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 [...]
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.
Explore Myles Dunphy Reserve’s endangered Riverflat Paperbark Swamp Forest and flying-fox camp on a 2 km guided walk. Learn from experienced bush regenerators about the site’s history, weed invasion challenges, and ongoing efforts to restore this vital wetland
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. [...]
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 [...]
AABR End-of-Year Blue Gum Bushwalk Late in 2024, AABR hosted the Blue Gum Walk, Talk & Gawk. The Blue Gum Walk is in northern Sydney starting in Hornsby linking Rosemead Road Park to the Fishponds and The Great North Walk. The day was a wonderful success, bringing together 17 attendees from across Sydney and the [...]
