Oceans Reach

The property

Oceans Reach is a 107-acre conservation property in Pillar Valley, just 4 km from the freeway exit to Minnie Water and Wooli. The comfortable two-bedroom home has an open-plan living area, wood-fired stove, insulation, and gas hot water. There’s a large, netted garden, ample water storage, sheds, and a historic 100-year-old Grafton Racecourse beer pavilion, ideal for workshops or retreats.

Registered with the Wildlife Land Trust and Land for Wildlife, the property features regenerated native vegetation, over 27 nest boxes, and a water trough for wildlife. Bordering state forest and surrounded by bush blocks and good neighbours, it offers a peaceful haven for conservationists dedicated to habitat restoration.

Find out more about the sale of this property by contacting Ron hilltosea@atrealty.com.au

The sanctuary

Come, stay and immerse yourself on Jen & Tav’s conservation property where they encourage the native animals and humans to feel at home living together.

Jennie and Tavis Oceans are the owners of Oceans Reach, a property situated in Pillar Valley, approximately 20km southeast of Grafton, New South Wales. The property is a wildlife sanctuary and rehabilitation site, also used for recreation, education and as a tourist retreat. Jennie and Tavis wish to maintain the land for these purposes, creating a haven for native wildlife on the property. The land is additionally registered with Land for Wildlife, and Jennie is the Clarence Biolink Co-Ordinator for BioDiversity Legacy, a land covenanting organisation.

Oceans Reach spans 44 hectares of dry sclerophyll forest, planted 30-50 years ago. This property marks the start of the Coldstream Catchment, featuring seasonal creeks and one small, spring-fed waterhole. The property is largely comprised of eucalypt woodland, native grassland and swamp, with 1.2 hectares cleared for the house, lawn, firebreak and gardens.

The property is home to an abundance of native wildlife, including eastern grey kangaroos (Macropus giganteus), brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula), yellow-footed antechinuses (Antechinus flavipes), swamp rats (Rattus lutreolus), dunnarts, rufous bettongs (Aepyprymnus rufescens), squirrel gliders (Petaurus norfolcensis), microbats, pretty-faced wallabies (Macropus parryi), whistling ducks (Dendrocygninae spp.), king parrots (Alisterus scapularis), yellow-tailed black cockatoos (Zanda funerea) and spotted pardalotes (Pardalotus punctatus).

A variety of threatened species are also present including glossy black-cockatoos (Calyptorhynchus lathami), barking owl (Ninox connivens), brush-tailed phascogales (Phascogale tapoatafa) and southern greater gliders (Petauroides volans).

You can book and stay at Oceans reach through Hipcamp – an online booking platform for outdoor accommodation and experiences. Jen and Tav are always up for a walk around the property so let them know if you’d like to do some bird watching, spotlighting or any other great nature-based activities in the area.