Bushie blog

'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...

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...

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.

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...

Despite our best efforts during previous years' reptile surveys, we haven't yet recorded the elusive Gidgee Skink at Hamelin Station Reserve...

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.

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....

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...