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New South Wales
---- Brogo Reserve
---- Burrin Burrin Reserve
---- Naree Station
---- Scottsdale Reserve
---- Sydney
---- Tarcutta Hills Reserve
---- Yantabulla partnership property
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---- Arafura Partnership
---- Warddeken Partnership
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---- Carnarvon Reserve
---- Currumbin Valley Reserve
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---- Reedy Creek Reserve
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---- Melbourne
---- Nardoo Hills Reserves
---- Ngulambarra
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---- Birriliburu partnership
---- Bunuba Partnership
---- Charles Darwin Reserve
---- Eurardy Reserve
---- Gondwana Link
-------- Beringa Reserve
-------- Chereninup Reserve
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Using business for good
by
Amelia Caddy
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27 January 2022
As a rock climber, engineer and CEO of Australia's largest climbing gear store, Steve Hawkshaw is a quiet advocate for a more sustainable, inclusive and socially responsible way of doing business.
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A parting note from our outgoing President
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Chris Grubb
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31 August 2020
When I first attended a Bush Heritage talk about 20 years ago I was struck by several things, including the dedication of its staff, the science-based nature of its decision-making process, and how...
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Paul Hackett's lasting legacy
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Liz Hackett
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18 June 2020
Paul Hackett was not only my darling husband of nine years but he also ran his own business named Melbourne Birding Tours. He introduced hundreds of mainly overseas birders to the wonders of...
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Our women changing the world
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Kate Thorburn
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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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Support for Uluru Statement
by
Heather Campbell (CEO)
on
26 January 2020
Bush Heritage Australia is proud to support the Uluru Statement from the Heart as an historic mandate to create a fuller expression of Australia’s nationhood. We hear the call for the establishment...
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Bushfires on our reserves
by
Heather Campbell (CEO)
on
06 January 2020
I wanted to personally update Bush Heritage supporters on the fire threat and impact to our reserves. At the end of 2019, our on ground staff and neighbours fought fires of varying severity on six...
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Steve Parish tips for taking mammal photos
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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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Conservation a path to reconciliation
by
Kelly Retief
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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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Steve Parish landscape photography tips
by
Steve Parish (Wildlife Photographer)
on
24 April 2019
Steve Parish OAM is an award-winning Australian photographer with more than 57 years' experience photographing Australian people, places and wildlife. Read on to get his top tips for shooting...
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I’m going to be a scientist
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Dr Rebecca Spindler (Executive Manager, Science & Conservation)
on
11 February 2019
We took the chance to chat to Rebecca Spindler, Bush Heritage's Executive Manager Science and Conservation, on International Day of Women and Girls in Science about her pathway into science and why...
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The invasive species war
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Dr Alex Kutt (Ecologist)
on
22 January 2019
A recent Guardian article highlighted how invasive species are the most significant threat to, and cause of, species decline and loss in Australia - and more destructive than climate change at...
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Waanyi’s living fossil
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Terry Mahney (Ecologist)
on
24 August 2018
The Waanyi people of the Gulf of Carpentaria have long known of the existence of endangered Gulf Snapping Turtle, but it was unknown to science until 1986 when it was 'discovered' as a 25,000 year...
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