Media Releases 2008

Bush Heritage reports good news for Australian conservation

17 Dec - CONSERVATION in Australia has had some positive news in 2008 thanks to leading conservation group Bush Heritage Australia - with various sightings and discoveries of rare plant and animal species on its reserves.

Critically endangered woodland discovered by Bush Heritage Australia

26 Nov - Critically endangered Yellow Box woodland has been discovered on a New South Wales reserve owned by conservation group Bush Heritage Australia.

The Myer Foundation donates $2 million to Bush Heritage Australia for Tasmanian Midlands Landscape project

19 Nov - Bush Heritage Australia’s vision of protecting the unique grasslands and woodlands of the Tasmanian Midlands has been given a boost, thanks to a generous donation from the Myer Foundation and the Sidney Myer Fund.

Endangered Australian fish gets $3.5m survival boost with Bush Heritage property purchase

Sydney-based photographer Richard Green's first solo exhibition 'Wild Places' supports Bush Heritage

18 August 2008 - Richard Green's 'Wild Places' exhibition is at the Byron McMahon Gallery, Redfern

Tim Fischer witnesses work being done to preserve source springs of Murray-Darling

4 August 2008 - Rural identity Tim Fischer has applauded the work being done by Bush Heritage Australia on one of its Queensland reserves to repair and preserve the clear mountain springs that are the true source of the Warrego, Darling and Murray systems.

Bush Heritage adds Bon Bon Station to Nation's Conservation Estate

3 July 2008 - Bush Heritage Australia has created history after forming a landmark alliance with the Federal and South Australian governments to purchase Bon Bon Station.

Yourka Reserve protects endangered Red Goshawk

29 April 2008 - The red goshawk is one of at least 23 threatened species that have a greater chance of survival thanks to a new conservation reserve in far north Queensland. Bush Heritage Australia today announced the acquisition of the 43,500 hectare Yourka Reserve on the western edge of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area.

Cravens Peak a Model for Nature Conservation

12 March 2008 - Bush Heritage Australia’s Cravens Peak Reserve, in Queensland, is singled out as one of the nation’s top ten nature reserves, in a report released today. The WWF report Building Nature’s Safety Net 2008: Progress on Directions for the National Reserve System is being launched today at Parliament House.

Parri Estate Sponsors Bush Heritage Australia

February 2008 - Family-owned premium wine producer, Parri Estate, is pleased to announce its sponsorship of Bush Heritage Australia.