Bushie blog

My time volunteering on Scottsdale Reserve was all about celebrating the life of an extraordinary woman who had the soul of an angel, an extraordinary love of life, and who was taken way too early.

With much anticipation, it’s now time to announce the winners of the inaugural Bush Heritage Volunteer Photographic Competition. But first, I’d like to acknowledge Nicolla (Nicky...

We recently returned from 3 weeks of caretaking at the beautiful Hamelin Station Reserve, Western Australia. Being the middle of winter it was very different to the last time we were there, which...

Bush Heritage has 700 registered volunteers located in most regions of Australia. Recently we discovered quite an active community of volunteers located in Newcastle.

Wow! How fortunate we are on the Volunteer Advisory Committee to have been invited to the Bush Heritage Australia National Gathering. This gathering is a chance for staff from across the country to...

The Volunteer Advisory Committee is comprised of six Bush Heritage volunteers from around the country. It meets every couple of months to provide a voice in the development of new policies...

In the last week of August ten volunteers conducted the annual platypus survey on the Upper Murrumbidgee River at Scottsdale Reserve, in association with Cooma Waterwatch coordinator, Antia...

Bush Heritage Volunteers are a diverse and talented bunch. Recently on our Scottsdale Reserve, near Canberra, temperatures have consistently been below -5 degrees, freezing our tools and...

In June Peter Ridgeway and Stephanie Chew spent two weeks volunteering on Scottsdale Reserve near Cooma. It was their first taste of volunteering with Bush Heritage Australia. They...

Keith Gooley and Peter Caulder are Bush Heritage volunteers with expertise in electronics and a passion for conservation. Keith and Peter are using these skills to help us address one of the...

Wanting to experience life before settling down to embrace her studies, Malu Rosing has recently spent two weeks volunteering on our Scottsdale Reserve located 45 minutes south of...

Bush Heritage Australia volunteers Mick and Kerry Moylan participated in the recent North East Environment Forum at Charles Sturt University in Wangaratta, Victoria. The forum was jointly...