About the property

We acquired the 236 acres property in 2007 and placed a Trust for Nature covenant on the title deed in 2008. We regard it as a nature reserve that we hold in trust for future generations.

The property in the Strzelecki Hills in Gippsland is a blend of lowland woodland, damp and wet forest with several gullies and seasonal streams that run through to Traralgon Creek. There is an abundance of flora and fauna, including a koala colony, lace monitors, bandicoots, 60 bird species and some rare orchids.

The property was severely impacted by fire in 2009, from which it has recovered. We survived in a car in the shed as the house burned down. In 2012, a more fire-resistant house was erected in the domestic area. The property is off-grid with a solar energy system.