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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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