Issue 4 - May 2026 Killara Park walk and talk. Nancy Pallin, AABR This was the first event to celebrate AABR’s 40th anniversary and was held at Killara Park in northern Sydney on 14th March. The visit covered the restoration of a tiny patch, of Sydney Turpentine Ironbark Forest, [...]
Queensland tick typhus – be aware of this paralysis tick By Bush Regenerator, Robin Buchanan With a name like Queensland tick (scrub) typhus one wouldn’t think to worry about it in other Australian states further south, but it occurs all down the east coast from Cape York well into Victoria (Thomas, 2018). It is [...]
On the Ground with Transdev: Small Wins for Native Plants on the Light Rail Line- (A Sydney member’s mission) Many members will know Transdev as the operator of Sydney’s Light Rail network, including the L1 Dulwich Hill Line stretching from Central Station to Dulwich Hill. Alongside running public transport services, [...]
The first event to celebrate AABR’s 40th anniversary was held at Killara Park in northern Sydney on 14th March. Twenty-three people gathered on a perfect morning to learn about the restoration of a tiny patch, 0.5 hectares of Sydney Turpentine Ironbark Forest, a critically endangered ecological community. Peta Lilly, AABR's Walks and Talks coordinator, [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
