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Our nature reserves in Victoria protect over 2,600 hectares. These are predominantly located in the Kara Kara-Wedderburn region in central Victoria, where we have a long-standing partnership with DJAARA (the Dja Dja Wurrung people).
On this page: Bellair | Buckrabanyule | J.C. Griffin | John Douglas | Lawan | Nardoo Hills | The Round House | Sanstrom
Established: 2019
Area: 260 ha
Location: 165 km north west of Melbourne
Part of a network of conservation properties protecting and reconnecting native habitat within the Kara Kara-Wedderburn region of north-central Victoria. It's named after generous donors Caroline and Terry Bellair.
Established: 2021
Area: 452 ha
Location: 270 km north west of Melbourne
Characterised by a granite outcrop rising 314m above sea level, Buckrabanyule is a site of cultural significance and connected to the Dja Dja Wurrung creation story. It’s a resting place of Mindi, a great serpent and enforcer of Cultural Lore.
Established: 2011
Area: 96 ha
Location: 185 km north west of Melbourne
John Colahan Griffin wanted to leave a legacy and this reserve is his special gift – an ancient woodland for bushland birds, endangered reptiles and mammals, and a place where rare and beautiful plants such as the Stuart-Mill Spider Orchid can thrive.
Established: 2022
Area: 185 ha
Location: 185 km north west of Melbourne
A ‘stepping stone’ between our J.C. Griffin and Bellair reserves, this property contains quality Heathy Woodland, a creek line of grassy woodland, as well as Yellowgum and Buloke woodland. It supports many woodland birds such as the Black-chinned Honeyeater, Brown Treecreeper, Diamond Firetail and Hooded Robin (to name just a few).
Established: 2020
Area: 549 ha
Location: 165 km north west of Melbourne
Named after the Dja Dja Wurrung word for Malleefowl. It’s wedged right between two isolated blocks of the Wychitella Nature Conservation Reserve. By re-vegetating 70 hectares on this reserve, we’re helping create a connected bushland corridor. (Includes adjacent Ngulambarra Reserve.)
Established: 2004
Area: 1,007 ha
Location: 210 km north west of Melbourne
Since European settlement Victoria has lost 83% of its woodlands to land clearance. Combined with drier weather this has seen a dramatic decline in woodland birds. These reserves are one of the few healthy examples of grassy box and box-ironbark woodlands left.
Established: 2021
Area: 87 ha
Location: 100 km north Melbourne
The perfect setting for us to bring donors, staff and corporate partners to share ideas, collaborate, and inspire them with our work. The Round House is an engagement-focused reserve, generously gifted by long-term supporter, Annelie Holden.
