


Science Saving Rainforest Update and Tony’s AABR’s AGM Presentation
Our President and Co-Founder Dr Tony Parkes presented an update on our Science Saving Rainforests program at the Australian Association of Bush Regenerators AGM a few weeks back. The program has been expanded from a total of 23 species to now incorporate 60...
Historical account reveals 8 floods in a single year, waterways altered for logging and monster red cedar
Early historical accounts of settlement in the Northern Rivers make for a fascinating read and give us insight into what the Big Scrub was originally like. That the landscape was irrevocably changed is well documented, but what’s less well known is the role of...
Fact or fiction: Do water crystals work?
By Mark Dunphy and Joe Harvey Jones People are always asking whether they should use water crystals with opinions on their effectiveness varying greatly. Some regenerators swear by them, including them in plantings of tens of thousands of trees, while others think...
TARRA: Bangalow
A look inside Big Scrub RC Co-Founder, Dr Tony Parkes’, Bangalow rainforest After hanging up his hat as an investment banker in the ‘80s, Dr Tony Parkes AO and his late wife Rowena began planting rainforest trees on their Bangalow property. The pair, who were 18 and...