The 4000 hectare conservation area features escarpment country that consists of caves, creeks and gorges, and open timbered, saltbush and bluebush flats. Domestic stock will be excluded from the site to allow the natural resource base to regenerate. Many valuable plant and animal species occur within the area including Knobtailed Geckos, Short-beaked Echidnas, threatened Pink Cockatoos and the endangered Nelia plants.
To assist with total grazing pressure management of the site, trap yards were built on the watering point within the conservation area and on three watering points within a 2 kilometre buffer to capture and remove feral goats.  Vegetation composition and the presence of native wildlife will be monitored throughout the program.
‘This concept has the potential as an alternative income to keep people on the land and maintain family structure. In the hard times we are currently experiencing where many of us are still in drought and wool prices are low, a guaranteed income from this scheme to undertake agreed conservation activities adds financial security to the landholder’, Garry Hannigan says.