Land Management Brookfi eld Conservation Park


Brookfi eld Conservation Park is situated in the Riverland region of South Australia and is managed by Conservation Volunteers on behalf of the South Australian Government. Home to an assortment of fl ora and fauna species, Conservation Volunteers undertakes a range of volunteer activities both in the park and in the surrounding area, with a focus on research of threatened species, including the Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat and their habitat. Our work assists scientists in the long-term monitoring of animals to try to better understand how they will respond to climate change and ultimately how to better manage their populations.


The W. James Whyte Island Reserve


‘The Island’ is a large property of over 200 hectares and was donated to Conservation Volunteers in 2006 by W. James Whyte. It is situated near Bacchus Marsh, approximately 50 kms west of Melbourne. While the property is adjacent to the Werribee Gorge State Park, ‘The Island’ is signifi cantly degraded and our focus is to see it restored to environmental health.


Activities on ‘The Island’ include pest and weed control, stock exclusion fencing, water quality testing, invasive weed control, undertaking surveys and establishing over 250,000 native trees, shrubs and grasses within a fi ve year timeframe.


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