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Coolart Historic Homestead in Somers
In 1895, Frederick Sheppard Grimwade bought the estate and built the imposing homestead as the family's country retreat. Between 1907 and 1937 Coolart was held at different times by Thomas Armstrong, James Balmain and John Sylvester Feehan. The late Tom Luxton purchased the property in 1937 and immediately had the property declared a sanctuary for native wildlife and embarked upon a program of habitat development.
Coolart is a magnificent late Victorian mansion situated on the shores of Westernport. In the superb grounds are ever-changing wetlands that you can view from the observatory, and a lagoon where thousands of Australian white ibis nest every year. Flora & Fauna Coolart has a large diversity of wildlife it has nine species of frog, including the increasingly rare Growling Grass Frog. Thirteen species of mammal like the Agile Antechinus and Swamp Wallaby. Eleven species of reptile including the Common Long-necked Tortoise, Blue-tongue Lizard, Copperhead and White-lipped Snake. 177 species of Birds. Eight species of fish and four crustaceans have been found in the waterways.
Coolart Historic Homestead in Somers
In 1895, Frederick Sheppard Grimwade bought the estate and built the imposing homestead as the family's country retreat. Between 1907 and 1937 Coolart was held at different times by Thomas Armstrong, James Balmain and John Sylvester Feehan. The late Tom Luxton purchased the property in 1937 and immediately had the property declared a sanctuary for native wildlife and embarked upon a program of habitat development.
Coolart is a magnificent late Victorian mansion situated on the shores of Westernport. In the superb grounds are ever-changing wetlands that you can view from the observatory, and a lagoon where thousands of Australian white ibis nest every year. Flora & Fauna Coolart has a large diversity of wildlife it has nine species of frog, including the increasingly rare Growling Grass Frog. Thirteen species of mammal like the Agile Antechinus and Swamp Wallaby. Eleven species of reptile including the Common Long-necked Tortoise, Blue-tongue Lizard, Copperhead and White-lipped Snake. 177 species of Birds. Eight species of fish and four crustaceans have been found in the waterways.