Join Club BUSHY and AABR for a walk-and-talk on Urban Fire Management in Sydney’s North Shore.

Myles Holloway (Bushfire Mitigation Officer, Hornsby Shire Council), Erryn Blacklock (Bush Regenerator, Bushy Landscapes), and Liz Blacklock (Ecologist, Bushy Landscapes) will discuss the opportunities and challenges of urban fire management. We’ll explore the reality of balancing ecological burning and asset protection, review the goals and outcomes of recent burns in Westleigh Bush Park, and compare fire management undertaken in the nearby Benowie Walking Trail in Berowra National Park.

Snacks will be provided, drinks by @drink_bobby, plus a small gift from @zorali.

About Club Bushy

Welcome to Club BUSHY! A space to make friends, walk tracks, read stories and share knowledge.

Club BUSHY is a space for our community to come together and celebrate Sydney’s ecology! We’re curating experiences that foster a deeper connection to the land and to each other. We’ll hear from a range of experts and storytellers, share meals, and spend time outdoors together as we learn and grow.

Club Bushy is an initiative created by BUSHY Landscapes that supports our mission to strengthen people’s connection with their local environment, empowering them to better understand and manage natural systems.

We recognise a strong need for ecological restoration services to become more prevalent within the built environment. The residential sector, in particular, is in serious need of accessible, high-quality, science-led services that better support individuals to engage in conservation. We aim to address these issues with an integrated team of bush regenerators, ecologists, landscapers, horticulturalists, and designers.

www.bushylandscapes.com.au

About Myles Holloway

Bushfire Mitigation Officer delivering Hornsby Shire Council's expansive Asset Protection Zone program, conducting environmental assessments, burn planning, community engagement, and management of bushfire hazard complaints. Representing Hornsby on the Hornsby Kuringgai Bush Fire Risk Management Operational Sub Committee.

Myles has experience in bush regeneration at all levels starting in 2018, most recently as Regional Manager of National Trust of NSW Bushland Management Services for Northern Sydney area, managing several bush regeneration crews and many projects over 9 LGAs.

BUSHY:

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Drink Bobby:

https://drinkbobby.com

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Zorali:

https://www.zorali.com

https://www.instagram.com/zorali

AABR acknowledges Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Nations of this continent and recognises their custodianship and continuing connection to its land, waters and community.

We pay our respects to the Elders past and present and future, for they hold the memories, traditions, culture and hopes of Indigenous peoples across the nation.