In October, TBH volunteers returned to Scottsdale Reserve, planting 483 native trees and watering 381 more as part of our long-standing partnership with Bush Heritage to support large-scale landscape restoration.
Photograph by Annette Ruzicka.
For three years, TBH has proudly partnered with Bush Heritage Australia, one of the nation’s leading not-for-profit conservation organisations. Bush Heritage works to protect and restore more than 11 million hectares of Australia’s most ecologically significant landscapes, and collaborates with Traditional Custodians, scientists and local communities to regenerate ecosystems and safeguard biodiversity.
This shared commitment to helping build a better future has shaped TBH’s ongoing involvement at Scottsdale Reserve, a Bush Heritage reserve on Ngarigo and Ngambri Country in southern New South Wales. Each year, TBH volunteers join Bush Heritage on site to support the restoration underway across the reserve, with many returning to contribute again.
In October, a small team of TBH volunteers travelled to Scottsdale to support one of the reserve’s long-term rehabilitation programs. Once heavily farmed, the reserve is undergoing a transformative restoration effort to rebuild the structure, diversity and resilience of the landscape after more than a century of agricultural use.
This year’s work focused on restoring feed-tree habitat for Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos and Glossy Black Cockatoos, which rely on species such as Allocasuarina and native cypress. These trees are essential food sources and play a critical role in supporting healthy, stable populations.
Guided by Bush Heritage staff, the TBH team planted eight native species suited to Scottsdale’s varied terrain. By day’s end, volunteers had planted 483 trees and watered 381 more, making a meaningful contribution to the reserve’s ongoing ecological recovery.
For TBH, the partnership represents a long-term investment in both our people and the environment. Encouraging staff to take part in restoration projects like Scottsdale provides hands-on learning, connection across teams and the opportunity to contribute to something that will have impact for generations.
Stuart Cassie, of TBH’s Sustainability and Social Impact (SSI) Committee, said the partnership continues to resonate strongly with those who take part.
“Supporting Bush Heritage gives our people the chance to step outside their everyday work and contribute directly to restoring Australia’s natural landscapes,” he said. “Not only is it rewarding, but it has impact and it reflects the kind of future-focused contribution we want to make as an organisation.”
Bush Heritage Corporate Partnerships Manager Mel Reed said TBH’s ongoing involvement is making a meaningful difference on the ground.
“The partnership between Bush Heritage and TBH is an example of corporate citizenship,” she said. “It drives real conservation outcomes, strengthening biodiversity, deepening community connection and helping us to move faster and further toward the ambitions of our 2030 Strategy and beyond.”
As the partnership continues, TBH looks forward to supporting further restoration efforts at Scottsdale Reserve and working alongside Bush Heritage Australia to help protect and strengthen some of the country’s most important natural landscapes.
To learn more about Bush Heritage, visit bushheritage.org.au.