Management Partnerships on Bush Heritage Reserves

Bush Heritage encourages and supports the participation of Traditional Owners in the management of land that Bush Heritage owns or manages through:

• Acknowledging and promoting Indigenous people’s connection to Bush Heritage reserves and developing partnership agreements to support both access and use of Country. 
•  Inviting and providing access to reserves for the undertaking of cultural values assessments, planning and protection works and the management of cultural sites and areas of significance.
• The incorporation of Indigenous peoples aspirations into management plans and activities, and involvement in conservation management activities.
• Supporting the development of Indigenous people’s skills in contemporary natural resource management and where possible employing Indigenous peoples services.

If you are an Indigenous organisation or community who would like to be involved in this program, please contact Sarah Eccles, our Indigenous Programs Manager on (03) 8610 9122 

Photo: David Guilfoyle teaching Brodie Williams and Brad Farmer how to identify and record a scatter of artefacts at Peniup Creek Reserve.