Mills, Kevin   (fl. 1980s - 2020s)

Kevin is a botanist and ecologist who has lived in the Illawarra district on the NSW South Coast for more than 40 years [in 2023].

He has been studying a wide range of ecological communities for many years and is currently [2023] working projects throughout the region. These include the vegetation on the offshore islands, the flora associated with various conservation reserves, and the distribution and resilience on several botanical of our rare plant species, particularly following catastrophic bushfires.

Kevin's detailed knowledge of the flora has been gained through extensive field surveys across some of the South Coast's most remote areas.

He has authored or co-authored several books on native plant species, including 'Native Trees of Central Illawarra', 'Rainforests of the llawarra District', and 'Native Trees of the NSW South Coast'.

He has systematically investigated the fern flora occurring on the NSW South Coast, a project he began in 2011 and culminated in the production of 'South Coast Ferns' in 2023.

Kevin has written extensively on the vegetation of Norfolk Island, where he has been a regular visitor since the early 2000s. He has undertaken several landmark studies of the flora of Norfolk Island and nearby Phillip Island, including reconstruction of the island's original vegetation cover.

He has also written 'Allan Cunningham: Journal of a Botanist on Norfolk Island in 1830'.

He is closely involved with the rehabilitation of habitat on The Five Islands off Port Kembla and the regeneration of rainforest at Minnamnurra Rainforest Centre in Budderoo National Park.

Source: Extracted from:
Mills, K., 'South Coast Ferns' (2023), back soft-cover flap.
Portrait Photo: 2023, https://austplants.com.au/event-5289510

Collecting localities for 'Mills, K.' from AVH (2025)

Data from 2,706 specimens, in NSW and The Janet Cosh Herbarium (Wollongong).