Today on Australia Day I take a short drive to a local bushland where I like to escape and appreciate nature. As I meander along the pathway looking at all the native Aussie plants, the greenery vegetation and taking in…
A piece I wrote for "The Age of COVID-19 Series" Easter comes and goes each autumn in Australia, yet this Easter (2020) was different. Everyone was quiet, at home, without the usual outdoor treasure hunts for the children.read more
Standing on the beach,The white sand between my toes.I see the blueness of the water,Which differ to the blueness of the sky. I wander along the beach front,The surf crashing upon the shoreBringing back childhood memoriesOf playing in the waves.…
Not long after seeing two yellow tailed black cockatoos in my front yard, my local MP organises a photo competition for residents within his local electorate, being Banks. This photo competition requires entrants to take photos of anything in the…
Recently I wrote a piece for "The Urban Field Naturalist Project, here's a short preview. A knock at the front door interrupts a phone call. "Do you know there are black galahs in your front yard?" Read more here
Book Review - The Alzeheimer’s Conundrum with anthropologist Paul MasonExtract written by Paul Mason Professor Margaret Lock has published an exhaustive ethnography of Alzheimer disease research in her latest book, The Alzheimer Conundrum. I recently reviewed this book for The Australian Journal of Anthropology.…