AN ANNOTATED LIST OF AUSTRALIAN SHOW CAVE AREAS

Name of AreaManagement AuthorityNumber of Visitors
19681969197019711972
NSW
JenolanDept Tourism157,678161,663166,204182,827185,432
WombeyanDept Tourism20,96822,77723,33027,44829,005
AbercrombieDept Tourism7,4537,7668,17610,9969,896
YarrangobillyNPWSFigures not available
WellingtonWellington Shire Council as trustees for the NSW Dept of LandsFigures not available
Careys Cave, Wee JasperGooradigbee Shire Council (first opened 1968)1,7755,2783,3964,2184,176
VICTORIA
BuchanBuchan Caves Advisory Comm for the Vic. Dept Crown Lands & Survey53,07852,95653,79561,78066,161
MurrindalTours are conducted by a small private group under licence from the Department of Crown Lands and SurveyFigures not available
Princess Margaret Rose, Glenelg RiverForests Commission of VictoriaFigures not available13,00017,00022,000
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
NaracoorteNPWSNA29,90631,34733,58635,524
Kelly Hill, Kangaroo IslandNPWS5,7006,5008,4009,30013,000
TantanoolaDistrict Council of Tantanoola under licence from NPWS30,95032,27532,75033,50036,800
QUEENSLAND
Olsen's Cave, near RockhamptonPrivately operated by T & R OlsenFigures not available
Cammoo Caves, near RockhamptonPrivately operated by Mr & Mrs EckertFigures not available
ChillagoeNational Parks Branch, Dept Forestry, (now NPWS)4,2286,1295,9606,6428,400
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
YanchepNational Parks Board27,08337,66741,56542,81941,311
Jewel, Mammoth & Lake CavesAugusta-Margaret River Tourist BureauFigures not available
YallingupBusselton Tourist BureauFigures not available
TASMANIA
HastingsDept of Tourism15,17618,06219,19022,22823,931
Mole CreekDept of Tourism13,85415,60818,69020,91922,487
Gunns PlainsPrivate operated under lease from NPWS3,0805,2893,3454,4555,332
NORTHERN TERRITORY
Cutta Cutta (Katherine)Privately operated under concession from Northern Territory Reserves Board until 1975; now operated by the BoardFigures not available