Bermagui landholder protects ancient survivors for the future

With bushfires and floods continuing to threaten the land and our communities, Ludo McFerran’s story is testimony to her hard work and dedication to conservation.

Riverina couple transforms former grazing properties into an incredible wildlife oasis

Sit at the kitchen table with Jill and Ken Hooper and there’ll be Ken, mug in hand with a label that reads ‘The Boss’, and Jill, yet to pull up a chair, buzzing about the kitchen and calling out a quip or two to back up something Ken’s said.

Regenerative farmers help endangered plains-wanderer population

Jim and Jane Ives have been running cattle on their 10,000-hectare property Glencoe, near Hay, for more than 30 years.

Wallaroo volunteers dedicated to restoring Cumberland Plains reserves

It can be hard to spot the remnants of western Sydney’s agricultural past, but the most persistent legacy that remains on Wallaroo is the unwanted variety of weeds.

Max Dingle protects his Sussex Inlet art and wildlife sanctuary from urban development

For a man who found the city not to his liking, Sussex Inlet landholder Max Dingle, sees high-rise apartment living all around him.

Guppy family continues bird study legacy on conservation agreement property near Moruya

The birdlife on the conservation agreement site of South Coast couple Sarah and Michael Guppy is very important to them.  

Lake Macquarie Council Biodiversity Stewardship Agreement helps restore threatened wetland reserve

Restoring native bushland to its pre-disturbance state is complicated. When that disturbance comes after decades of mining on threatened wetland and bushland, it’s fair to say environmental restoration requires a little extra planning. 

Snowy Monaro couple protects critically endangered snow gum woodlands with funded conservation agreement

Thomas and Barbara Evision have travelled the world, but they always knew they would return to Australia to settle in the Snowy Monaro region of NSW.

Owners buy land for agriculture and conservation at Fernleigh

With its rich black basalt soil and extensive groundwater resources, the Liverpool Plains on Gamilaroi Country in north-west NSW is home to some of the most productive agricultural land in Australia and some of the most vulnerable ecological commu

Hamiltons practice sustainable grazing on Narromine property

At first glance the concept of allowing livestock to graze on conservation areas seems counter-intuitive.