Meerlieu
Meerlieu
Please contact James Deery for more information on this property.
0402 475 479
Address: Meerlieu
Size: 79 ha
Price and details: Please contact the owner
West Gippsland
Best of both worlds
Best of both worlds
Please contact Kath McEntee for more information on this property.
0408 558 413
Address:Gormandale
Size: 43.7ha, of which 9.1 is covenanted
Price and details: Please contact the owner
Coastal Paradise
Coastal Paradise
Set on approximately 110ha of coastal saltmarsh across three contiguous allotments, ‘Coastal Paradise’ is a tranquil getaway abutting the Nooramunga Marine and Coastal Park with 1.2km frontage to the channel linking it to the Coastal Park.
The property comprises saltmarsh of very high conservation values and is an important area of core habitat for both marine and terrestrial species.
Situated in a quiet coastal village, 18km from Yarram shopping centre and 85km to Traralgan and is within close proximity to Ninety Mile Beach and Tarra-Bulga National Park.
Address: Neils Road, Yarram 3971
Region: West Gippsland
Size: 109.89 ha
Price: In the vicinity of $500,000
Contact: Michael Fry, 0418 107 413, (03) 9631 5888 or revolvingfund@tfn.org.au.org.au
Amenities
Please note that a Trust for Nature conservation covenant will be placed on the property title.
Frair Reserve
Frair Reserve
Trust for Nature acknowledges and
respects the Traditional Owners of
this land, the Gunaikurnai people.
respects the Traditional Owners of
this land, the Gunaikurnai people.
Originally used for grazing and timber harvesting, the property was purchased in 2002 by Trust for Nature with funding from the RE Ross Trust and the National Reserve System. The reserve covers an impressive 193 ha.
Frair Reserve is located at Lot 37 Section 3, Roussacs Rd, Meerlieu and features both woodland and wetland habitat areas.
Frair Reserve is open by appointment. Contact Regional Reserve Manager on 0409 530 462 or brettm@tfn.org.au to arrange a visit.
All Trust for Nature reserves are closed on days of Total Fire Ban, and days of severe, extreme and code red fire danger.
Image: Dwarf Kerrawang. Source: Andre Messina/Vic Flora CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Explore Friars Reserve
The reserve includes patches of nationally endangered Plains Grassy Woodland ecological vegetation community. This is dominated by Gippsland Red Gum, Coastal Manna Gum, Banksia species and Bottlebrush species with a ground layer rich in grasses, sedges and lilies. Once covering extensive areas, this ecological community is now heavily fragmented and threatened by introduced grasses that outcompete native species such as Kangaroo Grass (Themeda triandra) and Wallaby Grasses (several Rytidosperma sp.). In the Gippsland Plains bioregion just 13 per cent of this ecological community remains intact, with 89 per cent of this occurring on private land. This reserve makes an important contribution to the conservation of this important vegetation community.
Other ecological vegetation communities found within the reserve are Sedge Wetland, Heathy Woodland and the vulnerable Damp-sands Herb-rich Woodland.
Frair reserve is home to a diverse range eucalypt trees and tall shrubs such as bottlebrushes, banksias and acacias. In the wetland areas, sedges and herbs dominate. Of particular note is the nationally endangered Dwarf Kerrawang (Rulingia prostrata), a prostrate herb found in ephemeral wetlands. Threats to this species includes land clearing, grazing, weed invasion, inappropriate fire regimes and the drying of wetland areas. Dwarf Kerrawang can be identified by its dark green leaves and the pink flowers which appear in October to November.
Prior to being acquired by the Trust for Nature, grazing and timber harvesting occurred on the property.
This reserve is open by APPOINTMENT ONLY, contact Regional Reserve Manager on 0409 530 462 or brettm@tfn.org.au.
Our reserves have hazards that may cause serious injury or death. You are responsible for your own safety and the safety of those in your care.
The reserve is closed during days declared as Total Fire Bans and/or where the fire danger rating is Severe, Extreme or Code Red and during heavy rainfall periods.
The reserve is home to a variety of wildlife, including several species of venomous snake. During summer it is advised that long trousers and gaiters are worn when walking in the reserve.
Visitors to the reserve are requested to not cross any fence-lines, or venture onto neighbouring private property. All visitors are requested to stay on the marked walking trails.
Other hazards include:
- Falling limbs
- Uneven surfaces
Billabong West Reserve
Billabong West Reserve
Trust for Nature acknowledges and
respects the Traditional Owners of
this land, the Gunaikurnai people.
respects the Traditional Owners of
this land, the Gunaikurnai people.
Located at 40 Frews Road, Fernbank, west of Bairnsdale, the Billabong West Reserve encompasses 31.15 ha of wetlands and woodlands. The reserve is protecting the national critically endangered Red Gum Grassy Woodland and two vulnerable ecological communities which are the Sedge Wetland and the Plains Lowland Forest. Also present on site is the nationally endangered Dwarf Kerrawang (Commersonia prostrata).
Billabong West Reserve is open by appointment.
All Trust for Nature reserves are closed on days of Total Fire Ban, and days of severe, extreme and code red fire danger.
Image: Dwarf Kerrawang. Source: Andre Messina/Vic Flora CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Explore Billabong West Reserve
The vegetation on the reserve varies from the well-drained Eucalypt forest of the Lowland Forest ecological vegetation community through to the largely treeless, seasonal Sedge Wetland, dominated by aquatic herbs, sedges and rushes. Between these two communities are poorly drained, fertile and flat Red Gum Grassy Woodlands and the open, bracken-dominated eucalypt forest of the Lowland Forest.
All of these ecological vegetation communities have a species-rich ground layer featuring herbs, grasses and orchids. Notable plants include the endangered Dwarf Kerrawang (Commersonia prostrata) and the rare Dusky Violet (Viola fuscoviolacea), both of which prefer swampy, sedgeland habitats.
The Billabong West Reserve protects the state threatened Bushy Hedgehog-grass (Echinopogon caespitosus var. caespitosus) and Slender Tick-trefoil (Desmodium varians). Wildflowers are abundant under the Red Gum trees during spring, with species such as Bird Orchids, Twining Fringe-lily, New Holland Daisy and Milkmaids. In winter, under the White Stringybark trees of the Lowland Forest, a range of Greenhood orchids are present including Nodding and Trim Greenhoods.
The Billabong West Reserve was acquired by Trust for Nature in 2002 with funding from the National Reserve System Program and the RE Ross Trust.
Prior to this, the land was used for timber harvesting and grazing of domestic livestock, predominantly sheep and cattle.
NOTE: this reserve is open by APPOINTMENT ONLY, contact Regional Reserve Manager on 0409 530 462 or brettm@tfn.org.au.
Our reserves have hazards that may cause serious injury or death. You are responsible for your own safety and the safety of those in your care.
The reserve is closed during days declared as Total Fire Bans and/or where the fire danger rating is Severe, Extreme or Code Red.
The reserve is home to a variety of wildlife, including several species of venomous snake. During summer it is advised that long trousers and gaiters are worn when walking in the reserve.
Visitors to the reserve are requested to not cross any fence-lines, or venture onto neighbouring private property. All visitors are requested to stay on the marked walking trails.
Other hazards include:
- Falling limbs
- Uneven surfaces
