Terri Irwin beats a mining giant to save Steve’s sacred land.
After years of heartache and legal battles, Terri Irwin finally knows her late husband Steve can rest in peace, now that justice has been delivered.
It’s a final, fitting epitaph for her conservationist husband, and it comes after Terri triumphed in her fight to save his spiritual home, the Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve, on Queensland’s Cape York, from a proposed billion-dollar mining project.
The reserve was one of the last places the Crocodile Hunter visited before he died in 2006, aged 44, and has long been rumoured to be the site of his final resting place.
Since Steve’s untimely death, the peaceful rainforest haven has become a regular place of refuge for Terri, 46, and her children with Steve. It’s where she and young wildlife warriors Bindi, 12, and Robert, 6, can escape the pressures of their schedules and connect with their father’s spirit.
“His spirit is everywhere in this area,” Terri says of the site she affectionately calls Steve’s Place. “It’s sacred land ... one of the wonders of the world. It boasts the most gorgeous wildlife ... and spectacular wetlands. The waterways are the lifeblood to a vast array of plants and animals, including Steve’s beloved crocodiles. It’s a pristine paradise.”
Related video: Life with the Irwins.
