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What happens to our land when we can no longer care for it? 

What happens to our land when we can no longer care for it? 

by Caroline Trevorrow | Jun 12, 2026 | BioDiversity Legacy, Conservation, Property donations

In 2025, the founders of EcoGipps, Jim and Heather Phillipson made the bold decision to donate their 105 hectare North Paddock property to Biodiversity Legacy. This gift is the consolidation of Jim and Heather’s intent to rehabilitate and restore private landholding...
North Paddock gifted to BioDiversity Legacy

North Paddock gifted to BioDiversity Legacy

by Stewardship team | Dec 10, 2025 | BioDiversity Legacy, Property donations

MEDIA RELEASE ISSUED 8 DECEMBER 2025 Gippsland Family Donates 105ha Property for Permanent Conservation, Creating a Template for Landholders Across AustraliaMaffra West Upper, Gippsland — A pioneering act of generosity by a local Gippsland family is helping shape the...

EcoGipps respectfully acknowledges the  Gunaikurnai people who are the Traditional Custodians over 1.33 million hectares in Gippsland, extending from west Gippsland near Warragul, east to the Snowy River and north to the Great Dividing Range and including 200 metres of offshore sea territory. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.