After experiencing weeks of smoke and red skies in Sydney and then seeing the shocking news coverage of the 2019/20 Black Summer bushfires in Cobargo, artist Fiona Henderson wanted to create some art pieces that would memorialise the horrific fires. She came to Cobargo to meet me and Brian and to collect some burnt things from a cottage on our land that had burned down to its foundations. She also visited Gabrielle and … Read more »
The committee of the Far South Film Festival 2026 would like to congratulate the 23 finalists selected for this year’s Festival. Tickets are now on sale so check out the selected films and book your tickets at the ‘farsouthfilmfestival’ website.
This year’s entries have come from New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Queensland, the ACT and Tasmania, spanning drama, comedy, experimental, music and documentary genres. The Festival is especially pleased … Read more »
I am a horticulturalist, wildlife rescuer and commercial photographer with a passion for helping people reconnect with the natural world. I have worked in intensive animal agriculture as well as caring for wildlife. Through foraging, creativity and hands-on learning, I encourage people to slow down and rediscover the wonder that exists in nature all around them. My work is driven by the belief that people protect what they feel connected to.
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The Silver Book
Olivia Laing
Penguin
RRP $36.99
Review by Wendy Tucker
Olivia Laing is a New York critic and the author of eight books, both fiction and nonfiction. Her work has been translated into over 22 languages.
I was unsure about reviewing this fictional account of real things because I thought it might be too narrow in its appeal. Yes, it is set in the audacious … Read more »
by Mark Evans
One of the advantages of gardening is that very few decisions are permanent. Plants can be moved, divided and rearranged as your garden evolves and your ideas change. That supposedly short plant you tucked in along the edge grows much taller than expected, the one you planted in the shade needs more sun (or vice versa), that climber would be better suited elsewhere, that perennial needs … Read more »
Joonga Land and Water Aboriginal Corporation has secured a $1.48 million NSW Government grant to develop sustainable sea urchin fisheries along the South Coast.
Traditional Owner, Wally Stewart, is co-founder and director of Joonga. For years he has watched the proliferation of long-spined sea urchins devour the kelp forests that are vital to healthy marine ecosystems. Climate change-induced warming oceans have seen the sea urchins move south … Read more »