Impact Report

Nature continues to throw urgent reminders that call for its protection. Thirty years ago, this call came from the old-growth forest in the Liffey Valley, Tasmania, palawa Country. Two blocks of significant vegetation including rainforest were about to be sold and logged.

For Bush Heritage’s founding members, this confirmed the well-known need for a better model for land conservation in Australia. They responded by accruing the funds to purchase the two blocks and began actively managing the land – protecting it in perpetuity. This sparked the beginning of Bush Heritage and forged a new way forward in conserving this continent’s precious landscapes.

In 2022-23, we embraced the first year of our 2030 Strategy, the organisation’s most focused and ambitious approach to protecting nature to date. With the plan in place, we experienced changes to help us meet the goals of the strategy. This included the expansion of our team, the deepening of our commitment to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander partners and the understanding of how we would best deliver impact in the agricultural space.

Our growing number of reserves, currently 42, cover 1.2 million hectares and allow us to protect the diversity of Australia's landscapes, plants and animals. We are a unified force for nature, grounded in science and culture.

Together, we will continue responding to nature’s calls and carry the enthusiastic momentum built over the past 12 months and Bush Heritage’s lifetime into the forthcoming year.

We help protect and contribute to the management of:

10.4

million hectares

With our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander partners

7,735

native species

Recorded on our reserves to date

1.2

million hectares

Through our reserve network

2.3

million hectares

With our agricultural partners 

Financial results

“In 2022-23, our supporters’ continued generous contributions allowed Bush Heritage to deliver a robust financial outcome. We achieved a strong revenue that enabled a significant increase in expenditure across our key impact areas throughout the year.”