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It has been a difficult time for landholders, staff and wider communities impacted by fire across the state. Our thoughts are with all of those affected, including those that have put so much time and care into managing and protecting conservation areas on their land.

It is important during these times to share the stories that help us to remember how resilient the Australian landscape can be.

Shirley Handy, a conservation agreement-holder from Inverell, was the feature of an article in The Land digital and print on Thursday 17 October. The article celebrates Shirley’s and many other farmers’ conservation efforts, as well as BCT’s latest outcomes.

“There is nothing to be afraid of, you don’t have to be a greenie. The radical greenie kills it for the common sense conservationist.” – Shirley Handy

The NSW Environment Minister Matt Kean has announced the BCT’s two new conservation tenders opening in November 2019.

Owned by Margaret Mc Bride and Steve Radford, White Leeds Station is a 10,000 hectare property near Broken Hill. When Margaret and Steve purchased the property a large portion of the land was significantly degraded.

Are you a landholder near Wingham, NSW? Do you have a special piece of bush that you’d like to conserve?

The Biodiversity Conservation Trust (BCT) is a statutory body established under the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016.