabul, are a set of low mountain ranges, rising to 633 metres at Mount Dandenong, approximately 35km east of Melbourne, Victoria , Australia....
 area some years ago, and since then the numbers and variety of lyrebird
Lyrebird

A Lyrebird is either of two species of ground-dwelling Australian birds, most notable for their superb ability to mimicry natural and artificial sounds from their environment....
s and other native species have climbed dramatically.

Dandenong Ranges National Park is divided into five sections:






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Dandenong Ranges National Park is in Victoria
Victoria (Australia)

File:Map Victoria Aboriginal tribes .jpgVictoria is a States and territories of Australia located in the southeastern corner of Australia. It is the smallest mainland state in area but the most Population density and urbanised....
 (Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
), 38 km east of Melbourne.

Because the park is located in an urban area, the park has a long history of major problems with feral and roaming animals. A cat
Feral cat

A feral cat is an unowned and untamed cat separated from domestication. Feral cats are born in the wild and may take a long time to socialize or may be abandoned or lost pets that have become Wildness....
-curfew
Curfew

A cogida, or curfew laws can be one of the following:# An order by a government for certain persons to return home daily before a certain time....
 was introduced in the entire Dandenong Ranges
Dandenong Ranges

The Dandenong Ranges, originally known as Corhanwarrabul, are a set of low mountain ranges, rising to 633 metres at Mount Dandenong, approximately 35km east of Melbourne, Victoria , Australia....
 area some years ago, and since then the numbers and variety of lyrebird
Lyrebird

A Lyrebird is either of two species of ground-dwelling Australian birds, most notable for their superb ability to mimicry natural and artificial sounds from their environment....
s and other native species have climbed dramatically.

Dandenong Ranges National Park is divided into five sections:
  • Doongalla Forest - Containing Mount Dandenong itself, and the SkyHigh
    SkyHigh Mt. Dandenong

    SkyHigh Mt. Dandenong is a restaurant located on top of Mount Dandenong, Victoria, Australia....
     lookout with panoramic views of Melbourne's east.
  • Ferntree Gully - The south western section of the Dandenong Ranges National Park. Located between the suburbs of Ferntree Gully and Boronia
    Boronia, Victoria

    Boronia is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria , Australia, 29 km east from Melbourne's Melbourne city centre. Its Local Government Areas of Victoria is the City of Knox....
     to the west, Upwey
    Upwey, Victoria

    Upwey is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria , Australia, east from Melbourne's Melbourne city centre. Its Local Government Areas of Victoria is the Shire of Yarra Ranges....
     to the south, Tremont
    Tremont, Victoria

    Tremont is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria , Australia, 31 km south-east from Melbourne's Melbourne city centre. Its Local Government Areas of Victoria is the Shire of Yarra Ranges....
     and Sassafras
    Sassafras, Victoria

    Sassafras is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria , Australia, 34 km east from Melbourne's Melbourne city centre. Its Local Government Areas of Victoria is the Shire of Yarra Ranges....
     to the east and The Basin
    The Basin, Victoria

    The Basin is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria , Australia, 31 km east from Melbourne's Melbourne city centre. Its Local Government Areas of Victoria is the City of Knox....
     to the north. The park contains the Thousands Steps trail leading to One Tree Hill. The very steep walking trail includes over 700 steps over 2.5km and commemorates the battle for the Kokoda track
    Kokoda Track

    The Kokoda Track or Trail is a single-file foot thoroughfare that runs overland — in a straight line — through the Owen Stanley Range in Papua New Guinea ....
     in Territory of Papua during World War II
    New Guinea campaign

    The New Guinea campaign was one of the major military campaigns of World War II. The island of New Guinea was split between the Australian League of Nations Mandate Territory of New Guinea , the Territory of Papua , and Dutch New Guinea....
    . The steps are a popular destination for sightseers and fitness enthusiasts alike. During the AFL
    Australian Football League

    The 'Australian Football League' is the professional Australian national competition in the sport of Australian Rules Football.The league comprises sixteen teams which play 22 home and away rounds between late March and late August or early September....
     pre-season a number of Melbourne Australian Rules football League and Association teams run their players up the steps to promote team fitness.
  • Sherbrooke Forest
    Sherbrooke Forest

    Sherbrooke Forest lies at an altitude of 300 m within the Dandenong Ranges, 40 km east of Melbourne, in Victoria, Australia, close to the suburb of Belgrave, Victoria....
  • Olinda Forest - The eastern slopes of Mount Dandenong.
  • Mount Evelyn Forest - The most northerly section of the park.


See also

  • Protected areas of Victoria (Australia)
    Protected areas of Victoria (Australia)

    Victoria is the smallest mainland state in Australia. It contains 1966 separate Protected Areas with a total land area of 33,780 km? . Of these, 36 are National parks, totalling 25,774 km? ....


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