Where does the money go and how much are processing fees?

Our secure payment gateway charges a discounted rate of just 0.65% plus 26 cents per successful transaction. See our annual Impact Report for details of how donations are spent, including accounts from several on-ground projects and detailed financial statements.

Can I use BPay or make a direct deposit?

Yes, you can use BPay with a biller code and unique customer reference number, or make a direct deposit if you’re an existing supporter and we have your details to send a receipt.

We accept donations in accordance with our Gift Acceptance Policy and may at times decline gifts from organisations or individuals not aligned with our values.

Are donations to Bush Heritage tax deductible?

Yes, all gifts over $2 are tax deductible for Australian residents. If you're a US or UK resident, you can donate tax deductibly through partner organisations (Friends of Bush Heritage or Wilderness Foundation).

When are regular donations processed?

Once your initial monthly gift is processed, ongoing donations will be debited on either the 1st or 15th of each month (or nearest business day), depending on your setup.

Do I get receipts for regular gifts?

Yes — one-off donations receive a receipt soon after processing, and automatic monthly donations receive a consolidated tax receipt at the end of the financial year.

How do I know if fundraisers work for you?

All fundraising activities follow industry best practice and legal codes of conduct. If you need reassurance that a donation request is genuine, you can contact Bush Heritage directly via phone or email.

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We've come a long way in 35 years. Today, we continue in the footsteps of tens of thousands of people who've supported our conservation work.

Whether you’ve donated, volunteered on our reserves or in our offices, shared our stories, or passed Bushtracks to a friend, your support enables us to do what we do best. All our wins for nature have been yours to celebrate!

From our start in Tasmania in 1991 and expansion to small mainland reserves in the years that followed, we've grown each year with the resilience to weather tough times.

Today we proudly protect:

1.46m hectares in our reserve network
10.7m hectares with our agricultural partnerships
10.4m hectares with our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander partnerships
9,268 native species on our reserves
49m tonnes of carbon stored across our reserves

By 2030 we plan to protect and support the management of over 30 million hectares (an area larger than Victoria). It's thanks to your support that we can keep growing.

While the wins we’ve enabled together are encouraging, healthy country has never needed us more. I hope you’ll support us to step up and deliver on our 2030 vision, which is so needed at this critical juncture.

Rachel Lowry
Chief Executive Officer

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Whether you’ve donated, volunteered on our reserves or in our offices, shared our stories, or passed Bushtracks to a friend, your support enables us to do what we do best.

From our start in Tasmania in 1991 and expansion to small mainland reserves in the years that followed, the small victories for conservation have kept coming and we've kept growing.

All our wins for nature have been yours to celebrate!

Our conservation community

There's a shared passion that lights up Bush Heritage supporters. No matter their age or where they come from, they all share a connection with nature and a vision of hope.

They're people who'll pause mid-sentence to point out a Wedged-tailed Eagle soaring above, a species of wildflower they know like an old friend, or the call of a lyrebird in the distance. They'll stop at saplings to admire new growth and pull out weeds because they simply can’t ignore them.

We asked them to share what our community means to them (below). What does it mean to you?

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Highlights

1991

The Australian Bush Heritage Fund is founded, a year after Bob Brown purchased and saved two bush blocks destined for woodchips. Liffey Reserve, Tasmania.

1993

From a local Tasmanian group to national with the purchase of Fan Palm Reserve, Queensland.

1998

Our role as a conservation group that complements the national parks' system is endorsed by the extension of the federal government’s National Reserve System to non-government organisations.

2001

Purchase of Carnarvon Reserve, Queensland.

2005

A strategic approach is outlines through our “Anchors in the Landscape”, a strategy which prioritises specific “anchor” regions for protection.

2011

A ground-breaking 10-year agreement with the Wunambal Gaambera people in the remote Kimberley region.

2014

Our priority landscapes strategy is developed to define the regions in which we will work.

2015

Night Parrots rediscovered and Pullen Pullen Reserve established as a sanctuary to protect them.

2024

At 235,000 ha Evelyn Downs, in South Australia's painted desert, becomes the largest reserve in our history.

Thank you for 35 years. Together, we can nurture what comes next.