Visit some of Woollahra Council’s long-term bush regen sites. FRIDAY 14 MARCH 2.30PM Join AABR member Rudi Adlmayer for an afternoon site tour of some of Council’s restoration worksites over the last 25 years. Afternoon tea provided at the end (tea, coffee, biscuits) . Please meet at Cooper Park tennis court kiosk area at the […]
News :: Dec 2013 :: Huge fee rise for North Coast NSW CLM courses in 2014
– please join AABR in emailing the Institute Director. North Coast Institute of TAFE has decided to charge CLM students full commercial fees to commencing in 2014 (round $3K for Cert 3, $4.6K for Cert 4 and around $12K for diploma.) This is happening prior to the NSW ‘Smart and Skilled’ reforms are introduced and […]
AABR seminar – an inspiring success!
To encourage people to take positive action for the environment, the Australian Association of Bush Regenerators (AABR) held a free seminar at Sydney Olympic Park on Thursday 3rd October, 2013. The occasion marked a change within the organisation. For the first time in its 25-year history, AABR has opened its membership to anyone interested in […]
AABR’s tick protection review is now available
Ticks and tick-borne diseases – protecting yourself, is now available as a PDF. It is subtitled “A review of current information and options for bush regenerators, bush workers and people who love the bush.” This publication, edited by Virginia Bear and Lynn Rees, was prompted by a number of bush regenerators and ABBR members […]
Event :: Jan 2014 :: Norah Head Restoration Project site tour
8.30am, Friday 17th January 2014. Join AABR member Scott Meier for a morning site tour to look at restoration work being done at a 14 hectare site of coastal ecological communities surrounding Norah Head Lighthouse, on the Central Coast. BYO drinking water, hat and sunscreen. Meet at 8.30am in the car park on Bush Street, just before […]
Accreditation now separate from membership
If you are engaging contractors or employing staff, please be aware that (as of Oct 3 2013) AABR membership is no longer recognition of competency as a bush regenerator. This is now conveyed by AABR Accreditation. (Click here for formal notice).
Upcoming AABR Events 2013 – 2014
information exchange ~ professional development ~ networking ~ connecting with other AABR members and like minded people These events are for AABR members and other people interested in ecological restoration. To register your interest and suggest ideas for future events, email secretary@aabr.org.au. Also keep an eye on the AABR newsletter & and on this website for […]
Regeneration of Maritime Grassland at Fingal Head, NSW- Fingal Head Coastcare
Fig 1: The Fingal Head trial plot where buffalo grass was sprayed and slashed. After persistent follow up about 90% cover of natives has regenerated. Species include prickly couch, native violet, native lobelia, blady grass, plectranthus and native rats tail. Very small numbers of a few grassland forbs (including golden everlasting daisy) were planted. Photo: […]
Phoenix Flats rising from Ash Island, Kooragang Wetland Rehabiltiation Project, Hunter Valley, NSW
Fig 1 (left image): 1995: Degraded paddock prior to Phoenix Flats (Photo KWRP) Fig 2 (right image): 2001: Forming Phoenix Flats (Photo KWRP) Kooragang Wetland Rehabilitation Project has created 10ha of coastal saltmarsh, Phoenix Flats, from a degraded, disused paddock. The site is adjacent to a tidal creek on Ash Island 15km west of Newcastle in the […]
Eastern Suburbs Banksia Scrub Restoration and management at North Head Sanctuary, North Head, Manly
Fig 1 (left image). Control burn of ESBS at North Head (Photo Sydney Harbour Federation Trust) Fig 2 (right image). Regeneration of ESBS occurring after a burn at North Head. (Photo Sydney Harbour Federation Trust) Eastern Suburbs Banksia Scrub (ESBS) is a nationally and state-listed Endangered Ecological scrub and heath vegetation community confined to deep, […]