Bungonia National Park Bungonia National Park Bungonia National Park is a protected national park that is located in the Australian state of New South Wales, roughly east of the city of Goulburn and south-west of Sydney. The approximately park borders the Bungonia State Conservation Area to the South, Morton National Park to the East, and Bungonia Creek to the North. Only a relatively recent addition to the national parks registry, Bungonia was originally protected as a water reserve to prevent contamination of the Shoalhaven River in the mid-late 19th Century. The park is managed by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS)
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