2016
Bushtracks Summer 2016
- Our partnership with Olkola to protect the Golden-shouldered Parrot.
- Volunteers survey Scottsdale for Platypus.
- Penelope Hacker: supporter and bush lover.
- Insights from Night Parrot research.
- Volunteer Mick Moylan on Canoeing in the desert at Ethabuka.
Bushtracks Spring 2016 (25th Anniversary)
- Bob Brown's reflections
- Gerard O'Neill (CEO): The success has been built on the hard work of thousands of people.
- The 2010 translocation of 30 Red-tailed Phascogales to Kojonup Reserve (WA).
- Bush Heritage began working with Aboriginal partners in 2004.
- Volunteer Nick Barratt's affection for South Australia’s Boolcoomatta Reserve.
- Sydney University at Ethabuka.
- Volunteer Heike Eberhard.
Bushtracks Winter 2016 (Hamelin edition)
- Hamelin Station Reserve, in the rangelands of WA.
- Vulnerable endemic species living on the edge.
- Discover ‘living fossils’ called stromatolites.
- Our priorities and our challenges.
- A research hub of the future?
- For more than 130 years Hamelin was a pastoral station.
Bushtracks Autumn 2016
- Meet Maggie, a dog working to protect Night Parrots.
- Happy 10th birthday Cravens Peak
- Discovering the Dugong
- At Reedy Creek Reserve (Qld) volunteer Gary Simpson helps monitor Loggerhead Turtles.
- Volunteer Tom Sjolund explores smartphones in wildlife monitoring.
2015
Bushtracks Summer 2015
- Managing wildfire risk at Bon Bon.
- Biodiversity survey in the north of the Warddeken IPA.
- Striped legless lizards relocated to Scottsdale
- Growth for the Tasmanian Midlandscapes Project.
- A Volunteer Advisory Committee has been established.
- Bennett’s Tree Kangaroos may live near Fan Palm Reserve.
- Northern Quoll found for first time on Wunambal Gaambera Country.
Bushtracks Spring 2015
- Bringing back the Night Parrot.
- The future of Birriliburu country.
- Formal volunteer Team Leaders.
- Battling buffel grass at Bon Bon Station.
- Dr Stephen Murphy on Night Parrot research.
- John’s lasting legacy at Boolcoomatta.
Bushtracks Winter 2015
- Managing Yantabulla station, adjacent to Naree.
- How we plan to double science capacity by 2025.
- Our student partners
- BMW Boxers and the Kerr’s bush legacy
- Volunteering – it’s good for you too!
Bushtracks Autumn 2015
- Quest for the northern quoll at Carnarvon.
- Fitz-Stirling region: Dirt poor but rich in diversity.
- New feral monitoring data from Boolcoomatta (SA).
- Researching tree density at Tarcutta Hills (NSW).
- Summer rains: around the country new life is emerging.
- Our volunteer neighbours at Brogo Reserve (NSW).
- Living lightly: Meet Simone Bowskill and her husband David.
2014
Bushtracks Summer 2014
- Protecting native animals from ferals.
- The Umpila Rocky Lake survey (Cape York).
- The national Bush Blitz program at Carnarvon (Qld).
- Border collies helping to sniff out quolls.
- Photographer Boris Hlavica on a workshop at Boolcoomatta.
- Retirees Mick and Kerry Moylan spent a month at Ethabuka.
- CEO: highlights from the World Parks Congress.
Bushtracks Spring 2014
- Captive breeding for Red-finned Blue-eye fish.
- Gunduwa Young Leaders’ Program.
- Volunteer botanists find new species at Naree.
- Plans for accommodation at Monjebup Creek (WA).
- Monitoring translocated Red-tailed Phascogales.
- Nicky Rolls, and Saraan Finney's annual volunteering adventure.
Bushtracks Winter 2014
- Our campaign to secure Monjebup Creek in south-west, WA.
- Transforming late-summer rains.
- Controlling carp on the Upper Murrumbidgee at Scottsdale.
- Volunteers have contributed 14,000 hours last year.
- Blues for the Bush and Open Day at Charles Darwin Reserve.
Bush Heritage News Autumn 2014
- Climatic conditions are making fire preparation vital.
- PhD student Emma Burgess on mosaic burning research.
- Reserve scorecards based on ecological reviews.
- Supporter John Hutchinson's collection of WA bird songs.
- Partnerships with Balkanu (Cape York) and Warddeken (NT) have been extended.
2013
Bush Heritage News Summer 2013
- Long-term climate change study at Charles Darwin Reserve.
- Jim Radford on finding Rock-wallabies at Yourka (Qld).
- Partnering with neighbours in south-west WA.
- CEO: the Top 50 Philanthropic Gifts of All Time.
Bush Heritage News Spring 2013
- The Barnetts' legacy after Black Saturday tragedy.
- Hope for declining woodland birds at Scottsdale.
- Sylvester Mangolamara: Wunambal Warrior
- Life membership for Phillip Toyne.
- CEO: our success lies with our supporters.
Bush Heritage News Winter 2013
- Monitoring Tammar wallaby.
- Tasmanian Midlands farmer Julian von Bibra.
- What's been happening at our reserves around Australia.
- Ecologist Justin Jonson on restoration at Monjebup North (WA).
- CEO: our purchase of Naree Station (NSW).
Bush Heritage News Autumn 2013
- Bio-blitz' at Naree Station (NSW).
- Grietje Croll on seeing the Australian bush with fresh eyes.
- Fighting feral cats at Charles Darwin (WA).
- CEO: Gerard O'Neill visits Tarcutta Hills and introduces new managers to Naree.
- Tag-along trip to Ethabuka Reserve.
2012
Bush Heritage News Summer 2012
- The magic of Naree.
- With wings spread wide, Brolgas jump, dance, pirouette and prance.
- The people who've loved Naree Station.
- From quiet waters to open woodlands, Naree has a surprise around every corner.
- CEO: A tribute to Mo Pieterse.
Bush Heritage News Spring 2012
- The challenges of Yourka.
- Phascogales cosy at Kojonup.
- Wunambal Gaambera walking with fire.
- Thank you for taking part in our supporter survey!
- CEO: good results at Charles Darwin Reserve (WA).
Bush Heritage News Winter 2012
- Our wombat refuge at Bon Bon.
- A special year for the McLeans at Carnarvon.
- An army of volunteers for fauna survey at Boolcoomatta.
- A gift in memory of Judy Wheeler.
- CEO: the challenges faced by reserve staff and their families.
Bush Heritage News Autumn 2012
- Fighting fire at Ethabuka and Cravens Peak.
- Endangered aromatic peppercress at Scottsdale Reserve.
- Sue Connelly on volunteering in the Scottsdale nursery.
- Photographer Geoff Spanner captures Eurardy in all its glory.
- Our new CEO: Gerard O'Neill.
2011
Bush Heritage News Summer 2011
- Introducing John Colahan Griffin Reserve.
- Red-capped Robins - an indicator species.
- Freshwater ecologist Dr Adam Kerezsy on Red-finned blue-eye.
- Fire at Ethabuka Reserve.
- Desert Fishing Lessons.
- After 14 years CEO Doug Humann is moving on.
Bush Heritage News Spring 2011 (20th Anniversary)
- Bob Brown - Founder of Bush Heritage
- A timeline of significant events.
- Al Dermer on his time at Ethabuka.
- Ellie Sobey - volunteer at Scottsdale.
- Matt Appleby (ecologist) on increasing birdlife.
- Simon McKeon - Australian of the Year.
- Doug Humann on a game-changing gift.
Bush Heritage News Winter 2011
- Bob Brown's gift of Oura Oura.
- Birds flocking to Boolcoomatta.
- Carnarvon after the floods.
- How to spot wallabies.
- Catherine Arnold: one of our most inspiring supporters.
- Eddy and Donna Wajon's love for Chingarrup.
- CEO: 20th anniversary BBQs around Australia.
Bush Heritage News Autumn 2011
- Robust greenhood orchid rediscovered at Nardoo Hills.
- Ecologist Max Tischler experienced the Simpson Desert in a new way.
- Yellow-footed rock wallaby at Boolcoomatta.
- Bush Blitz at Bon Bon
- Volunteers rained in at Ethabuka and Cravens Peak.
- CEO: Carnarvon's record 274 mm of rain in a day.
2010
Bush Heritage News Summer 2010
- Glen Norris on the art of birdwatching.
- The elusive Bridled Nailtail Wallaby.
- Nella Lithgow on Cravens Peak and Ethabuka.
- Building a residence for reptiles at Yarrabee.
- Chris Dickman (University of Sydney) on 20 years at Ethabuka.
- CEO: the view from 30,000 feet.
Bush Heritage News Spring 2010
- Emma and Peter Ashton farming nature at Boolcoomatta.
- Saving a species.
- Helicopters and a new approach to fire at Yourka.
- Eyrean Grasswren at Ethabuka.
- King Island near Tasmania.
- Dale Fuller hosts a crowd.
- CEO: marvelous Malleefowl.
Bush Heritage News Winter 2010
- The trailblazing Red-tailed phascogale.
- Max Tischler and Adam Kerezsy took a boat into the Simpson Desert.
- Trees worth their weight in carbon at Chereninup.
- How do Southern hairy-nosed wombats cope with the heat?
- Life on Goonderoo.
- CEO: partnerships are critical to conservation work.
Bush Heritage News Autumn 2010
- Wildlife-rich jewel saved from the bulldozers.
- Jim Radford on bird monitoring at Charles Darwin.
- Eve Jani on a guided tour of Cravens Peak Reserve.
- Warddeken land in the NT declared an Indigenous Protected Area.
- CEO: Monjebup North is our first acquisition in over 12 months.
2009
Bush Heritage News Summer 2009
- Botanist Jeanette Kemp exploring Yourka (Qld).
- Three new saltbushes endemic to Edgbaston.
- Changing of the guard at Bon Bon (SA).
- Fire on Goonderoo and Carnarvon (Qld).
- CEO: good news in the Annual Report and changes to our Board.
Bush Heritage News Spring 2009
- Investing in fire management.
- Species discovery blitz at Charles Darwin (WA).
- News from Gondwana Link.
- Restoration work at Eurardy and erosion in Bungabandi Creek.
- CEO: results from the Yourka Bio Blitz.
Bush Heritage News Winter 2009
- Wunambal Gaambera partnership in the Kimberley.
- Monitoring climate change in WA.
- Conservation partnerships – the low-down.
- CEO: ‘species discovery blitz’ at Charles Darwin (WA).
Bush Heritage News Autumn 2009
- Protecting Tasmania's biodiversity hotspot.
- A day on a desert reserve.
- Northern golden moths orchid found at Nardoo Hills.
- CEO: the global financial crisis and its likely effects.
2008
Bush Heritage News Summer 2008
- Max and Margaret Bourke: the Cravens Peak herbarium.
- The Kosciuszko to Coast landscape partnership.
- Wildflower season at Eurardy Reserve.
- 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
- Partnership with the Royal Automobile Club of WA.
- CEO: we're still in the midst of an environmental crisis.
Bush Heritage News Spring 2008
- Dr Rod Fensham (Queensland Herbarium) on Edgbaston.
- The wallabies of Gondwana Link.
- Bidjara cultural surveys at Carnarvon (Qld).
- The Kaanju Ngaachi Indigenous Protected Area.
- Paul and Bec O’Leary handing over at Boolcoomatta (SA).
- The Planet Action program: studying the global effects of climate change.
- CEO: visiting Edgbaston.
Bush Heritage News Winter 2008
- Dr Jim Radford on bird monitoring in the South-East Grassy Box Woodlands.
- The ecology of Gondwana Link.
- Studying the Field River on Ethabuka (Qld).
- A smaller carbon footprint at Eurardy (WA).
- CEO: the importance of funding the National Reserve System.
Bush Heritage News Autumn 2008
- Ecologist Dr Steve Morton assessed Bon Bon Station.
- Solving an erosion problem – the fate of Trapper’s Dam.
- Anchors in the Landscape – three years of achievements.
- CEO: our target of helping conserve 1% of Australia by 2025.
2007
Bush Heritage News Summer 2007
- Thanks to all who helped buy Yourka in far-north Queensland.
- Applied Ecology Manager Paul Foreman on the importance of monitoring.
- Louise Sylvan has donated her 55 hectare property ‘Nameless’.
- Noongar cultural values assessments at Gondwana Link properties.
- The return of plant species to Charles Darwin Reserve.
Bush Heritage News Spring 2007
- David Baker-Gabb and Mel Sheppard assessed Yourka Station for potential acquisition
- Noongar cultural heritage on Chereninup Creek Reserve.
- Bidjara cultural connections at Carnarvon Station Reserve.
- Using fire at Reedy Creek Reserve.
- CEO: Being strategic about where we work is critical to our long-term effectiveness.
Bush Heritage News Winter 2007
- Putting the jigsaw back together.
- Revegetation at Chereninup in south-west WA.
- Restoration of Carnarvon grasslands with ecological burning.
- Scottsdale Reserve launched.
Bush Heritage News Autumn 2007
- Our partners – we couldn’t do without them
- Leanne and Paul Hales on 12 months managing Eurardy Reserve.
- David Thomas has challenged Australians to match his personal commitment of $10 million.
- Rick Farley Memorial Scholarship awarded.
- Revitalising our name and logo.
2006
Bush Heritage News Summer 2006
- Stuart Cowell on Scottsdale – our newest reserve
- A wrap-up of the past year
- Andrea and Kurt Tschirner on blitzing weeds at Charles Darwin Reserve
- From the President: 2005-06 has seen some fantastic achievements.
Bush Heritage News Spring 2006
- Stuart Cowell manages our Gondwana Link reserves in south-west WA
- Darren Larcombe thanks the volunteers who visited Carnarvon Station in June
- A Board member since 2002, Rick Farley died in May in a tragic accident.
- CEO: Now, with 24 reserves, we cover all states and protect over 670,000 hectares.
Bush Heritage News Winter 2006
- Boolcoomatta – South Australia on the Bush Heritage map
- David Baker-Gabb, on a new reserve in Nardoo Hills, Victoria
- University of Sydney have been researching at Ethabuka for many years.
- Sandy Gilmore on an ecological blitz at Eurardy (WA)
Bush Heritage News Autumn 2006
- Doug Humann outlines the Anchors in the Landscape strategy
- Working bees: pivotal in conservation management
- Fan Palm Reserve, Qld. You can visit!
- From the President
2005
Bush Heritage News Summer 2005
- Our 21st reserve – Cravens Peak (Qld).
- Anchors in the landscape strategy.
- Wendy Radford was a volunteer at weeding blitz on Charles Darwin Reserve (WA).
Bush Heritage News Spring 2005
- Remarkable rain at Ethabuka.
- Eurardy – wild with flowers.
- CEO: Many parts of Australia have been blessed by good rain in recent months.
Bush Heritage News Winter 2005
- Our wildflower haven, Eurardy, soon to be protected.
- Al Dermer and Karen Harrland on their first summer at Ethabuka.
- Joelle Metcalf and Julian Fennessy on volunteer rangers.
- Photographer Wayne Lawler at Burrin Burrin Reserve.
- Leigh Whisson and Jackie Courtenay need help with weeds at Charles Darwin Reserve.
Bush Heritage News Autumn 2005
- Spring wildflower displays in south-west Western Australia.
- Gondwana Link: your new reserve.
- Mareeba Wetland Foundation - a new partnership.
- Mel Sheppard and Steve Heggie start work at Reedy Creek.
2004
Bush Heritage News Summer 2004
- Kate Fitzherbert visits our first Victorian reserve.
- Ecologist Phil Cullen explores the arid-zone ecology at Ethabuka (Qld).
- Green Corps at work.
- Doug Humann on Bush Heritage moving to Melbourne.
Bush Heritage News Spring 2004
- Stuart Cowell revisits Gondwana Link.
- Visiting Bush Heritage reserves.
- Bequest Officer Anne Peedom spoke with a special supporter.
- Hunter Island update.
- Our newest acquisitions – Ethabuka and Reedy Creek – demonstrate our flexibility.
Bush Heritage News Winter 2004
- New Reedy Creek Reserve, Queensland.
- Photographer Wayne Lawler visited Brogo Reserve (NSW).
- Ecologist Murray Haseler was the first staff member at Ethabuka Reserve.
- Charles Darwin Reserve one year on.
- CEO: Positive influence beyond our reserve boundaries.
Bush Heritage News Autumn 2004
- We're contracted to purchase the grazing lease on Hunter Island in Bass Strait.
- Carnarvon Station Reserve three years on.
- New interpretive signs at our Liffey Valley reserves and a new agreement with the Indigenous Land Corporation (ILC).
2003
Bush Heritage News Summer 2003
- Ecologist Murray Haseler and photographer Wayne Lawler spent 10 days at Ethabuka.
- The strategic use of fencing in feral-animal control.
- Mr Warwick Evans, on the motivations behind his bequest.
- CEO: Land in Australia can be purchased for less than US$2 per acre.
Bush Heritage News Spring 2003
- Ethabuka on the edge of the Simpson Desert.
- One of Australia's largest biodiversity revegetation projects completed at Chereninup.
- Working with a neighbour at Tarcutta Hills Reserve (NSW).
- Phillip Toyne on the Board's decision to relocate to Melbourne by early 2005.
Bush Heritage News Winter 2003
- Another reserve at Liffey
- In 12 years we've grown from two small reserves to a national organisation.
- Water from underground aquifers fills pools at 12 sites on Carnarvon (Qld).
- Photographer Wayne Lawler on Currumbin Reserve.
- Don Royal on volunteering at Charles Darwin Reserve.
- CEO: The Australian Terrestrial Biodiversity Assessment 2002 report.
Bush Heritage News Autumn 2003
- Taking ownership of White Wells Station (now Charles Darwin Reserve).
- Setting priorities for land purchase.
- Revegetation at Chereninup.
- Photographer Wayne Lawler profiled.
2002
Bush Heritage News Summer 2002
- We've assessed over 20 properties for potential acquisition. Four have been short-listed.
- Managing Carnarvon’s endangered bluegrass grasslands.
- Rod Fensham, Principal Botanist at the Queensland Herbarium, on our future reserves.
- Joss Bentley on reserve selection criteria.
- CEO: events in the USA on 11 September have had a profound effect on most of us.
Bush Heritage News Spring 2002
- Support for Chereninup Creek left us with enough funds to purchase another property.
- Dunnies, smokewater, salt and other science
- We're now a major stakeholder in Gondwana Link.
- CEO: Recent national reports highlight the global value of Australia’s biodiversity.
Bush Heritage News Winter 2002
- Plans to protect Chereninup Creek.
- Reserve management – a long term commitment.
- Staff, volunteers and photographer Chris Darwin recently surveyed Carnarvon's vegetation.
Bush Heritage News Autumn 2002
- Chereninup Creek purchased in south-west WA.
- Management plans at Liffey River, in Tasmania.
- Erith Island achieves National Park status.