2007 newsletters

Summer 2007 (PDF 1mb)

Summer 2007

• Yourka protected
  Thanks to all our supporters who helped buy Yourka Station in far-north Queensland.
• Monitoring what we do
  Applied Ecology Manager Paul Foreman explains the importance of monitoring work.
• A new reserve in NSW
  Supporter Louise Sylvan has donated her 55 hectare property ‘Nameless’.
• Noongar cultural values assessment
  Indigenous partnership officers Ken Hayward and Sarah Eccles on cultural values assessments at Gondwana Link properties.
• Open Day and plants returning
  Reserve managers Andrea and Kurt Tschirner and Ecologist Hugh Pringle report on the return of plant species to Charles Darwin Reserve.
• From the CEO
  Thanks to our supporters 2006-07 has been a year of achievement.

Spring 2007 (PDF 731kb)

Spring 2007

• Yourka Station - an iconic property in far-north Queensland
  Ecologist David Baker-Gabb and Bush Heritage’s Mel Sheppard were part of the initial team that assessed Yourka Station for potential acquisition
• Noongar cultural heritage on Chereninup Creek Reserve
  Noongar traditional lands extend across the Gondwana Link properties in Western Australia, including Chereninup Creek Reserve.
• Bidjara cultural connections at Carnarvon Station Reserve
  Indigenous Partnership Officer Sarah Eccles explains the involvement of the Bidjara people.
• Using fire at Reedy Creek Reserve
  Managing land adjacent to a residential development creates unique issues.
• From the CEO
  Being strategic about where we work and carefully selecting the properties that we protect or manage with others are critical to our long-term effectiveness.

Winter 2007 (PDF 1.4mb)

Winter 2007

• Putting the jigsaw back together
  Can you imagine Australia as a giant jigsaw made up of millions of pieces?
• Revegetation in Western Australia
  You could get lost in the revegetation at Chereninup Creek Reserve now. It's looking fantastic!
• Restoration of Carnarvon grasslands
  Once Carnarvon had been acquired, the stock were removed and we began a regime of ecological burning.
• Scottsdale Reserve launch
  High up on Scottsdale Reserve’s sunny plateau in NSW, a crowd gathered on 27 March 2007 to celebrate the protection of this outstanding area.
• From the CEO
  Two new reserves launched.

Autumn 2007 (PDF 1.1mb)

Autumn 2007

• Our partners – we couldn’t do without them
  Contributors to this article include John Long, Museum Victoria, Alison Howes and Martine Maron, University of Southern Queensland, and Colleen Kredell.
• In the field at Eurardy
  Leanne and Paul Hales have just completed 12 months managing Eurardy Reserve.
• The Thomas Challenge
  David Thomas, a prominent Australian philanthropist and businessman, has challenged Australians to match his personal commitment of $10 million and raise a record $20 million.
• Rick Farley Memorial Scholarship awarded
  The inaugural Rick Farley Memorial Scholarship for Indigenous people working in conservation management was awarded to Wandandian man Darren Brown.
• The evolution of Bush Heritage
  Last year the Board agreed it was time to revitalise our name and logo.
• From the CEO
  Earth’s natural forces have been in everyone's minds over the summer, perhaps more than ever before.