GROWING NETWORK OF PROTECTED PLACES
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.
The following properties, or groups of properties, have been permanently protected since 2022. As awareness of our model and approach continues to grow, we anticipate securing several more properties throughout 2026. BioDiversity Legacy properties are generally selected around the leadership and commitment of the landowner or donor to preserving habitat, the biolinking potential and environmental integrity of specific properties, stewardship support and intergenerational participation. Explore our current properties below.
ECOGIPPS BIOLINK - 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 GIPPSLAN, VICTORIA
To safeguard the ecologically significant saltmarshes of South Gippsland, in 2022 BioDiversity Legacy supported the establishment of Nooramunga Land & Sea (NL&S). In 2022, 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, SOUTH COAST, 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.