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. [...]
Honouring a Bushcare Pioneer: Bill Jones (1934–2024) With the death in October 2024 of Bill Jones at the age of 90, the bushcare community of northern Sydney has lost a wonderful contributor. At the funeral, Caleys Pavilion at the St Ives Wildflower Garden in northern Sydney was packed out by many people who had worked [...]
Collecting and recording data using iNaturalist and with input from others A recent (October 2024) comprehensive biodiversity survey of Wategora Reserve and Everley Park along Duck River in western Sydney has shed light on the rich ecological tapestry of this urban corridor. Led by Thomas Mesaglio, the study not only catalogued an impressive array of [...]
Having Fun with iNaturalist Kate Watson. AABR Member and iNaturalist addict. iNaturalist is a powerful tool for conservation. It is the largest citizen science platform in the world, with more than eight million people contributing to it. The Australian branch is backed by CSIRO and the data feeds into the Atlas of Living Australia. The [...]
iNaturalist and bush regeneration Petra Holland tells us about iNaturalist and its value for bush regenerators and how Hornsby Council use it. iNaturalist background iNaturalist is one of the world’s most popular biodiversity observation platforms. It is an online, biodiversity-focused, citizen science platform and app. Its main goal is to create a nature-based social network [...]
