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    • Neds Corner Station
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    • Help Protect What Remains
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West Gippsland Conservation Fund

West Gippsland is one of Victoria’s biodiversity hotspots and acutely vulnerable to climate change.
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Gippsland’s Natural Wonders

Protecting West Gippsland’s Natural Wonders

We all know that West Gippsland is special – a spectacularly beautiful, vast and varied terrain stretching from Warragul in Victoria’s east to Sale in its west, north to the Great Dividing Range and south to Wilsons Promontory – boasting sandy beaches, lakes, mountains and lush farmlands. It is an iconic wilderness area, home to many of the state’s most popular natural places and native animals.

The establishment of the West Gippsland Conservation Fund is an exciting initiative for conservation in the region. By creating an endowment fund whose purpose is to provide secure, ongoing funding for conservation work in West Gippsland, it transforms our ability to protect this wild, beautiful, richly-biodiverse part of Victoria.

Trust for Nature achieved its initial goal to establish a million-dollar endowment fund to provide consistent funding to support ongoing conservation efforts in West Gippsland. We extend our gratitude to the generous lead donor who made this campaign possible by offering to match, dollar-for-dollar, up to $500,000.

The Fund is continuing to seek  donations, whilst supporting on-ground conservation activities and support for landholders to advance conservation at 146 covenants in West Gippsland (protecting more than 6,000 ha).

The West Gippsland Conservation Fund is administered by JB Were on behalf of Trust for Nature. The Fund’s balance is reflected below.

2019-20 2020-21 2021-22
$1,010,066 $1,151,142 $1,083,842
Donate to West Gippsland Conservation Fund
Update: Read the 2021-22 FY West Gippsland Conservation Fund Report

The West Gippsland Conservation Fund will transform our ability to protect this wild, beautiful, richly biodiverse part of Victoria.

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We acknowledge and respect Victorian Traditional Owners as the original custodians of Victoria’s land and waters. We pay respect to Elders past and present and to the continuing spiritual and cultural connection Aboriginal Victorians continue to have with Victoria’s diverse environments.

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