Grampians Paradise

Grampians Paradise is an amazing rewilded landscape, full of native Australian animals, birds and creatures. It is a environment that my family and our camping and caravan guests love. But it has not always been a wildlife haven...

When I was growing up in the 1970's there were no kangaroos or emus at Grampians Paradise, far less native birds and only a few frogs.

In the 1930 my Great Aunts and Grandma started the foundational plantings of 25 mainly native trees in what would become our camping ground. This was followed by dad, Tom Banfield, in the 1980 planting a further 200 trees.

In 2000, inspired by David Attenborough's BBC TV series (that I watched with awe in the 1980's) I set about building Redman Bluff Wetlands to increase the numbers of frogs, birds and other native creatures. The 12 year rewilding projects has been spectacularly successful, with our property now home of so much wildlife.

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Thanks Aidan Banfield