Bush Heritage Australia

Bush Heritage Australia is a notforprofit conservation organisation focused on buying and managing land for the protection of some of Australia's most important and fragile ecosystems. To increase our impact, we partner with Traditional Custodians and other landholders. During the 20242025 financial year, we recorded our secondhighest revenue, enabling us to continue rising to the challenges posed by the dual crises of climate change and biodiversity loss. Guided by the focus areas of our 2030 Strategy, we stepped up for our irreplaceable landscapes and all those that call them home, working towards doubling and deepening our impact. We acquired and began protecting two new conservation reserves: Dodgey Downs in southwest Western Australia on Goreng Noongar Country, which extends the stronghold of privately protected areas in one of the country s most biodiverse and threatened regions and connects with existing Bush Heritage reserves. Nil Desperandum in northwest New South Wales on Budjiti Country, which protects one of the leastdisturbed parts of the Murray Darling Basin and a vital freshwater refuge in the face of climate change. The reserve also connects to Bush Heritage s Naree Station Reserve. These reserves are part of the 1.46 million hectares we directly protect through our reserve network. Across this and partners lands, we tackled 94 research projects and published 27 papers. We undertook five landscape rehydration projects to help water flow as needed through diverse ecosystems, and we planted 273 hectares in biodiverse revegetation projects. We also supported 62 emerging conservationists through our Seeding the Future program, bolstering the future of the industry with promising talent. In addition, in 202425, we helped protect and contribute to the management of 10.4 million hectares with our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander partners. We deepened our commitment to rightway science and to the 39 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander partners who we work with, including the support of 134 onCountry events. We sharpened our focus in our work with agricultural partners and other landholders, ensuring our impact supports landscapes we re already working to protect. We were also engaged to provide biodiversity assessments and advice for 10.7 million hectares of agricultural land. Our strategy is strong. Our people are generous and proactive. We are in a robust position for 20252026 to continue stepping up for nature.