A unique property in northern Victoria that is home to 30 threatened species, including the Australasian bittern and growling grass frog, is up for sale and a not-for-profit ecological trust is hoping it can raise the funds to continue the vision of its current owners.
Wetland Revival Trust senior ecologist Damien Cook has been working with the couple to repair and preserve the property since 2014 and said the Hoopers were fantastic observers of the natural world. When the Hoopers retired from farming they placed a conservation covenant on Wirra-Lo to ensure its natural values would be retained.Mr Cook said the 2011 floods revealed the 11 wetlands on the property and sparked the regeneration of native plants.
Depends what kind of premium they put on themselves but it always worth a look: buying young reveg project, bulldozing the lot and re selling for development 👌