Resourcing the new wetland: a new business model Land Repair Australia established Wellington Property Development to demonstrate that economic development can be linked to environmental gain. The land adjacent to the low land dairy pasture was originally surveyed as the site for a new town of East Wellington. It is the intention of the company to develop this area of land into waterfront residential allotments and use the profits to fund the creation of Wellington Wetlands. This is a new and exciting form of investment in the environment and Wellington Property Development hope that our development can act as a model for others who are interested in protecting the precious environmental assets of Australia.