RA ▁to ▁develop ▁representation ▁on ▁professional ▁issues . ▁ ▁The ▁A RA ▁was ▁renamed ▁into ▁the ▁Australian ▁R anger ▁Federation ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁This ▁change ▁was ▁made ▁to ▁better ▁reflect ▁the ▁professional ▁focus ▁of ▁the ▁organisation ▁and ▁more ▁closely ▁affili ate ▁with ▁the ▁International ▁R anger ▁Federation ▁( IR F ). ▁The ▁description ▁of ▁Federation ▁in ▁the ▁title ▁was ▁also ▁considered ▁to ▁better ▁represent ▁the ▁ide als ▁of ▁members . ▁The ▁Australian ▁R angers ▁Federation ▁developed ▁a ▁network ▁and ▁provided ▁a ▁forum ▁for ▁r angers ▁to ▁communication ▁on ▁professional ▁issues . ▁ ▁Each ▁state ▁and ▁territory ▁progress ively ▁established ▁its ▁own ▁association , ▁and ▁directly ▁affili ated ▁with ▁the ▁IR F . ▁The ▁operations ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁R angers ▁Federation ▁become ▁dup licated ▁and ▁ob sole te . ▁The ▁AR F ▁was ▁further ▁renamed ▁into ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Australian ▁R anger ▁Associ ations ▁( C AR A ) ▁at ▁the ▁Queensland ▁R angers ▁Association ▁AG M ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁re - est ab lish ▁itself ▁the ▁principle ▁professional ▁body ▁representing ▁people ▁that ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁conservation ▁of ▁natural ▁and ▁cultural ▁her itage ▁on ▁conser ved ▁lands . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁and ▁territory ▁association ▁retain ▁close ▁links ▁with ▁industrial ▁organis ations , ▁government ▁conservation ▁ag encies , ▁and ▁N GO ’ s . ▁ ▁Pur pose ▁ ▁The ▁Australian ▁R anger ▁Association ▁( AR A ) ▁was ▁established ▁to ▁provide ▁representation ▁and ▁a ▁national ▁approach ▁to ▁the ▁R angers ▁profession ▁within ▁Australia . ▁The ▁association