History

Park Management

Until the mid-1920's there was no active management regime at either Bulga or Tarra Valley parks. Timber splitters could work without fear of being stopped and local settlers could use the reserves as an adjunct to their farms

In and effort to impose control, committees of management were appointed for Bulga and Tarra Valley parks.

On October 30 1956, after lengthy lobbying by individuals and groups like the Victorian National Parks Association, the Victorian government passed a National Parks Act permanently reserving the State's thirteen existing national parks and providing for the creation of a National Parks Authority to administer the legislation.

A new National Parks Act was passed in 1970, establishing a National Parks Service to replace the National Parks Authority previous formed, which became fully responsible for the park management. In 1995 when the Alberton Shire amalgamated in the Wellington Shire, it relinquished control of Bulga and Tarra Valley parks completely.

Since 1996, Tarra-Bulga National Park has been managed by Parks Victoria. It is one of 39 national parks in the State and is managed along with a network of state, wilderness and marine parks and other conservation reserves.