Raakajilm will never be the same after a fire on 9th January 2026, but two months later we are seeing signs of recovery. We’ve had some very welcome rainfall and the support of many friends.

On the 9th January 2026 a bushfire burnt 160 hectares of the Raakajilm conservation property, plus hundreds of hectares in Hattah Kulkyne National Park.

We are excited to announce … there’s a wetland on Raakajilm!

This beautiful one hectare area will be seasonally wet, with a smaller permanent pool forming a drought refuge for wildlife. A wetland like this offers many opportunities to establish insurance populations of rare plants and a completely different bird-watching experience.

The wonderful folk at Meridian Maps have just released the third edition of the Hattah-Kulkyne Map Guide. And we’re in it!

We were happy to help with some of the content, including adding in the Raakajilm conservation property and Jesse’s Track.

Way back in October 2022, the Murray River flood started to lap at the bottom of our fence. It took four months, and some clever trickery, but we are now back in business with our electric fence!

A World Wetland Day shout out to all the Wetland Ecologists out there. Thank you!

Raakajlim Creek has flooded for the first time in 50 years. But it’s not all good news for our conservation property.

Casey the excavator is used to treat rabbit warrens, for fencing, and precision weeding of Spiny Rush.

Our trial of scalping the soil to restore a semi-arid grassland.

Year after year, the Wattle have their own, consistent rhythm for flowering … and seed collection.

August is the time to sow seed of native Pine (Callitris gracilis) so the tubestock will be ready to plant out in Autumn.

A clever addition to the spray cart is a foam marker to reduce time and use of herbicides.