PROTECTED PROPERTIES
The number and diversity of properties protected through BioDiversity Legacy’s safe ownership structure continue to grow as more individuals, families, and communities connect with our mission: to enable sustainable, community-led not-for-profits to own and steward land for future generations.
Since 2022, BioDiversity Legacy has helped permanently protect a growing number of properties and landholdings. As awareness of our approach continues to grow, we expect to secure additional properties throughout 2026.
The properties we protect are chosen based on the commitment and leadership of their landowners or donors, their potential to strengthen wildlife corridors, the environmental significance of the land and opportunities for long-term stewardship across generations. Explore our current protected properties below.
ECOGIPPS BIOLINK - FROM THE GIPPSLAND PLAINS TO THE AVON WILDERNESS
In a pioneering act of generosity, in 2025 EcoGipps donated the first of three properties (approx. 350 ha) to BioDiversity Legacy for their long-term protection and stewardship. ‘North Paddock’ supports a variety of threatened plant species and forms a crucial ecological link between the Coongalla Bushland Reserve, the Avon–Mount Hedrick Scenic Reserve and the Victorian Alps.
NOORAMUNGA LAND & SEA - SOUTH GIPPSLAND, VICTORIA
To safeguard the ecologically significant saltmarshes of South Gippsland, in 2022 BioDiversity Legacy supported the establishment of Nooramunga Land & Sea (NL&S). That same year, the NL&S team acquired Little Dog Island in Corner Inlet, and in 2025 began scaling up efforts by securing the adjacent Bullock Island. Over 132 hectares of critical habitat are now protected forever.
CONNECTING WILDLIFE on THE SOUTH COAST OF NEW SOUTH WALES
What started as an act to protect a 69-acre parcel of coastal woodland on the Far South Coast of New South Wales has turned into a community-led conservation venture: Connecting Wildlife.
A group of dynamic land stewards are protecting Ned’s Forest and engaging with other landholders to expand the venture.