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Bangor - a family farm
Bangor is a 6200 ha property situated on the Forestier Peninsula in Tasmania's South East. An extensive grazing operation, we run superfine merino sheep, prime beef and prime lambs. Our superfine merino stud utilises the best available breeding techniques, aiming to produce the very best, most profitable rams.
Bangor is a family farm managed by Matt and Vanessa Dunbabin. Matt and Vanessa have two young boys Henry and William, who are part of the 7th generation of the Dunbabin family in Tasmania, and are the 4th generation of Dunbabins to be raised at Bangor.
The Dunbabin family have a rich Tasmanian history, with John Dunbabin arriving in Tasmania as a convict in December 1830.
The property has a fascinating history, including the hoisting of the Dutch flag on Bangor's shore by Abel Tasman's carpenter in 1642, and the first contact between Aborigines and Europeans which occurred on Two Mile Beach, in 1772. Bangor was first developed as a farm in the 1830's for supplying food to the penal settlement at Port Arthur. There were also whaling stations operating in Lagoon Bay at that time.
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Bangor is a unique property that includes 5100 ha of native forests and grassland, 1800 ha of permanent forest reserves and 35 km of coastline. Bangor is home to a range of important forest types and native plant species, along with many beautiful native Tasmanian animals. These include threatened and sensitive species such as the Tasmanian devil, swift parrots, sea eagles and wedge tailed eagles. The protection and sustainability of this special environment forms the core of the management philosophy and practice here at Bangor.
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