February 2026 AABR's 40th Anniversary is starting with an abundance of events and more in store as working groups and branches swing into action. AABR, as a volunteer organisation, provides opportunities for members to broaden their networks through attending events, making events happen, progressing issues of interest that effect all bush regenerators and strenthening connections [...]
Issue 3 - January 2026 Long Reads on Restoration All About AABR – from the AGM. Peter Dixon Peter goes through what AABR has done and what is planned for the next year. The President's Report. When Good Intentions Meet Cold-Blooded Reality: Rethinking Habitat Management for Melbourne's Threatened Reptiles and Frogs. By Steve Llewellyn [...]
Beyond Bunya Dieback Spencer and Karen Shaw, Brush Turkey Enterprises In writing this, we acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of Bunya Country, the Elders past, present, and emerging and their biocultural connection with this country. This relationship has prevailed for tens of thousands of years, through ice ages, sea levels rises, and invasion. This connection always [...]
When Good Intentions Meet Cold-Blooded Reality: Rethinking Habitat Management for Melbourne's Threatened Reptiles and Frogs By Steve Llewellyn - Based on a presentation by David De Angelis, Senior Consultant Zoologist/Ecologist, ABZECO AABR Field Day- S Llewellyn On a sunny September morning in 2025, around 30 bush regenerators gathered to hear ecologist David DeAngelis [...]
President’s Report Australian Association of Bush Regenerators (AABR) – November 2025 It is always a difficult process, writing the president’s report for the AABR AGM. My mind is always whirling with options around what I can say about the association, what we have done, pressures and opportunities, the people that make things work, those [...]
November 2025 As we edge toward the end of 2025, the energy across AABR is unmistakable. Our 40th year is just around the corner and the anniversary sparks are already flying, working groups forming, events rolling out, new resources landing and branches gearing up for a big year of restoration, learning and connection. This issue [...]
It must be the mid-spring productivity boost that’s in the air, the AABR hive is definitely alive with end of year activity; National and a Victorian AGMs, events across two states, a weekend wetland camp at Wiira-lo, two new information sheets and our plans coalescing for 2026 which includes forums, webinars and an AABRfest…exciting times [...]
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AABR continues to grow and to get involved in more and more activities across more and more of Australia. AABR’s Annual General Meeting will be held online Saturday 8 November, from 10am to 12pm (AEDT) via Zoom. It’s a great opportunity to hear updates on AABR’s activities, connect with fellow members, and help shape the [...]
Issue 2 - September 2025 It's Time - A word from the President. Peter Dixon Time is the essential ingredient in bush regeneration. In his latest report, AABR President Peter Dixon reflects on the patience, persistence, and long-term commitment needed to truly restore ecosystems — and how AABR helps give nature the time it needs. [...]
