Appropriate Approaches

Grassland Resurrection - Connecting Knowledge, Research & Management Forum  8 May, 2026. Fitzroy Town Hall, Melbourne, Victoria Presenter: Ben Courtice Ben Courtice has a degree in botany, with honours in plant ecology. He was a founding member and past convenor of the GPN, and is a member of AABR. He works as a bush regenerator [...]

Grassland Resurrection - Connecting Knowledge, Research & Management Forum  8 May, 2026. Fitzroy Town Hall, Melbourne, Victoria Presenter -Cindy Hauser Senior Scientist | Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research Land and Biodiversity Policy Division | Regions, Environment, Climate Action and First Peoples Group | Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action Cindy Hauser is a [...]

Grassland Resurrection - Connecting Knowledge, Research & Management Forum  8 May, 2026. Fitzroy Town Hall, Melbourne, Victoria Reimagining urban transport and utility corridors to restore and connect an endangered ecosystem. Authors: Nicholas S. G. Williams, Zahra Saraiean, Sophia Blosfelds Ben Roberts Katherine Horsfall Urban road, rail and utility corridors sometimes contain small fragments of remnant [...]

Grassland Resurrection - Connecting Knowledge, Research & Management Forum  8 May, 2026. Fitzroy Town Hall, Melbourne, Victoria Eddie Mullins & Kristian Verden, Narrap Rangers, Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation The Narrap Unit is the Caring for Country team of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation (WWCHAC), grown from a small crew in 2012 [...]

Grassland Resurrection - Connecting Knowledge, Research & Management Forum  8 May, 2026. Fitzroy Town Hall, Melbourne, Victoria Megan O’Shea Rick Van Keulen and Amanda Dodd Iramoo: three decades of restoration Rick Van Keulen, Amanda Dodd and Megan O’Shea have been working with the Cairnlea Conservation Reserves Committee of Management for more than a decade to [...]

Grassland Resurrection - Connecting Knowledge, Research & Management Forum  8 May, 2026. Fitzroy Town Hall, Melbourne, Victoria Abstract Grasslands occur all over the globe, in a wide range of ecological and cultural contexts. Despite their diversity, most grasslands share some basic features, such as soil fertility, the presence of certain key plant families, and long [...]

Vegetation Shifts and Fire Regimes | regenTV Webinar What happens when fire regimes change… and vegetation shifts with them? In this regenTV webinar, hosted by the Australian Association of Bush Regenerators (AABR), Greg Taylor (Endemic Environmental,) and Andy Baker (Wildsite Ecological Services) explore how altered fire patterns are reshaping ecosystems across Australia. 🌿 What you’ll learn: [...]

Welcome to Country – Tracey Howie | AABR Fest 2024 Gather in The Core for a deeply grounding Welcome to Country from Tracey Howie, direct descendant of Bungaree and Matora and Managing Director of Wannangini Pty Ltd. In this moving welcome, Tracey: Acknowledges Earth Mother and Sky Father and the gifts of air, water, sky [...]

50 years of regen - are we winning. Peter Dixon - AABR Fest 2024 - Welcome address Peter Dixon knows the bush regen world from just about every angle: volunteer, contractor, landcare facilitator, catchment strategist, program manager, grant-maker and now AABR President for the second time. In his welcome address at AABR Fest 2024, he [...]

Weedlings and Seedlings: Why Tiny Plants Make or Break Restoration – Rusty Linnane | AABR Fest 2024 Imagine applying for a grant on the strength of a rare species on your site… then accidentally spraying its only seedling in a primary sweep. That quiet risk sits behind every bushland job where we don’t really know [...]