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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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---- 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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---- Nardoo Hills Reserves
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---- Charles Darwin Reserve
---- Eurardy Reserve
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Jord's outback adventure to Naree
by
Simon Cobden
on
25 October 2019
'Back o’ Bourke' as a metaphor for a place very far from anywhere was coined for a reason. It took an hour long flight and a four-hour drive just to get to Bourke, and then another two hours on...
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Grasswrens, glorious grasswrens
by
Aline Gibson Vega (PhD candidate)
on
25 October 2019
Hamelin Station Reserve is brimming with birdlife. But if you're not paying close attention, there's one species that can easily be missed – the Western Grasswren. Grasswrens are very poorly...
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Weeds working bee at Boolcoomatta
by
Stephanie Knox
on
04 October 2019
In the second week of September 2019 I took the long road across the Barrier Highway and out to South Australia for 12 days of African Boxthorn control on Boolcoomatta Station Reserve.
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A fond farewell from Hamelin
by
Denise Ivers
on
04 October 2019
As we near the end of the visiting season at Hamelin Outback Station Stay I am sad to say that I am writing my last blog. For the past four seasons David and I have lived and worked here at Hamelin...
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Searching for a special skink
by
Ben Parkhurst (Ecologist)
on
04 October 2019
Despite our best efforts during previous years' reptile surveys, we haven't yet recorded the elusive Gidgee Skink at Hamelin Station Reserve...
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How lucky I am!
by
Miranda Rew-Duffy (PhD Candidate at the University of Queensland)
on
02 October 2019
I first arrived at Carnarvon Station Reserve in mid-July, only a few weeks after accepting a PhD project, which is a collaboration between The University of Queensland, and Bush Heritage Australia.
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Train time
by
Dr Rebecca Spindler (Executive Manager, Science & Conservation)
on
19 September 2019
I am riding the rails again and it does not disappoint. I live in Sydney and travel to Canberra and Melbourne often. To avoid some of the carbon and cost of flying, I take the train whenever I can....
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Spring in the Liffey Valley
by
Annette Dean
on
10 September 2019
The sound of Currawongs is echoing across the Liffey Valley. When snow falls on the Western Tiers, they soar down from the mountains, their loud raucous call evocative of misty moorlands that lie...
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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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How species get their names
by
Craig Allen (Web Officer)
on
30 August 2019
Did you know there's a snail in northern Queensland called Crikey steveirwini? Species names can be inspired by any number of things, from the inspiring to the absurd and everything in between. But...
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In Memory of Margaret Anne Wilson
by
Alannah Dixon
on
29 August 2019
Bob and Margie Wilson spent a brief period in the early days of their life together enjoying the stunning landscapes of the Stirling Ranges in the Fitz-Stirling region of Western Australia...
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Using iMovie to tell stories of Country
by
Mali Djarrbal, Florence Biritjala, Gladys Womati, Charlie Ramandjarri, Simon West and Emma Ignjic
on
26 August 2019
Arafura Swamp Indigenous Rangers are telling about their work with video they capture on smartphones and tablets. After adding descriptive subtitles, voiceovers and music, they can finish their...
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