Monthly Archives: February 2022

Loving species to extinction

An enduring memory of my childhood is coming upon spring orchids in the dry Derwent Valley bush. The greenhoods were first, followed by splashes of blue, white, pink, yellow and maroon as multitudes of these little floral gems emerged to … Continue reading

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Trashing the Pilbara

In April 2017 BHP proudly announced to the world a record-breaking blast at one of its Pilbara mines, involving more than 6400 detonators over 50 hectares of ground and dislodging 11 million tonnes of iron ore. In early 2020 we … Continue reading

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Memories of a firestorm

Fifty-five years ago yesterday, Hobart’s bush suburb of Fern Tree was torn apart by fire. Having fled their homes, traumatised residents huddled, some for hours, in the forecourt of the local hotel before being rescued on the back of trucks. … Continue reading

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