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New South Wales
---- Brogo Reserve
---- Burrin Burrin Reserve
---- Naree Station
---- Scottsdale Reserve
---- Sydney
---- Tarcutta Hills Reserve
---- Yantabulla partnership property
Northern Territory
---- Arafura Partnership
---- Warddeken Partnership
Queensland
---- Carnarvon Reserve
---- Cravens Peak Reserve
---- Currumbin Valley Reserve
---- Edgbaston Reserve
---- Ethabuka Reserve
---- Fan Palm Reserve
---- Goonderoo Reserve
---- Olkola Partnership
---- Pullen Pullen Reserve
---- Reedy Creek Reserve
---- Yourka Reserve
South Australia
---- Bon Bon Station Reserve
---- Boolcoomatta Reserve
Tasmania
---- Friendly Beaches
---- Liffey Valley
-------- Coalmine Creek
-------- Liffey River
-------- Oura Oura
---- South Esk Pine
---- Tasmanian Midlands
Victoria
---- John Colahan Griffin Nature Reserve
---- Melbourne
---- Nardoo Hills Reserves
Western Australia
---- Birriliburu partnership
---- Bunuba Partnership
---- Charles Darwin Reserve
---- Eurardy Reserve
---- Gondwana Link
-------- Chereninup Reserve
-------- Monjebup Reserves
-------- Peniup Reserve
---- Hamelin Station Reserve
---- Kojonup Reserve
---- Perth
---- Wunambal Gaambera Partnership
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$1.2 million grant to combat extinction
by
Kate Thorburn (Media & Communications Coordinator)
on
17 December 2020
The University of Melbourne and Bush Heritage Australia have been awarded a significant grant of $1.2 million by The Ian Potter Foundation to build an open-source Conservation Knowledge System...
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Pullen Pullen protections strengthened
by
Sue O’Connor, Bush Heritage Board President
on
23 September 2020
Pullen Pullen Reserve on Maiawali country in western Queensland has become Australia's first ever Special Wildlife Reserve.
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Reconciliation Week
by
Kate Thorburn (Media & Communications Coordinator)
on
03 June 2020
Reconciliation is a continuous journey and something all Australians can commit to working towards together. For Reconciliation Week 2020 we asked our supporters, partners and staff to tell us what...
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Isolation tips for lockdown
by
Amelia Caddy
on
02 April 2020
Humans are social creatures so it’s no wonder that the prospect of going months with limited contact has many of us wondering how on earth we’re going to get by. We’re here to reassure you that if...
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Dreaming of bush nights…?
by
Kate Thorburn (Media & Communications Coordinator)
on
02 April 2020
We know many of you across the country are housebound at the moment and dreaming of getting out into the bush so we decided to give you a little gift to fill your time.
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Our women changing the world
by
Kate Thorburn (Media & Communications Coordinator)
on
06 March 2020
International Women’s Day celebrates the achievements, big and small, of women around the world. In this blog, five women at Bush Heritage share some thoughts on proud moments and people who...
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Steve Parish tips for taking mammal photos
by
Steve Parish (Wildlife Photographer)
on
04 June 2019
Steve Parish OAM is an award-winning Australian photographer with more than 57 years’ experience photographing Australian people, places and wildlife. Learn his top tips for photographing...
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Meet our Aboriginal Partnerships team
by
Kate Thorburn (Media & Communications Coordinator)
on
31 May 2019
Cissy, Sarah and Chonnie from our Aboriginal Partnerships Team answer a few questions as we mark National Reconciliation Week 2019.
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Conservation a path to reconciliation
by
Kelly Retief
on
30 May 2019
We sat down with Kelly Retief to talk about her role as Bush Heritage's Aboriginal Partnerships Program Manager in Northern Australia.
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Nominations for Eucalypt of the Year
by
Kate Thorburn (Media & Communications Coordinator)
on
20 March 2019
It's almost time for Eucalypt Australia's 2019 Eucalypt of the Year Award so our ecologists, land managers and scientists weigh in on their favourite species of Euc.
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Wisdom from women in conservation
by
Kate Thorburn (Media & Communications Coordinator)
on
07 March 2019
Tomorrow is United Nations International Women's Day with the theme 'Think Equal, Build Smart, Innovate for Change'. Some of Bush Heritage's female field staff reflect on their experiences.
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Greenfleet collaborate for climate
by
Kate Thorburn (Media & Communications Coordinator)
on
04 March 2019
We are working on an innovative climate-ready revegetation project with Greenfleet at one of our flagship Victorian reserves.
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