Conservation translocations of animals are costly, and success is not guaranteed. Applying learnings from past translocations to improve the likelihood of success is therefore highly desirable. We planned an ambitious reintroduction program, which is being collaboratively delivered by government and non-government organisations, to translocate Eastern Bristlebirds to Wilsons Promontory in south-eastern Australia. The lessons learned from two previous wild-to-wild translocations, two wild-to-captive translocations, a captive-breeding program and long-term population monitoring of Eastern Bristlebirds provided a strong foundation for planning a more complex wild-to-wild translocation of this species. Extensive consultation with the conservation practitioners involved in these projects informed key planning decisions, including staging translocations, determining founder size, selecting a release site, and formulating metrics and thresholds for evaluating success. Learnings were also applied to refine translocation procedures for Eastern Bristlebirds. The reintroduction program is on track to being successful, with high survival of founders during translocation and in the immediate and short terms following release, moderately high fidelity to the release site, and recruitment observed during the first breeding season following release. Our case study highlights the benefits of applying past learnings to mitigate risks and improve the likelihood of success when planning and delivering translocations.