00:02Paul Davis and his family were searching for a beachside shack in 2002 when they stumbled
00:08upon Fairyland. It's named after the little penguins, also called fairy penguins, that
00:15nest on the property. The moment we saw Fairyland and bought Fairyland, the place demands looking
00:24after, demands good conservation. The property is on the narrow strip of land
00:30connecting North and South Bruny Island. Ecologist Matt Taylor has been visiting for 10 years.
00:37Matt Taylor, we've been lucky enough to work here with lots of different collaborators tackling
00:41things from feral cap management through to revegetation through to potential carbon plantings.
00:48Conservation work is expensive so Fairyland has sought corporate and government investment.
00:53The federal government is contributing hundreds of thousands of dollars for fire management.
01:01Machinery is used to clear excess mid-storey growth to make way for cultural burns, which
01:06is why Palawa man Jason Smith is here.
01:09They're lacking that healthy white smoke so that helps with germination and improved help
01:14of our canopies. Knowledge sharing about these fire management approaches is happening with
01:19traditional owner groups in the Burnett Mary region of Queensland.
01:22We'd very much like to share what we've learnt with others.
01:30We'd very much like to share what we've learnt with others.
01:31You
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