Healthy Country. Protected Forever.

Often, when we think of a conservation not-for-profit, we envisage people in boots and hats planting trees and pulling weeds. What we don't think of are the people that answer the phones, design the newsletters, take social media photos, or handle mail and process donations. It is this collaboration of skillsets that allows Bush Heritage Australia to deliver impact, protecting and managing our precious landscapes across the country. 

Banded vegetation, with its intriguing ‘tiger stripe’ patterns of bare and vegetated ground, is a striking feature of arid landscapes worldwide. And guess what? These vegetation systems are thriving on Boolcoomatta Reserve!

Our generous supporters help us to secure the protection of a nationally significant wetland.

At Turnip Creek, we are leading a collaborative research project to demonstrate rehydration strategies that enhance biodiversity and farm production.

We’re innovating a swift and smart response to feral cat predation across the country.

Deepening our commitment and understanding of culturally led land management on Dja Dja Wurrung Country.

Doug Humann, former Bush Heritage CEO - My happy place is in nature, with people who respect our need to care for and actively manage country. 

Together, we have secured the protection of a crucial waterbird breeding site – our latest reserve Nil Desperandum. A deep, sincere thank you for your support and generosity, which has helped to safeguard the home of hundreds of bird species and numerous other native plants and animals.

Leading conservation not-for-profit Bush Heritage Australia to protect a property that forms one of the most important waterbird breeding sites in Australia. 

When Ross Mitchell, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships Manager at Bush Heritage, first set foot on Nil Desperandum on Budjiti Country he knew immediately how significant it would be if the Traditional Custodians could return to this Country and work with Bush Heritage to restore the land.

As part of the Seeding the Future Program, I undertook a PhD Internship with Bush Heritage Australia to study the changes in soil properties in response to destocking on Bon Bon Station Reserve, Antakirinja Matu-Yankunytjatjara Country.

Jo Axford (Head of Region North) and Bridget Roberts (Ecologist Paroo/Warrego) chat to host Matthew Taylor and our audience about the exciting opportunity to purchase a vital piece of bushland in the northern Murray Darling Basin - Nil Desperandum.

When Lola Lange presents her research on the Pink Cockatoo (Lophochroa leadbeateri), she always delivers one jaw-dropping statement: there has been no research to date on the bird in Queensland… barely anything is known about the species.

Bush Heritage Australia's Vikki Parsley, Kelly Retief and Bambi Lees chat with host Matthew Taylor and our supporters about our Aboriginal Partnerships program, the Right Way approach and Healthy Country Planning.

In this special edition of Bush Broadcast, recorded live at stunning Reedy Creek Reserve, Christian McCollum and Stephen Kearney chat about work being undertaken at the reserve and the challenges of conservation management in an urban setting.