to protecting Australia's natural heritage.
agencies and staff. Our people are our strength.
effectiveness and efficiency in doing so. Our donors,
who give through individual gifts, monthly direct
debits or bequests, have contributed on average
92 per cent of our funding over the last five years.
Governments, both federal and state including
national resource management agencies, have
provided funding for specific projects ranging from
land acquisitions to land management programs.
They bring their skills and enthusiasm to all aspects
as database development, infrastructure repairs on
reserves, mapping, ecological monitoring and weeding.
neighbours and other land owners, university and
government researchers, conservation management
networks, governments including natural resource
management agencies, other not-for-profit organisations
and many others. In the last financial year Bush Heritage
committed a significant amount of its expenditure
and staff time to building and contributing to national,
regional and individual partnerships.
financial year, with 30 per cent employed part time.
Nearly 50 per cent of staff are based regionally, from
south-west Western Australia to the tropical north
of Queensland, and from the Kimberley to Tasmania.
The growing Bush Heritage presence in the bush is
helping to build momentum in our regional and
Indigenous partnerships.
is the hub for staff working on conservation
volunteering and visitation, financial management
and corporate governance.
John Williamson, Roger Woodward
Bon Bon Station Reserve, SA.
Photograph by Annette Ruzicka