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---- Brogo Reserve
---- Burrin Burrin Reserve
---- Naree Station
---- Scottsdale Reserve
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---- Tarcutta Hills Reserve
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---- Warddeken Partnership
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---- Cravens Peak Reserve
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---- Edgbaston Reserve
---- Ethabuka Reserve
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---- Goonderoo Reserve
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---- Reedy Creek Reserve
---- Yourka Reserve
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---- Boolcoomatta Reserve
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---- Melbourne
---- Nardoo Hills Reserves
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---- Bunuba Partnership
---- Charles Darwin Reserve
---- Eurardy Reserve
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Volunteer 2020 wrap Up
by
Joanne Flint and Jessie Moyses, members of the Volunteer Advisory Committee
on
09 December 2020
When the Volunteer Advisory Committee met in February to plan the year ahead, we never envisaged the opportunities 2020 would create for connecting the volunteer community. This year volunteers...
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Weed management at Tarcutta
by
Stephen Gye
on
15 September 2020
This year has been a volunteer year like no other. As we slowly begin to move back into our new normal, our volunteers are able to move back into the field in their home states. Volunteer Stephen...
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2020 Volunteer Photos: Flora
by
Michelle Stook (Volunteer Program Coordinator)
on
14 May 2020
The following flora photos were submitted to the 2020 Volunteer Photo Competition and judged by Steve Parish, OAM (and Bush Heritage Australia Ambassador).
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2020 Volunteer Photos: Fauna
by
Michelle Stook (Volunteer Program Coordinator)
on
14 May 2020
The following images were submitted in the fauna category to the 2020 Volunteer Photo Competition. They were judged by Steve Parish, OAM (and Bush Heritage Australia Ambassador).
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2020 Volunteer Photos: People
by
Michelle Stook (Volunteer Program Coordinator)
on
14 May 2020
The following images were submitted to the People Category of the 2020 Volunteer Photo Competition and judged by Steve Parish.
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2020 Volunteer Photo: Landscapes
by
Michelle Stook (Volunteer Program Coordinator)
on
13 May 2020
The following images were submitted to the 2020 Volunteer Photographic Competition and were judged by Steve Parish, OAM and Bush Heritage Australia Ambassador.
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Revegetation monitoring
by
Jo and Paul Flint, Queensland Volunteers
on
09 April 2020
It had been 16 years since our last visit to Chereninup Creek Reserve, for a National Tree Day planting. That cold and blustery day was the start of a revegetation program in the mega-diverse...
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Our 2020-21 Volunteer Advisory Committee
by
Michelle Stook (Volunteer Program Coordinator)
on
06 March 2020
Our Volunteer Advisory Committee is a team of self-nominated volunteers from across the nation. They provide a volunteer voice in development of our policies, procedures and new volunteer...
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A special moment in time
by
Mario Russo (volunteer)
on
03 September 2019
It was a beautiful afternoon settling into my position on the bank of the great Murrumbidgee River to be part of the annual Platypus and Water Rat survey on Scottsdale Reserve in New South Wales.
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Volunteering from home
by
Eva Finzel
on
13 August 2019
Working from home without physical exertion and getting my hands dirty is what I hoped to be able to do as a Bush Heritage volunteer - even though I love being out in the bush.
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2019 volunteer photo comp entries
by
Michelle Stook
on
16 May 2019
Here you will find a showcase of the 2019 Volunteer Photographic Competition entrants.
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Adventure Paddling on the Murrumbidgee
by
Paul Bateman (volunteer)
on
08 May 2019
I've just returned after spending 9 days being involved with our volunteers in the Adventurous Paddling Program, which is helping to improve fish habitat in the Murrumbidgee River near Scottsdale...
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