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Agency:
Brown Mountain Trust
Agency Number:
Start Date:
01 Jan 1994
End Date:
01 Jan 2007
Description:
In 1994 three local residents decided to raise the $60,000 purchase price to buy the land and protect it from further logging. Their plan was to recruit a total of 72 people, each donating $1000 to cover the land purchase and then invest the remaining $12,000 in an interest-bearing account to pay for annual rates and land tax expenses. The plan was successful and the land was purchased. The Trust was converted into an Incorporated Association in the 1990s to manage the ongoing administration of the land and draft and implement a covenant to permanently protect it.;;In 2005 the Association's members approached the TLC to offer the transfer and management of the reserve. It was felt that a formal permanent conservation organisation like TLC was the best long-term custodian for the reserve.;;The TLC is honoured that the Association members have has put their trust in our conservation capabilities. We thank the Brown Mountain Association Inc. and the three founding Trust members of Richard Davis, Mary Jenkins and Mary Dalyell.
Information Sources:
http://www.tasland.org.au/permanent/brownmountain
Functions Performed:
Conservation movement
Series Created By Agency:
NS4934 Papers with Personal Details12 Jul 199428 May 2007

NS4933 Administrative Papers28 Aug 199514 May 2007

NS4932 Minutes of Meetings20 Jul 199910 Apr 2007