Dooragan National Park Plan of Management

Dooragan National Park is located immediately south of Laurieton and approximately 25 kilometres south of Port Macquarie on the mid-north coast of New South Wales. The park is 1,042 hectares in size and encompasses North Brother Mountain, the northern most of the Three Brother Mountains.

Dooragan National Park
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Date
1 July 2004
Publisher
Department of Environment and Conservation (NSW)
Type
Publication, Plan of management, Final
Status
Final
Cost
Free
Language
English
Tags
  • ISBN 0-73136-8533
  • ID DEC20040135
  • File PDF 725KB
  • Pages 35
  • Name dooragan-national-park-plan-of-management-040135.pdf

The primary purpose for dedication of the park was to preserve the old growth blackbutt forest growing on North Brother Mountain and the outstanding scenic values of the park. In addition, the park is reserved to protect cultural values, habitat for rare and threatened species and opportunities for appropriate recreation, tourism and education.

The park is a declared Aboriginal Place because it is of mythological significance to Aboriginal people. Dreaming stories associated with the area explain the creation of North Brother Mountain and two nearby mountains, collectively referred to as the 'Three Brothers'.

Photo: Dooragan National Park / John Spencer/OEH