Water trailer donation
We are now the proud owner of a fabulous new water trailer, care of the Chen family of north Bruny. Initiated by Simon Allston (of Friends of North Bruny and […]
The Island that responds mBIEN #7
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 […]
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 […]
Bruny BlueBioSphere mBIEN #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 […]
The Norway mirror mBIEN #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 […]
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, […]
TAMP flyers
We feature these flyers from TAMP that highlight some impacts of industrial fish farming:
Local hero
Year 11 student Alice Evans, as part of her International Baccalaureate Diploma decided to grow seedlings and sell them at our local Lunawanna market last week. Not only did people […]
Convenors report 2025
Ben Convery and James Bunker presented their first annual report to the AGM covering activities from the past year.