The Tasmanian Land Conservancy is delighted to announce that the point of the North East Peninsula of Recherche Bay has today been purchased for conservation.
The purchaser is a trust that will partner with the Conservancy to place a conservation covenant on the land and manage it for conservation. The trust purchased the property for $220,000 after it was repossessed and auctioned by the Huon Council for unpaid rates.
“The land is of national significance, it is the site that Blue Gums were first described by science by the French botanist Labillardiere who was part of the 1792 D’Entrecasteaux expedition. The land also forms the natural bookend of the beach where French scientists and Tasmanian Aboriginal people had historic friendly meetings” said Nathan Males CEO of the Conservancy.
“The members of the private trust prefer to remain anonymous. They are planning to protect the property’s natural and cultural values.”
“The Land Conservancy was planning to buy the land through its revolving fund but the trust and the conservancy formed an agreement that the trust would buy it and protect it though a covenant. We think this is a fantastic result as it allows us to spend those resources elsewhere.”
The land is adjacent to land purchased by the Conservancy with assistance from Dick Smith, the Tasmanian Government, Bob Brown and thousands of Tasmanian contributors.
“The whole peninsula is now in conservation ownership which is a wonderful outcome.”
