17/01/2025
Howdy - I have been a bit quiet with Facebook of late. So this is my third summer I have worked in lutrawita / Tasmania, and great to be involved with the Tasmanian Wilderness Guides Association - or TWGA.
Check out the excellent TWGA Summer Newsletter-
https://www.tasmanianguides.org/twga-newsletters/summer-newsletter-2025 Another excellent newsletter - the previous newsletters have so many good stories about Tassie’s wild wonders.
I have a six page write up in it - as I reflect upon an excellent 3 day Palawa cultural awareness training workshop held on North Bruny Island’s Murrayfield Station.
Other great write ups in there, a great write up from Cody McCracken - as he walked with local Jawoyn people on Country near Katherine , NT. To quote from him - ‘Jawoyn people reminded us, time and again, of two simple truths: Country is medicine, and Country needs people. They're not just visiting the land; they're living in relationship with it.’
A shorebird write up from Eric Woehler. Yes ‘shorebirds’ those birds that try to nest at the back of our beaches - at the same time many holiday seekers walk and drive the beaches. Hooded Plovers and Oystercatchers.
PS. so disappointed with the direction Facebook is taking, similar to Elon Musk ditching fact checking of Twitter / X. Might have to leave :( But so many good Facebook groups here
PS2. I do have a website or two that I need to post to - Reflections on Country ( http://www.reflectionsoncountry.com.au/about. html ) and I have Wordpress. org version in the pipeline. This past year I’ve been taking heaps of photos having delved into wildlife photography, yep seems I’m living the dream - Kakadu dry season and Tassie spring / summer
We have an incredible summer edition of our newsletter to share with you! Don Butcher reflects on our cultural awareness course that was held on lunawanna alonnah / Bruny Island in October, Dr Eric J Woehler explains why beach is more than just a destination from the perspective of shore nesting b
