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Underground at AABR

There has been a lot of hidden yet vital activity happening behind the scenes at AABR. The major initiative has been the implementation of a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system, called SupporterHub. To make the system work there has been a review of our membership data base and our supporters e-list. The CRM will allow [...]

2025-06-06T12:46:20+10:00Categories: e-news, What's New|

AABR News June 2025

President's Perspective - Planning for Ecological Restoration Projects -Peter Dixon Giving for Guidance - AABR is raising funds to develop guidance materials for the ERIK project. Prickly Pear Treatment Pilot Study -Lyndal Sullivan and Marianne Bate  Restoration of Lowland Subtropical Rainforest at Coramba Nature Reserve on the Orara River - Kris Grace-Hely Crowdy Bay NP [...]

President’s Perspective

Planning for Ecological Restoration Projects Peter Dixon- AABR president Those of us who do on ground bush regeneration, whether doing it as a volunteer (like me!) or as a professional; or work on producing Facilitated Natural Regeneration based restoration plans, strategies, surveys and the like are blessed that we can rely on years of practice [...]

2025-06-06T11:37:15+10:00Categories: e-news, ERIK Project, What's New|Tags: |

Research and Reviews

Research What is the Pinaceae panacea? Cones and consequences: the false dichotomy of conifers vs broad-leaves has critical implications for research and modelling, was a viewpoint article from the new Phytologist which Sydney member Chloe (Sydney) found interesting. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nph.70136 Webinar Mark from Tathra brought to our attention this recent webinar hosted by the Victorian Forest [...]

2025-06-05T18:55:53+10:00Categories: Members Musings, What's New|Tags: , |

On the Ground with Transdev

On the Ground with Transdev: Small Wins for Native Plants on the Light Rail Line- (A Sydney member’s mission) This week, a significant step forward was taken in the campaign to restore native vegetation along Sydney’s Light Rail corridor. After months of back-and-forth, I finally met onsite with a representative from Transdev, the company responsible for [...]

2025-06-06T14:39:51+10:00Categories: e-news, Members Musings, What's New|

Prickly Pear Treatment Pilot Study

By Lyndal Sullivan and Marianne Bate December 2024 Figure 1- Location Map of Red Hill prickly pear pilot study site, ‘Gleniston’ north-east of Mudgee. In December 2022 a small trial of herbicide treatment of Prickly Pear (Opuntia sp.) was undertaken in the Mudgee area.  It pointed to the effectiveness of spraying with Fluroxypyr. [...]

Restoration of Lowland Subtropical Rainforest at Coramba Nature Reserve on the Orara River

By Kris Grace-Hely Ecological Restoration Strategies, Coffs Harbour NSW Coramba Nature Reserve At nine hectares, Coramba Nature Reserve is the largest intact remnant of Lowland Subtropical Rainforest on Floodplain in the southern Clarence Catchment. The Reserve is located west of Coffs Harbour on the NSW mid north coast, near the township of Coramba. [...]

AABR News April 2025

Whats in this e-news Upcoming Events City Nature Challenge at La Perouse (NSW) with expert guide Danny Hirschfeld - 25/4/25 Potential innovations in methods of Bush Regeneration at Pt Nepean  (Vic) 1-4 May Hat Head Holiday while volunteering 24-31 May Eucalypt ID workshops with Gum Guru Gadsby, 25 or 26 July ERIK project Update Help [...]

Roadside Revegetation St Helens Sports Complex- NE Tasmania

Author: Todd Dudley, President, North East Bioregional Network The site in 2014 The St Helens Sports Complex is located on the outskirts of the town of St Helens, north east Tasmania. While it is primarily set aside for sporting activities, it has viable remnant patches of bushland within its environs. In 2014 the [...]

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