The journal Wildlife Research, published by CSIRO, has just announced a new special collection dedicated to Indigenous and cross-cultural...
Recordings from 2025 NCC Bushfire Conference now available
The awaited release of this year’s NCC Bushfire Conference recordings are now publicly available for everyone to enjoy. Held...
Burnt and Parched: Post-Fire Recovery in Eucalyptus Forests
Forests are a vital carbon sink and understanding how they recover after fire is crucial. A recent study examined...
New Research Shining a Light on How Fire Severity Shapes Fuel Loads
This spring, the Bush Fire and Natural Hazards Research Centre (BNHRC), completed their first research project, examining how fire...
The Program Building Community and Environmental Resilience
The National Firefighter Journal, a dedicated publication for personnel involved in fire fighting across Australia recently published an article...
Living in the gaps – the vital role of tree hollows
A Barking Owl (Ninox connivens) taking refuge in a hollow at South West Rocks. Photo by – Trevor Bullock...
National Women’s Fire Workshop
Smoking ceremony to begin the event, image from Common Ground taken by Colleen Raven Firesticks, a national Indigenous network...
Alarming Trends for Fire and Biodiversity
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has released its State of the Environment Report for 2024/25, providing an updated...
Long-Term Impact of Cultural Burning and Shrub Cover
A recent study has revealed that Indigenous cultural burning practices halved shrub cover across south-east Australia thousands of years...
New Fire Ecology Database from UNSW
It is becoming increasingly apparent how different plant species are responding to fire in very different ways. Understanding these...
Weaving caring for Country into fire risk management
A community-led action research project on the far south coast of NSW on Djiringanj Country, is exploring the best...
Bushfire Conference Field Day – All Things Royal
The Nature Conservation Council of NSW’s Bushfire Conference concluded on the third day with a wet but productive field...
NCC’s 14th Biennial Bushfire Conference 2025
– Commissioner Rob Rogers delivering his opening address The Nature Conservation Council of NSW’s Bushfire Program delivered their 14th...
Cultural Burning Benefits Fauna in Spinifex Deserts
A team of Traditional Owners from Indigenous Knowledge and researchers from Australian National University have shown how cultural burning...
The NSW Rural Fire Service has just released fire history data in NSW to the public in September. Mapping...















