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 protect more land and foster long-term environmental stewardship through meaningful, community-led engagement.

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 2025/26. 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 - FAR EAST GIPPSLAND, VICTORIA

Adjacent to the Avon wilderness region of Gippsland, EcoGipps consists of three properties covering over 1,000 acres of dense bushland, which provides critical biolinks to adjacent state and federal reserves. Over the next few years, EcoGipps will transfer these properties to Biodiversity Legacy’s safe ownership structure, ensuring their long-term protection.

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.

NED'S FOREST, SOUTH COAST, NEW SOUTH WALES

In early 2023 Ned, a 15-year-old local naturalist, was out taking photos of plants and animals near the boundary of Julie and Mark Mills’ farm near Moruya in southern NSW. He discovered a clearing being prepared for subdivision. Recognising the property’s strategic location as a wildlife corridor, Ned brought a team together to protect and connect remnant bushland.