Parks Victoria
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 12 December 1996 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Victoria |
| Headquarters | Level 10, 535 Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 37°48′57.4″S 144°57′28.1″E / 37.815944°S 144.957806°E |
| Motto | Into nature to create a better Victoria. |
| Employees | 927 (June 2024) |
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| Website | https://www.parks.vic.gov.au |
Parks Victoria is a government agency of the state of Victoria, Australia.
Parks Victoria was established in December 1996 as a statutory authority, reporting to the Victorian Minister for Environment. The Parks Victoria Act 2018 updates the previous act, Parks Victoria Act 1998. Under the new Act, Parks Victoria is responsible for managing over '...18 per cent of Victoria’s landmass (4.1 million hectares) and 70 per cent of Victoria’s coastline'.