The 927-hectare Bank Australia Conservation Reserve was a world-first project when the bank bought the West Wimmera land in 2008.

It is home to threatened Buloke woodlands and endangered red-tailed black cockatoos, and protected from any development.

Each Bank Australia customer is a part-owner in the reserve, which comprises three properties.

The bank has worked with Trust for Nature and Greening Australia to learn more about the reserve’s unique ecology, to find ways to best protect its unique habitat and the 227 native plant and 270 native animal species that live there.

The reserve opened on Thursday during Trust for Nature’s Spring into Nature program.

Conservation officer Adam Blake said more than 40 people visited the reserve and participated in discussions and history-based activities.

He said the reserve was home to 13 threatened native animal species.

“The plants and wildlife are spectacular. The bank specifically chose this property based on its great environmental values,” he said.

“Ten years’ worth of work have gone into protecting the plants and animals on the reserve.

“Together with Greening Australia, we’ve been reviving habitat for endangered animals, birds, reptiles and frogs who live in tree hollows and log piles on the reserve.”