Reserve

Neds Corner Station

Trust for Nature acknowledges and respects the Traditional Owners of this land, the First Peoples of the Millewa Mallee.

Neds Corner Station is a 30,000 ha conservation reserve in the far north-west of Victoria, bordering Murray-Sunset National Park and the Murray River, forming an important cultural landscape on Ngintait Country.

Ngintait Traditional Owners lived on and managed the land that includes Neds Corner for many thousands of years. Following colonisation and dispossession of the land from its traditional custodians, the property was hit hard by sheep and cattle grazing, and cropping.

Trust for Nature purchased the property in 2002 and under its management, in collaboration with Traditional Owners, volunteers, donors and other supporters, the landscape of Neds Corner Station has been transformed—its significant cultural sites are being protected and its native vegetation restored.

In 2022, Trust for Nature committed to enabling the transfer of ownership of Neds Corner Station to its Traditional Owners.

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Ngintait Traditional Owners lived on and managed the land that includes Neds Corner for many thousands of years. Following colonisation and dispossession of the land from its traditional custodians, the property was hit hard by sheep and cattle grazing, and cropping.

At least 18 species of small mammals became extinct in the region. Neds Corner Station is home to five surviving species.

Loss of habitat as a a result of clearing, overgrazing by stock and rabbits, and predation by feral cats and foxes are considered the primary causes of the extinctions and declines of so many of Neds Corner’s mammal species, and other fauna.

Since Trust for Nature’s acquisition of the property in 2002, in collaboration with Traditional Owners, volunteers, donors and other supporters, the landscape of Neds Corner Station has been transformed.  Extensive natural regeneration, supplemented by revegetation, and in conjunction with ongoing rabbit and fox control programs has enabled recovery of some animal populations.

Read more about the Flora and Fauna at Neds Corner Station here

Ngintait Traditional Owners lived on and managed the land that includes Neds Corner for many thousands of years.

The property features numerous important cultural heritage sites including ancestral burials, scar trees that provided bark for canoes, shields and other items, oven mounds, fireplaces, stone tool artefacts and shell middens.

Neds Corner is culturally important to Traditional Owners today and they participate and contribute knowledge to its ongoing management.

Read more about the history of Neds Corner Station

When Trust for Nature bought Neds Corner in 2002 it had been an agricultural property for more than 100 years and all of its natural ecosystems had been extensively cleared or degraded by stock grazing, cropping, irrigation and rabbits. Larger environmental issues such as water extraction from the Murray River, extensive native vegetation removal across the Mallee region and increased soil salinity were also having significant impacts on the health of the land and its wildlife.

Read more about the progress and current status of Neds Corner Station here

Ngintait Traditional Owners lived on and managed the land that includes Neds Corner for many thousands of years. Following colonisation and dispossession of the land from its traditional custodians, the property was hit hard by sheep and cattle grazing, and cropping.

Trust for Nature purchased the property in 2002 and under its management, in collaboration with volunteers, donors and other supporters, the landscape of Neds Corner Station has been transformed. Its significant cultural sites are being protected and its native vegetation restored through working with Traditional Owners.

Read more about how we are restoring the native vegetation here

When Trust for Nature purchased Neds Corner Station on Ngintait Country in 2002 the land had been degraded by over a century of grazing and cropping. Since then the changes have been remarkable.

Since we took over management of the property, Trust for Nature has worked with partners and supporters to improve and maintain habitat on Neds Corner Station. Grazed areas have been restored and revegetated and pest animals controlled.

These achievements would not have been possible without the passion, dedication and support of many.

Read our thank you statement here

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Ngintait Traditional Owners lived on and managed the land that includes Neds Corner for many thousands of years. Following colonisation and dispossession of the land from its traditional custodians, the property was hit hard by sheep and cattle grazing, and cropping.

At least 18 species of small mammals became extinct in the region. Neds Corner Station is home to five surviving species.

Loss of habitat as a a result of clearing, overgrazing by stock and rabbits, and predation by feral cats and foxes are considered the primary causes of the extinctions and declines of so many of Neds Corner’s mammal species, and other fauna.

Since Trust for Nature’s acquisition of the property in 2002, in collaboration with Traditional Owners, volunteers, donors and other supporters, the landscape of Neds Corner Station has been transformed.  Extensive natural regeneration, supplemented by revegetation, and in conjunction with ongoing rabbit and fox control programs has enabled recovery of some animal populations.

Read more about the Flora and Fauna at Neds Corner Station here

Ngintait Traditional Owners lived on and managed the land that includes Neds Corner for many thousands of years.

The property features numerous important cultural heritage sites including ancestral burials, scar trees that provided bark for canoes, shields and other items, oven mounds, fireplaces, stone tool artefacts and shell middens.

Neds Corner is culturally important to Traditional Owners today and they participate and contribute knowledge to its ongoing management.

Read more about the history of Neds Corner Station

When Trust for Nature bought Neds Corner in 2002 it had been an agricultural property for more than 100 years and all of its natural ecosystems had been extensively cleared or degraded by stock grazing, cropping, irrigation and rabbits. Larger environmental issues such as water extraction from the Murray River, extensive native vegetation removal across the Mallee region and increased soil salinity were also having significant impacts on the health of the land and its wildlife.

Read more about the progress and current status of Neds Corner Station here

Ngintait Traditional Owners lived on and managed the land that includes Neds Corner for many thousands of years. Following colonisation and dispossession of the land from its traditional custodians, the property was hit hard by sheep and cattle grazing, and cropping.

Trust for Nature purchased the property in 2002 and under its management, in collaboration with volunteers, donors and other supporters, the landscape of Neds Corner Station has been transformed. Its significant cultural sites are being protected and its native vegetation restored through working with Traditional Owners.

Read more about how we are restoring the native vegetation here

When Trust for Nature purchased Neds Corner Station on Ngintait Country in 2002 the land had been degraded by over a century of grazing and cropping. Since then the changes have been remarkable.

Since we took over management of the property, Trust for Nature has worked with partners and supporters to improve and maintain habitat on Neds Corner Station. Grazed areas have been restored and revegetated and pest animals controlled.

These achievements would not have been possible without the passion, dedication and support of many.

Read our thank you statement here


Neds Corner is now home to almost 1,000 species, including 77 threatened plants, 24 reptiles and more than 120 types of birds. Researchers have also found 21 species not previously known to science. Among its many wonders is a new species of daisy for Victoria.  The Large Hard-head Daisy is symbolic of the rich diversity of plants and animals that call Neds Corner home. Other treasures include a population of the nationally threatened Growling Grass Frog and a new species of fungus.

Neds Corner has shown dramatic recovery from a heavily grazed agricultural property to a conservation reserve of national significance. What were bare sand hills and hard, compacted plains are now vegetated with saltbush and blue bush vegetation. This has happened thanks to the efforts of many individuals and organisations, you can read who they are.

Neds Corner has always been culturally important to Traditional Owners and we manage the property’s cultural sites and its plants and animals with support from the First People of the Millewa-Mallee Aboriginal Corporation.