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There are formed walking trails and places of interest to draw visitors to the park. Currawong Bush Park Walks are a series of eight walks, each focusing on different aspects of the reserve. All of these walks start and finish within the park. Downloading the audio guides will enhance your
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Being surrounded by low-density residential development, some of the most urgent problems the park faces are from the introduced species such as rabbits, foxes, stray dogs, and cats, occupying the park. Stray dogs mutilate
Eastern Grey kangaroos and any young they may be carrying, and rabbits dig
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from the neighbouring hockey field in the southern area of the park. The combined effect of the light pollution, traffic noise and pollution from
Reynolds Road drives wildlife away from the southern slopes and into other areas of the park where they compete with other species for already limited
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through an environmental group until funding was cut around 2004. According to the
Currawong Bush Park management plan in 2003, $ 1–2 million would be enough to upgrade facilities and deal with threats to the park's ecology. Three staffs are required to operate and manage the park properly.
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The entire park is off-limits to dogs. Motorized transport including motorbikes, scooters, and trail bikes are strictly limited to the roadway and carparks. Cyclists may ride on fire access tracks, but must dismount before entering smaller, unsealed walking tracks. The park is particularly
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More recent history shows the building, housing, the Ranger's
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and, being so close to residential areas, the fire danger in the area is immediate. Fire is only to be used in the campfire site near the education centre, where there are electric
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The Plenty Valley corridor: an archaeological survey of aboriginal sites
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