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Liv Casben

Cattle country conserved after anonymous $21m gift

Vergemont Station near Longreach, Queensland, will be turned into a national park. (HANDOUT/QUEENSLAND PARKS AND WILDLIFE SERVICE)

A cattle property in outback Queensland will be turned into a national park after one of the largest philanthropic donations for protected land in Australia.

The purchase of Vergemont Station near Longreach will conserve nearly 350,000 hectares, thanks to the $21 million donation from an anonymous philanthropist.

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