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Table of Contents Plenary Using ecological site information to evaluate the probabilities and effects of Joel Brown Page 6 restoration Andrew Campbell The last four decades of land repair in Australia: what have we learnt? Page 6 Kingsley Dixon Restoring the island continent Page 6 Restoring species rich and functionally complex grassy communities – feasible Paul Gibson-Roy Page 7 or fiction? Pollination services in restoration – comparing intact and degraded Caroline Gross Page 7 communities provides assembly rules for restoring cleared landscapes Where to from here? Challenges for restoration and revegetation in a fast- Richard Hobbs Page 8 changing world Thomas Jones Ecosystem restoration: recent advances in theory and practice Page 8 Tein McDonald National standards for the practice of ecological restoration in Australia Page 9 David Norton Upscaling the restoration effort – a New Zealand perspective Page 9 A changing climate, considerations for future ecological management and Kristen Williams Page 10 restoration Keynote Linda Broadhurst Restoration genetics – how far have we come and we are we going? Page 10 Turquoise is the new green: riparian restoration and revegetation in the Samantha Capon Page 10 Anthropocene Carla Catterall Fauna: passengers and drivers in vegetation restoration Page 11 Veronica Doerr Landscape connectivity: do we have the right science to make a difference? Page 11 Josh Dorrough Grazing management for biodiversity conservation Page 12 Invasive species and their impacts on agri-ecosystems: issues and solutions for Peter Fleming Page 12 ecosystem regeneration and restoration David Freudenberger Broad-acre revegetation strategies and challenges Page 12 David Lindenmayer The critical importance of monitoring in restoration Page 13 Martine Maron Policy drivers for restoration: does it matter why we’re doing it? Page 13 Effectiveness of natural resource governance: the human and institutional Paul Martin Page 14 dimension Geoff Park Cost effective revegetation and restoration Page 14 Sustainable revegetation in the Mt Lofty region of South Australia: a long way David Paton Page 15 to go Nancy Schellhorn The ecosystem service of biological pest control: Valuing native vegetation Page 15 Brian Sindel Managing invasive plants on sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island Page 15 Andrew Watson Working with nature to improve both the environment and farm profitability Page 16 Indigenous Natural Resource Management in Northern NSW: a regional Harry White Page 16 overview and case study of the award-winning ‘Murries on Barwon’ Gordon Williams Cost effective revegetation and biodiversity restoration Page 17 General Comparison of two methods to sample pest and beneficial invertebrates in Karrar Al-Hajiya Page 17 crops and native vegetation Ben Allen FOFI5M: taking threatened species recovery to the next level Page 17 Peter Ampt Landscape scale conservation: incentives for cross property action Page 18 Peter Ampt Kangaroos and conservation: can people be better predators? Page 18 Peter Ampt Grazing eco-innovators: are they regenerative? Page 18 Policy Drivers for Restoration session): Seeing the wood for the trees… what’s Francesca Andreoni Page 19 going on around our restoration work Francesca Andreoni Allies and partners. Breaking down the “greenies vs farmers” divide Page 19 Matt Appleby Restoration of native grassland infested by African lovegrass Page 19 Mark Bachmann Unlocking the self-sustaining restoration potential of drained wetlands Page 20 Rethinking the relationship between small mammals and predation to restore Mark Bachmann Page 20 ecosystem function within large reserves of south-eastern Australia Mark Bachmann From illegal clearance to restoration reserve – the story of Eaglehawk Waterhole Page 20 Earning a social licence to undertake restoration projects on public and private Mark Bachmann Page 21 land Returning the tide – restoring estuarine habitat to an artificially created Michael Baer Page 21 freshwater wetland at Hexham Swamp Is local best? Testing forest tree provenancing strategies using field trials Tanya Bailey Page 22 embedded in restoration plantings in Tasmania Andrew Baker Delivering landscape rehabilitation in national parks Page 22 1 Seed banks of riparian zones in the semi-arid floodplains of the northern Stephen Balcombe Page 23 Murray Darling Basin Reset, Rebuild, Restore: enterprise, ecosystem and community restoration in Guy Ballard Page 23 north east NSW Landscape-level revegetation reverses the decline of woodland birds in Andrew Bennett Page 24 agricultural environments Comprehensive, reliable habitat classification and mapping is vital for John Benson Page 24 restoration ecology Adam Blundell Rehabilitation design to encourage fauna recolonisation Page 24 Payments for ecosystem services: what difference do they make and who puts Anthelia Bond Page 25 their hand up David Brennan High efficiency woody weed control in Western Sydney Page 25 The NCC Firesticks Project: applying Aboriginal knowledge, science and Richard Brittingham integrated fire, weed and pest species management to restore and maintain Page 26 biodiversity, habitat connectivity and landscape resilience Linda Broadhurst Climate-ready revegetation: a guide for natural resource managers Page 26 Elizabeth Broese After the Gold Rush Page 27 Dianne Brown Beyond the biophysical – the Jaliigirr Biodiversity Alliance Model Page 27 Sharon Brown Improving the success of direct seeding on the Northern Tablelands Page 28 Sebastian Burgess Designing wildlife connections across the Tasmanian biodiversity hotspot Page 28 Samantha Capon Environmental watering for riparian vegetation outcomes Page 29 Using agricultural planters to sow native seeds for restoration of Northern NSW David Carr Page 29 vegetation communities Vanessa Cavanagh Lessons from the Aboriginal Riverkeeper Team Project, Georges River, Sydney Page 29 Saving the planet with ecodrama: transformational immersive and experiential Julie Collins Page 30 theatre within a living stage Traditional Owner values and aspirations for land, sea and water align with Rhys Collins Page 30 collective impact concepts of regional NRM Analysis of genetic divergence, demography and threats provides guidelines Timothy Collins Page 31 for conservation of Eucalyptus magnificata Phil Conacher The use of nest boxes in remnant and restored habitats Page 31 Michael Corke A decade of working with private landholders to restore a biodiversity hotspot Page 31 Oliver Costello Tracking into the future - cultural indicators for healthy country Page 32 Rabbits: their impacts on native pastures, native herbivores and introduced Tarnya Cox Page 32 predators Ephemera: a case study in how the arts can create empathy for ecological David Curtis Page 33 restoration Restoring complex native riparian habitat in the Tasmanian biodiversity Neil Davidson Page 33 hotspot Using a theory of ecosystem recovery to develop meaningful landholder Veronica Doerr Page 33 monitoring in checking for change A partnership made in heaven: restoring critically endangered lowland Paul Donatiu Page 34 subtropical rainforest in the Upper Austinville Valley Continuous monitoring of plant water relations to establish benchmarks for Alec Downey Page 34 ecosystem health and transplanting protocols Michael Drielsma Restoring Ecological Integrity – the whole and the sum of the parts? Page 35 Landscape scale restoration of radiata pine plantations to native forest, Skyline Todd Dudley Page 35 Tier NE Tasmania Kylie Durant Slopes to Summit Bushlinks – living the connectivity dream… Page 35 Counting the cost of revegetation: is direct seeding cheaper than planting tube- Fiona Ede Page 36 stock? Managing relictual eucalypt woodlands: growth and mortality studies to Murray Ellis Page 36 forecast old growth habitat feature development and resource bottlenecks Engaging remote NT aboriginal youth in environmental conservation: the Emily Ens Page 37 Ngukurr Yangbala (Young People) Project Jamie Ernst Measuring the recovery of saltmarsh communities impacted by exotic grasses Page 37 23 years on and still going strong- community efforts for Regent Honeyeater Huw Evans Page 38 recovery ‘Cultural Conservation’: Using Aboriginal Scientific Knowledge to manage the Ted Fields Page 38 internationally significant Narran Lakes Nigel Fisher Soil preparation for successful revegetation includes soil microbiology Page 39 Effective control of competitors is essential for restoring mainland quoll Peter Fleming Page 39 populations Koala habitat plantings on the Tweed Coast of NSW – characteristics and use by Tanya Fountain Page 39 koalas Rainforest revegetation techniques used in the Australian tropical uplands for Kylie Freebody Page 40 conservation outcomes 2 Elise Furlan Application of an eDNA detection framework for invasive species monitoring Page 40 Vesna Gagic Linking ecosystem services, agrochemicals and yield Page 41 Bruce Gardiner Ecosystem Services and Profitability in Grazing Systems Page 41 Frank Gasparre Monitoring for monitoring’s sake. The need for more targeted monitoring Page 41 Joe Greet To sow, or to plant, that is the question Page 42 Innovative funding models for invasive species research and management: Kerinne Harvey Page 42 Lessons learned and future directions Change or fail? Why human behaviour matters for invasive animals Don Hine Page 43 management Management recommendations for the Diamond Firetail in the Mount Lofty Grace Hodder Page 43 Ranges Joining up the dots: linking landscape restoration with community development Tanya