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The referendum and access to public lands: threat or scare tactic?
The referendum and access to public lands: threat or scare tactic?
On October 15 this year Australians vote on whether to amend the Constitution to allow an indigenous advisory voice to federal Parliament…
Russ Grayson
Sep 23
Flavours of Launceston celebrates community garden food and cooking
Flavours of Launceston celebrates community garden food and cooking
The publication of the Flavours of Launceston recipe book and the associated website launch Community Gardens Australia into new edible…
Russ Grayson
Aug 11
Garden brings food production back to the city
Garden brings food production back to the city
COME BY any weekend day and you will find them—community gardeners farming urban land to supply themselves and their families with crispy…
Russ Grayson
Jul 28
Lost in the mountains
Lost in the mountains
Some years ago I was a member of a search and rescue unit in Tasmania. Those were the days before the ready availability of helicopters and…
Russ Grayson
Jul 3
Byron Bay: Discovered and rediscovered
Byron Bay: Discovered and rediscovered
A coast, a hill, a town and a landscape discovered and rediscovered. A story written 15 years ago, the first of the Byron Bay File.
Russ Grayson
May 20
Byron Bay backroads
Byron Bay backroads
THEY STAND, hands in pockets, shoulders hunched against the unexpected change of weather as the farmer explains how he grows and harvests…
Russ Grayson
May 20
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Along the AT in a time of pandemic
Along the AT in a time of pandemic
There are many tales of the pandemic. This is one of them.
Russ Grayson
Sep 6
Foragers’ field guides take wild foods to the seashore
Foragers’ field guides take wild foods to the seashore
PUSHED by strong winds, the dark clouds stream across our southern skies and release their load of moisture as dark curtains of cold rain…
Russ Grayson
Aug 26
The forgotten islands
The forgotten islands
LIKE THE AUTHOR, I too felt the allure of the Bass Strait islands. Unlike the author, changing circumstances prevented me doing anything…
Russ Grayson
Aug 14
A film remembered
A film remembered
I was going through some stuff the other day when I came across this film and remembered how decades ago I watched it and how I related to…
Russ Grayson
Jul 22
From snow to ash: a journey on foot to an impending crisis
From snow to ash: a journey on foot to an impending crisis
LONG JOURNEYS by foot across wild country are journeys external and internal. Their pleasures and struggles are those of the trail and the…
Russ Grayson
Jul 13
Being radical through repair
Being radical through repair
STRAIGHTENING my bookshelf recently — okay, that’s not an all-too-frequent event — I came across a booklet that I picked up a few years…
Russ Grayson
Jun 24
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