Heathcote-Graytown National Park is located in the North Central region of Victoria, Australia. The park, which includes sections of the Great Dividing Range, adjoins a number of state forests, including the McIvor Ranges State Forest and is located just outside the town of Heathcote. It lies within the Rushworth Box-Ironbark Region Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance for Swift Parrots and other woodland birds.
The area was gazetted as a national park by the Victorian Government in 2002. This was a controversial issue at the time. It was primarily proclaimed to protect Victoria's diminishing Box-Ironbark forests, crucial in retaining Victoria's biodiversity.
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