The property is on both sides of state Route 27 in northern Franklin County, and contains "important wildlife habitat, recreational opportunities and historical features."
The property is on both sides of state Route 27 in northern Franklin County, and contains "important wildlife habitat, recreational opportunities and historical features."
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The property is on both sides of state Route 27 in northern Franklin County, and contains "important wildlife habitat, recreational opportunities and historical features."
This Stockdale land is being protected for its environmental value.
WEST Gippsland Catchment Management Authority will continue to work with Trust for Nature on the ‘Protecting Our Ponds’ project around Stockdale.
Trust for Nature has recently bought a 50-hectare property at Stockdale through its Revolving Fund program. This program buys properties which have significant conservation value and on-sells them to buyers who agree to place a legally binding conservation covenant on them, protecting them for life.
This property features several ponds which, in partnership with the WGCMA and other bodies, will be rehabilitated in coming years.
The Chain of Ponds within the Perry River and Providence Ponds catchment is a unique waterway system, with ponds and surrounding habitats providing environments for threatened plant and animal species such as Dwarf galaxias, Flinders pygmy perch, Green and Golden bell frogs, the Gaping leek-orchid and Prostrate cone-bush.