A successful funding application to the National Indigenous Australia Agency (NIAA) in 2023 has secured the Kids on Country™ Junior Ranger Program for the next three years and allowed the team and program to grow.
 
An aspect of this growth is the establishment of a Kids on Country™ Aboriginal Advisory Group to advise on the program's delivery and future development.

We are delighted to share that we recently settled the purchase on our latest nature reserve, Bullock Bridge. The 202-hectare property is located east of Kingston on the Limestone Coast, adjacent to the Mount Scott Conservation Park and on the traditional lands of the Meintangk people. It is part of one of the largest inland blocks of native vegetation in this southern region and has very high biodiversity values.

We are pleased to share our autumn edition of Nature Matters with you.

In this issue, we share updates from across our nature reserves, including insights from the baseline flora and fauna survey at Murbpook Nature Reserve, and positive conservation results from further afield, including the Kangaroo Island Feral Cat Eradication Program achievements and revegetation at Gidgealpa SEB offset.

Providing student research grants is a key feature of our Science and Knowledge program, where we assist students in progressing their post-graduate studies and careers. The program encourages students in the ecological sciences and helps us understand our nature reserves better.

We are delighted to bring you this research report update from 2023 Nature Foundation Scientific Expedition Foundation RL & GK Willing Grant recipient, Rebecca Greening, on filling the knowledge gap regarding the impact of livestock grazing on fertile islands.

Providing student research grants is a key feature of our Science and Knowledge program, where we assist students in progressing their post-graduate studies and careers. The program encourages students in the ecological sciences and helps us understand our nature reserves better.

We are delighted to bring you this research report update from 2023 Grand Start Grants Honours recipient, Emily Wilson, on assessing salinity dynamics in environmentally watered wetlands along the South Australian River Murray.