Whipstick State Park 

They are the product of intensive use over the past 150 years from gold mining, land selection, forestry, and eucalyptus oil production. Many significant relics of these industries, particularly the gold mining and eucalyptus oil industries, remain in the parks today.

The Whipstick State Park is now a part of the Greater bendigo National Park.

Flora & FaunaSongbirds such as the grey shrike-thrush are numerous and are among the 170 species of birds likely to be seen or heard in the parks. The mammals you are most likely to see (usually early in the morning and later in the evening) are the eastern grey kangaroo, black wallaby and echidna.

The main vegetation types within Whipstick and Kamarooka State Parks within the Greater Bendigo Park are: Whipstick mallee, with blue, green and bull mallees, and in the north of the parks, Kamarooka mallee. Grey box and red ironbark forests characteristic of north-central Victoria

Facilities

The Whipstick Environment Centre has accommodation for schools and environmental study groups.