Victoria is the smallest mainland state in Australia. It contains 1966 separate Protected Areas with a total land area of 33,780 km² (14.84% of the state’s area). Of these, 36 are National parks, totalling 25,774 km² (11.32% of the state’s area).
The Parks are managed by Parks Victoria, a state government organisation. There are also many smaller state areas which are subject to commercial activity such as logging.
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As of 2011 there are 45 national parks in Victoria.[1]
| Name | Size (hectares) | Established | Notes |
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| Alfred | 3050 | 1925 | |
| Alpine | 646000 | 1989 | |
| Barmah | 28521 | 2010 | |
| Baw Baw | 13300 | 1979 | |
| Brisbane Ranges | 7718 | 1973 | |
| Burrowa-Pine Mountain | 18400 | 1978 | |
| Chiltern-Mount Pilot | 21600 | 2002 | |
| Churchill | 1668 | 1941 | |
| Cobboboonee | 18510 | 2009 | |
| Coopracambra | 35000 | 1991 | |
| Croajingolong | 87500 | 1979 | |
| Dandenong Ranges | 3215 | 1987 | Includes the former Ferntree Gully NP |
| Errinundra | 26875 | 1988 | |
| French Island | 11100 | 1997 | |
| Grampians | 168000 | 1984 | |
| Great Otway | 103000 | 1981 | |
| Greater Bendigo | 17007 | 2009 | |
| Gunbower | 2010 | ||
| Hattah-Kulkyne | 49975 | 1960 | |
| Heathcote-Graytown | 12833 | 2002 | |
| Kinglake | 22360 | 1928 | |
| Lake Eildon | 27750 | 1957 | |
| Lind | 1370 | 1925 | |
| Little Desert | 132000 | 1968 | |
| Lower Glenelg | 27300 | 1969 | |
| Lower Goulburn | - | 1992 | |
| Mitchell River | 14338 | 1963 | Includes former Glenaladale NP; expanded 1986, and 2003. |
| Mornington Peninsula | 2686 | 1988 | |
| Morwell | 560 | 1967 | |
| Mount Buffalo | 31000 | 1898 | |
| Mount Eccles | 6120 | 1960 | |
| Mount Richmond | 1733 | 1960 | |
| Murray-Sunset | 633000 | 1991 | |
| Organ Pipes | 152 | 1972 | |
| Point Nepean | |||
| Port Campbell | 1750 | 1962 | |
| Snowy River | 98700 | 1979 | |
| St Arnaud Range | 13900 | 2002 | |
| Tarra-Bulga | 2015 | 1986 | |
| Terrick Terrick | 5882 | 1999 | |
| The Lakes | 2390 | 1927 | |
| Warby-Ovens | 14655 | 2009 | |
| Wilsons Promontory | 50400 | 1898 | |
| Wyperfeld | 356800 | 1921 | |
| Yarra Ranges | 76000 | 1995 |
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