Killara Park walk and talk. Nancy Pallin, AABR

This was the first event to celebrate AABR’s 40th anniversary and was held at Killara Park in northern Sydney on 14th March. The visit covered the restoration of a tiny patch, of Sydney Turpentine Ironbark Forest, which is a critically endangered ecological community.

Queensland tick typhus – be aware of this paralysis tick. Bush Regenerator, Robin Buchanan

The Queensland tick typhus is found all down the east coast from Cape York well into Victoria. Doctors can’t know everything. Local bush regenerators should be aware of tick typhus so that the correct treatment can be given quickly

Enjoying Broken Hill’s Imperial Lakes Nature Park. Dr Anika Molesworth and Simon Molesworth Landcare Broken Hill Volunteers 

Rejoicing in the successful management of the Lake which was suffering from hot weather and drought, and how this helps Landcare Broken Hill’s vision for the Nature Park

A native garden bed project on the Dulwich Hill Light Rail Station Platform in Sydney. The story of a mission by a Sydney AABR Member

Concern over weeds growing over bottlebrush near the Light Rail Station prompted a regenerator to talk with the manager of the site and control weeds and look at other options

Don’t Pea Afraid – Identifying Native Pea flowers with Shirley McLaren Online : Wednesday 27th May, 6-7pm

Pea flowers are a wonderfully diverse group of plants with over 1100 native species, many of which have yellow petals with red markings earning them the tag ‘egg-and-bacon’ pea flowers. Shirley’s presentation will cover how to recognise pea flowers along with tips on how to differentiate the ‘egg-and-bacon’ pea flowers. Register to attend

Grassland Resurrection Forum- Coming soon on regenTV – Adrian Marshall (Grassy Plains Network- VNPA)

It was big! Our recent sold-out Grasslands Forum focused on building capacity across the grassy restoration sector. It highlighted many heroic efforts to reverse the decline of our Critically Endangered grasslands.

The transformative power of fire used well was a strong theme throughout, as was the capacity to repair and build new grasslands directly from sown seed. And of course, the vital connection between research and practice.

The skills, willingness, and commitment to protecting the last of our grasslands were on show. The Forum was genuinely uplifting, a strong positive experience to build change.

We’re stronger through all the work presented, and from events like this. And we need to keep up that momentum. Policy and funding at the state and federal level are inadequate. Grasslands are in desperate need of sustained government action backed by significant funding. Let’s keep pushing.

The presentations were recorded and are being prepared for a World Environment Day release on regenTV.

Grassland Resurrection was co-hosted by the Grassy Plains Network, Victorian National Parks Association, Merri Creek Management Committee and the Victorian branch of Australian Association of Bush Regenerators.

In case you missed it….

The Bush Regenerator Issue 3 – January 2026

• All About AABR – from the AGM. Peter Dixon
• 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 DeAngelis, Ecologist, ABZECO
• Beyond Bunya Dieback. Spencer and Karen Shaw, Brush Turkey Enterprises

AABR Fact Sheets

• Safe Use of Chemicals in Bush Regeneration (PDF)
• Glyphosate and Chemical Bans: What Practitioners and Councils Need to Know (PDF)