They have founded several successful ventures, including The Odd Frog eco-tourism accommodation in Bright, Victoria, and the Dunbogan Boatshed in New South Wales, both recognised for excellence. Their work extends into environmental and community initiatives, including establishing a private koala conservation reserve and co-founding the 11.5km Beach to Beach Riverwalk.
More recently, they have focused on environmental restoration and community resilience, leading The Hollow Project to create artificial tree hollows for native wildlife with volunteer support. Andrew specialises in sustainable design and construction, while Jeanette leads project coordination and community engagement. Their work has earned multiple awards and parliamentary recognition for community and environmental contributions.

The property :
Eleven Eleven is a 10.5 Ha (26 acre) property in Brierfield, south-west of Coffs Harbour. The property was previously operated as a small sheep and cattle holding. There is an extensive 600m southern frontage to the Kalang River, that is lined with a healthy population of mature flooded gums. The northwest boundary has a remnant of Northern Lowland Subtropical Rainforest that links several properties in a wildlife corridor with well-established bio-diversity. This 1.5 Ha remnant feeds down into a 0.7 Ha lagoon and wetland system which provides quality habitat for aquatic species and rich birdlife. The remaining 80% of the property consists of degraded pasture with significant weed infestation.
This property is one of the few connections between the Kalang River and the thousands of hectares of the Tarkeeth State Forest (part of the proposed Great Koala National Park). It has the potential to create a large corridor to the river (an essential component of ‘climate refugia’) and provide a heat refuge, especially for koalas.

What we have done up until now:
Andy and Nette purchased the property in June 2025. They have undertaken
substantial removal of old fencing, rubbish and discarded farming equipment
and commenced weed management works. Significant consultation was
undertaken with a range of bush regenerators, ecologists and like-minded
neighbours to develop their revegetation strategy.
Five major Plant Community Types (PCT’s) that are endemic to the property,
have been identified and a planting order has been established. To ensure
that the property supports a diverse range of fauna present in the region, a
wide range of plant diversity will be sought – including Wetland species, Wet
Forest species and Sub-Tropical Rainforest species. Propagation is one of
the key components to rehabilitation of this property, and seed collection has
commenced from existing species on and around the property. Over 2000
plants started from seed are already underway.

What our plans are:

• Primary objective is to revegetate the property to encompass a
  minimum of 80% native bushland – including significant areas of
  wetlands and sub-tropical rainforest.
• On-site seed collection
• Sourcing of local seeds and plants from local bush regenerators,
  commercial native nurseries, neighbouring properties and from other
  properties within the Habitat Revival community.
• Intensive propagation of local seeds in our own small-scale nursery.
• Planting, planting, planting – prioritising fast growing colonising
  species to provide shade and wind protection for the secondary layer of
  longer-term species. This shading will assist weed control measures by
  restricting access to sunlight for the prevalent pasture weeds.
• Establish ‘satellite’ planting hubs with ‘habitat complexity’ (clusters of
  fallen tree branches, logs, rocks, understory plants etc) to attract and
  provide shelter for insect, reptile and small bird life to assist in the
  spread of seed across the property.
• Erosion control within the riparian Zone, including specific planting to
  enhance root networks and controlled removal of weeds.
• Creating a safe, native corridor to the riverside, from neighbouring
  bush properties that contain Koala habitat (recent study showed 6
  koalas living there) and other native fauna
• Establish a small section for food forest
• Construct a small home
• Implement a continual property weed management plan