Initial Event Announcement AABR’s 40/40 Forum- Where Experience informs the Future of Ecological Restoration. What have the first 40 years taught us, and what must we do differently over the next 40? In 2026 AABR celebrates 40 years of championing bush regeneration and ecological restoration across Australia. To mark this milestone, we're bringing together the [...]
Bush Regen Festival at Korinderie Ridge 5–9 August 2026 Join the Korinderie Ridge community for our 23rd Annual Bush Regen camp, a relaxed eco‑camping experience in beautiful bushland near Bundjalung National Park, close to Evans Head (Northern NSW). Come for the full 5 days or just a day. Mornings typically involve about 4 hours of bush [...]
Urban Fire Management Walk & Talk with Club BUSHY Join Club BUSHY and AABR for a walk-and-talk on fire management in Sydney’s North Shore. Mark Schuster (Strategic Bushfire Officer, Ku-ring-Gai Council), Erryn Blacklock (Bush Regenerator, Bushy Landscapes), and Liz Blacklock (Ecologist, Bushy Landscapes) will discuss the opportunities and challenges of urban fire management. Our walk [...]
RESERVE YOUR SPOT HERE This event is being held on the land of the Dharug and GuriNgai peoples Guided Walk at Chilworth Reserve with Sheila Woods: local Bushcare volunteer champion. Join us on Saturday 30th May for a guided walk through Chilworth Reserve, led by long-time Bushcare volunteer Sheila Woods and Hornsby Shire Council Bushcare [...]
Save the date for the first event in AABR’s Now and Then: Walk & Talks series, celebrating 40 years of AABR, with a guided walk at Killara Park on Saturday 14 March. Led by Nancy Pallin, the walk explores long-term bush regeneration in a remnant Sydney Turpentine–Ironbark Forest, now listed as a Critically Endangered Ecological Community. More details soon.
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 [...]
Join botanist Paul Gadsby for a eucalypt identification workshop! Perfect for all levels. Learn how to identify Australia’s iconic trees.
Explore the ecology, history and future of coastal saltmarsh on Bunurong Country with a guided walk at Jacks Beach Reserve. Learn how grazing removal, weeds and climate change shape saltmarsh recovery, led by ecological consultant Gidja Walker.
A practitioner-led forum on managing and restoring Victoria’s endangered grasslands. Case studies, applied science and Indigenous knowledge.
Register to attend Join us for a relaxed end-of-year social gathering with AABR, set just north of Sydney. We’ll begin the morning in Cowan, meeting at a local bushcare site to discuss the bush regeneration approaches used in the area. From there, we’ll take a short stroll to visit two nearby native gardens, both owned [...]
