It lies within the Mount Elizabeth Nature Conservation Reserve managed by Parks Victoria.

[4] Other rare or vulnerable plant species found in the reserve include Tullach Ard grevillea (Grevillea polychroma), outcrop guinea-flower (Hibbertia hermanniifolia subsp.

[8] A sawmill was established by the Collins Brothers which was reported to be at full capacity in 1937.

The harvested timbers included messmate (Eucalyptus obliqua) and ash.

Previously an access road had been created and a sawmill established on the river by the Gippsland Timber Company, however its output was minimal.