Evaluating Progress

Grassland Resurrection - Connecting Knowledge, Research & Management Forum  8 May, 2026. Fitzroy Town Hall , Melbourne, Victoria Michael Goddard Michael is a Senior Associate Botanist and Technical Lead at Biosis. He conducts flora and fauna surveys, ecological monitoring and impact assessments in a range of ecosystems, specialising in the Victorian Alps and Victorian Volcanic Plain bioregions. [...]

Grassland Resurrection - Connecting Knowledge, Research & Management Forum  8 May, 2026. Fitzroy Town Hall, Melbourne, Victoria Presenter: Lauren Talbot Lauren Talbot has a background in environmental science and over a decade working in park management. Starting in bush regeneration and seasons as a Project Fire Fighter, before stepping into the role of Park Ranger. [...]

Grassland Resurrection - Connecting Knowledge, Research & Management Forum  8 May, 2026. Fitzroy Town Hall, Melbourne, Victoria Presenter: Lincoln Kern Lincoln is an ecologist with a keen interest in indigenous biodiversity conservation and environmental issues. He trained in botany and environmental science in the USA, before studying environmental management at Deakin University in Melbourne. After [...]

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 [...]

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: [...]

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 [...]

Restoring natural vegetation means working in living systems full of interacting players: native species, weeds, different plant functional groups and all the ways they compete, collide and sometimes help each other. No wonder restoration sites can feel overwhelming. In this AABR Fest 2024 presentation, bush regenerator Pete Juniper cuts through that complexity with “Some Boiled [...]

Sandstone Ecosystems, Deep Time & Fire Management – Current and Future Issues for Maintaining Ku-ring-gai’s Biodiversity. In our recent AABR webinar, fire ecologist Mark Schuster*took us walking through the sandstone bush of Ku-ring-gai on Sydney’s leafy north shore, without leaving our chairs. Mark’s talk, Sandstone Ecosystems, Deep Time & Fire Management – Current and Future [...]