The Island that responds
The Ocean in Trouble, and the Island that responds. Three pieces of news this week, dispatched from across the globe, land like naval shells on Bruny’s shore. Each is a […]
Marine blog #6
The tide is turning In the weeks since we imagined the Bruny BlueBioSphere—where the sea is the yin to the island’s yang—the path toward that vision has been lit by […]
Roadkill “fence” has no effect
On Bruny, roadkill is very common, with macropods, possums, native hens and quolls all regularly seen dead on or beside the road. A commercial roadkill Virtual Fence (VF) mitigation device […]
Marine Blog #5
A blue-print for a living sea where island and sea can breathe as one again Look at Bruny Island not from the road, but from the water. From a boat […]
Cloudy Bay pine restoration
Revegtating old pine plantations is difficult. Radiata pines just love to grow here in Tasmania. Interestingly, in California, where they are native, they occupy only a small restricted habitat, but […]
Marine blog #4
The Norway mirror: projecting Scandinavian lessons onto Bruny Island and Southern Tasmanian waters Two recent investigations—one an exclusive Guardian report published 4 May, the other a major Sunstone Institute multimedia […]
Marine Brief #3
Bruny Island sits at the confluence of forces—the cold breath of the Southern Ocean, the dark tannin tongues of the Derwent, and the East Australian Current’s fading pulse. This mixing […]
Marine Brief #2
The waters surrounding Bruny Island represent one of Australia’s most intricate and productive marine interfaces—a meeting point of the East Australian Current, the Southern Ocean, and the tannin-rich outflow of […]
Marine Brief #1
The problems facing southern Tasmania’s salmon farming industry have intensified, focusing on antibiotic contamination, political interference in environmental protection, and a deepening public mistrust. The issues are particularly acute around […]
Our 8th Bruny Bird Festival joy
What a wonderful, successful weekend! How to thank everyone involved in the fantastic 2026 Bird Festival? Held in perfect weather, it went off smoothly, largely due to the untiring coordinator, […]