About us

The Australian Rangeland Society is an independent and non-aligned association of people interested in the management and sustainable use of resources in natural or semi-natural landscapes, such as grasslands, shrublands and woodlands. Members of the Society are generally interested in one or more of the businesses conducted in the rangelands, as well as the wellbeing of remotely living people and communities. Typically, rangeland businesses harvest plant or animal production, mine mineral and energy deposits, provide recreation or manage biodiversity.  The Society was established on the 19th of January 1975 at the Australian National University, Canberra. download the notice to inaugurate an Australian Rangeland Society. 

What are the rangelands?

Rangelands are broadly defined and include drylands and wetlands, or any other environment where natural ecological processes predominate in land use. The rangelands are commonly associated with pastoralism but there are many other activities and businesses conducted by the people that live in the rangelands.

What do members do?

Members come from a wide range of occupations, and include owners and managers of businesses, members of Non Government Organisations, scientists, communicators, Government administrators, natural resource management facilitators and community leaders. New members are always welcome.

Why was the Society established?

1. To encourage and develop an awareness of the need to conserve the inherent resources of Australia's rangeland areas;

2. to encourage and reward the study of rangeland science and improved rangeland management;

3. to provide a means for the interchange of ideas and information amongst Society members and with those of allied disciplines concerned with rangelands;

4. to hold periodical meetings of Society members in different parts of Australia;

5. to promote the advancement of the science and art of using Australia's rangeland resources for all purposes commensurate with their continued productivity and stability; and

6.  to publish a journal for distribution among Society members and other interested persons and bodies.

How to contact us?

You can contact the Society by sending an email to rangelands.exec@gmail.com. 

Alternatively, you can write to The Secretary, 13 Woodland Close, ALDGATE SA 5154 or phone/fax +61 8 8370 9207.