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Cultural Burn Protects Endemic Orchid Cultural burns, while holding cultural significance, can also be effective ways to protect plants that are not only native to the region, but

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 can

New Guidebooks on Protecting Owls Released Continuing its mission to monitor and protect essential large forest owl populations, the Nature Conservation Council of NSW’s (NCC) Large F

NSW Fire History Data Released on Web Viewer  The NSW Rural Fire Service has just released fire history data in NSW to the public in September.   Mapping of fire history in a region i

Native Vegetation Regulatory Map – a tool for landholders The NSW Government has released a Draft version of their new Native Vegetation Regulatory Map interface. This is a tool that allows users to

New Fire Management Guide for Namoi Landholders  The Hotspots Fire Project has just released the updated Namoi region “Managing Fire on Your Property” booklet, the latest in a series of g

Impact of Bush Fires On Platypus Revealed Using a unique method of monitoring “environmental DNA,” researchers have been able to identify the effect of bushfires not only on land and

Cultural Burning a Boon for Soil Health Researchers Anthony Dosseto and Katharine Haynes from the University of Wollongong along with Leanne Brook and Victor Channell from the

New Interactive Historical Fire Data Released The Digital Atlas of Australia, a new initiative by the Australian Government (2023) allows users to easily look at historical bush fire

Wombat Burrows a Haven for Small Animals The common wombat (Vombatus ursinus) gained a lot of attention in 2020 for “actively herding” animals that needed help during the fires int

Transport for NSW Supports Cultural Burning Transport for NSW has launched a new Aboriginal Cultural Landscapes Project across the state to support Indigenous land management practices

New Planning Process for Managing Bush Fire Risk in NSW The NSW Rural Fire Service is currently rolling out a new planning process for managing bush fire risk in NSW, with Bush Fire Management

Understanding Fuel… and Fire Behaviour The Nature Conservation Council of NSW and the NSW Rural Fire Service, as part of the Hotspots Fire Project, have published the second fact

Bushfire Mitigation – Fire Wise Project The Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife has developed the Fire Wise project, which advocates for community engagement across NSW,

Video Update – Safe Havens Large Forest Owls Project Click on the video below to hear from the Safe Havens Project Coordinator Angus Underwood and Pete Knock the Large Forest Owl Project

Safe Havens Large Forest Owls Project The Nature Conservation Council’s Safe Havens Project is supporting the post bushfire recovery of Owls and hollow-dependent threatened s

National Indigenous Disaster Resilience Summit proceedings Fire to Flourish, a Monash University iniative hosted a summit in August 2023 on disaster resilience for Indigenous Australians. Supported

Conversations with Children about Bushfires  How do we talk with children about bushfires in an age-appropriate and constructive way?  Bushfires are a natural & prevalent part of the

Emergency Shelter for Wildlife High-intensity fires pose risks to wildlife. Beyond causing direct mortality, severe bushfires can cause indirect threats to wildlife through

Wildlife Fire Response Training for Firefighters Are you someone who is often on the front line after a fire or extreme weather event? Do you want to know how best to care for the wildlife