Bush Regeneration Team member profiles

• Heidi Lunn - Team Supervisor
• John Leedom - Bush Regenerator
• Shane Ivey - Bush Regenerator

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Heidi Lunn - Team Supervisor

Experience

I have been working as a Bush Regenerator for 6 years. I trained at Ryde and Wollongbar TAFE.  I am a member of Landcare groups and Friends of Lismore Rainforest Botanic Gardens.

Other jobs

Chef, Organic Vineyard Labourer, Macadamia Farmer

Special skills

Plant identification

Favourite Work Site

Patterson’s St Hilltop Reserve for unique Byron Clay Heath plants and views.

Favourite Plant

Caper Berry (Capparis arborea)

Favourite animal

The bandicoot we rescued from a pouch on the roadside near Pioneer Bridge on our second day in this job.  

Most Feared Weed

Leaf Cactus (Pereskia aculeata) for its ability to survive severed from the ground and compound thorns that leave blisters

John Leedom - Bush Regenerator

Experience

I have been working as a Bush Regenerator for 2 years and restoring rainforest to my property in Federal for 6 years. I completed Certificate II in Natural Area Restoration and Management at Wollongbar TAFE and received an Award of Excellence.

Other Jobs

Anthropologist in Papua New Guinea

Special skills

Chopping woody weeds into small bits, researching native plants, weeds, and control methods, map making

Favourite Work Site

Proposed Mullumbimby Sewerage Treatment Plant at Vallances Rd on the Brunswick River, because of its diverse vegetation types and peaceful surroundings.

Favourite Plant

Red Bopple Nut (Hicksbeachia pinnatifolia)

Favourite animal

Echidna

Most Feared Weed

Cat’s Claw Creeper (kills trees, destroys forest structure)

Shane Ivey - Bush Regenerator

Experience

3 yrs experience as Bush Regenerator, Currently training at Kingscliff TAFE.

Other Jobs

Industrial Blacksmith, Macadamia Farmer, Painter, CDEP Supervisor.

Special skills

Extensive local knowledge

Favourite Work Site

Anything coastal, Littoral Rainforest, brought up on the beaches of Byron Shire

Favourite Plant

Coastal Banksia (Banksia integrifolia)

Favourite animal

Bush Turkey

Most Feared Weed

Winter Senna (Senna pendula), left to its own devices goes mad, grows like a vine in trees and smothers native saplings.