Eight Mile Creek Parklands

Size: Follows 14 km of waterways, mostly along the Eight Mile Creek, but also sections of the Nine Mile Creek and Woolshed Creek

Vegetation community:  A mix of box-gum and grassy whitebox woodlands

Landform:   Riparian

Classification: Conservation

Features:   Thurgoona Threatened Species Zone 

Walking trails: Hume and Hovell Track

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Project managers: National Environment Centre, Riverina Institute of TAFE

Bushland of the Eight Mile Creek

Achievements to date

Projects in the Eight Mile Creek Parklands were undertaken by Work for the Dole participants, Conservation Volunteers Australia, Green Corps, Albury Lands Protection Board, Charles Sturt University, National Environment Centre students and Greening Australia.

Achievements include: planting of over 25,000 under-storey plants; direct seeding of under-storey species for over 12 km; extensive new bridgeworks; track work (three kms), stiles and fencing (55kms); plus two dams and five stock crossings.

Nesting boxes for animals and birds, designed and constructed by students from Murray High School, were placed throughout the site, and a management plan was prepared by natural resource management students from the National Environment Centre.

Over two winters Indigenous Rangers and Charles Sturt University students were employed by Parklands Albury Wodonga to plant 120,000 understorey along Albury Wodonga Corporation wildlife corridors.  These corridors have since been incorporated into the award winning Albury Ranges and Thurgoona Threatened Species Conservation Strategies. 

Albury Wodonga Corporation gifted 657 hectares of land identified in these Threatened Species Conservation Strategies to the Crown (NSW Government's Land and Property Management Authority) between 2008 and 2010, together with funding for ten years of land management and maintenance.  

Funding

Natural Heritage Trust funded $200,000 towards this project for 55km of fences and 25,000 plants. 

Albury Wodonga Corporation funded the planting of 120,000 understorey species along wildlife corridors between 2004 and 2005.

The endangered Squirrel Glider. (Photo K. Atkinson)

The future

The Six, Seven, Eight and Nine Mile Creeks and Woolshed Creek wildlife corridors have now been preserved into perpetuity through the transfer of these corridors to the Crown.

Land and Property Management Authority (LPMA) became the responsible land managers in 2010.  Discussion are ongoing with the LPMA to continue our involvement with Eight Mile Creek Parklands.

What you might see?

The Parkland is out of town so it makes the perfect escape from city life. Whether you are interested in the local flora, fauna or just want a quiet bushland setting for a picnic then Eight Mile Creek Parklands is the place for you. You will see revegetation works that have occurred over the past 10 years, the Eight Mile Creek, and plenty of wildlife.

Regent Honeyeater (Photo B. Shepherd)

Things to do

• Birdwatching
• Picnicking
• Short or Long walks
• Photography

Facilities

• Walking/Cycling Tracks
• Carparking
• Access to the Hume & Hovell Walking Track

What You Need to Know while in Parklands »

Further information on parklands tracks and trails in the Albury-Wodonga area can be obtained from parklands on (02) 6023 6714.