Podcasts about atherton tablelands

In this episode, we're heading deep into the wilds of Tropical North Queensland, Australia—where the oldest rainforest in the world meets the greatest reef on the planet. We'll be connecting with an Aboriginal guide to learn indigenous perspectives on the land; doing something called ‘River Drifting' through the ancient forests of Daintree; seeing the Great Barrier Reef from the sky and under the waves, and lots more. Our Discover Guides are deep dives into destinations we love. Think of them like a cross between a traditional radio show and an audio magazine: fast paced, with multiple guests and different segments from traditional interviews to immersive stories.  Highlights include: Trying out River Drift Snorkelling on the Mossman River, surrounded by lush tropical rainforest.  Going on a Walkabout Tour through the Daintree Rainforest led by a local Aboriginal guide from the Kuku Yalanji community. Exploring the Great Barrier Reef from above and below with a local expert. Tasting something called a Chocolate Pudding Fruit in the Atherton Tablelands. Find out more: Thanks to Down Under Endeavours for partnering with us on this episode. They are the Tropical North Queensland experts and helped us build this itinerary and connect with all the awesome guests we've heard from today.  Go to downunderendeavours.com/armchair to get $500 off your next trip!  Connecting with our partners helps support the show. If you're looking for some adventure inspiration, check out what they do. They have some amazing adventures to dream about for your next big trip! Today's guests: Jeff Cameron-Smith from https://downundercruiseanddive.com.au/ Jason Heffernan from https://backcountrybliss.com.au/ Juan Walker from https://walkaboutadventures.com.au/ Andrea Bretts from https://www.outbacktastingtours.com.au/

"Don't you love it when you venture to new territory which knocks your expectations out of the park? I've just had such an experience when taking a cool change from North Queensland's tropical coastline for a highlands escape. Just over an hour's drive from Cairns, the Atherton Tablelands is a bucolic and woodsy delight, where elevated fertile farmland and ancient rainforests set the stage for rewarding outdoorsy exploration. As I made my way over the twists and turns of the Gillies Highway, a nonchalant Southern Cassowary briefly brought the road traffic to a grinding halt. These birds are not to messed with and I happily gave him the right of way as he intimately ambled past my gleaming rental car, casting an imperious glance my way, as if to say, “you're in my territory, now”. After that brief brush with the birdlife – and thankfully no rental car damage, the warm embrace of Yungaburra soon shuffled into view, 750 metres above sea level." Read Mike's full article here. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John MacKenzie chats with John Hardy OAM, Second World War Historian and Local Tour Guide, about the strange case of 3 unexploded ordnances (UXO) discovered in the Bilwon State Forest near Mareeba, dating back to the Second World War. The 80-year-old bombs are still considered extremely dangerous and representatives from the Australian Defence Force attended the site. John Hardy OAM has a rich knowledge of the history surrounding World War 2, especially from a local perspective, and operates historical tours of the Atherton Tablelands. The region was a hotspot for military training during the war.

I had the absolute pleasure to catch up with Claire Wyatt and have her talk about her amazing cycle tour around Australia.  Fans of the show will recognise Claire from a previous episode where we chatted about how bicycle touring has become a way of life.  Claire was partway through her trip of Australia then, having completed the entire east coast from Tasmania to the Atherton Tablelands.  In this episode we fill in the gaps from what came next as Claire made her way across to the Northern Territory, Darwin, then cycled straight down the middle of Australia, visiting Uluru on her way to the very bottom of South Australia,  From there she cycled west, across the Nullabor and then finished her ride in Perth, Western Australia.It's a huge trip of around 15,000km -and one which saw Claire often take the road less travelled.  She had long stretches of isolation on this route, and had to carry water and food which would last multiple days between services.  She wild camped and battled the heat, relentless gale forced headwinds as well as the cold of the desert through winter time.  It was a truly monumental journey and I got a real sense of the spirit of adventure Claire has, as she retold her story, sharing her experiences in this interview.Be sure to follow Claire via the following channels:Instagram - @exploringbybicycleBlog - Wandering WyattNEW! - Leave a Voice Message! Have something you'd like to tell me? Want to chat about this episode more or tell me about your own bicycle adventures? Well now You can now get in touch and leave a voice message! Just click here and record a voicemail message - I may even include it in future episodes! Join the Seek Travel Ride Facebook group - a place where you can discuss episodes in more detail, learn more about our guests and also where you can share more about your own adventures on a bike! Enjoying listening to Seek Travel Ride? Then please give the show some love and leave a rating and review on your podcast player.Also be sure to follow us on your favourite Podcast Player so you get notified when new episodes are released. You can also follow us via:Instagram - @SeekTravelRideTwitter - @BellaCyclingWebsite: Seek Travel Ride Facebook - Seek Travel Ride

John MacKenzie chats with Ken Harley, Local Crime Emergency Activist, about the proposed youth detention centre for Edmonton and the plans for an alternative location. Locals have been speaking out against having a youth jail constructed within the middle of a residential suburb, with many suggesting a facility built in the Atherton Tablelands, perhaps nearby the Lotus Glenn prison site, would be a more realistic alternative. Queensland's Labor Government has announced that a new, 40-bed "therapeutic centre" [youth jail] will open in Cairns by 2026, with a proposed site in Edmonton that is yet to be officially confirmed.

Prez Maddly is another contractor that works FNQ around the Atherton Tablelands. His skills in leadership have helped him in business and we cover topics around working in semi rural to residential and mental health in business. Running a small business can be challenging in many ways, but for some, the stress can let the black dog loose. Lets go to FNQ to have a chat with Prez.

Grow your knowledge about Australia's two largest waterbirds. This episode is about Brolgas, Sarus Cranes and the Crane Count held each year in the Atherton Tablelands.Edward Bell has worked and volunteered across a wide variety of conservation projects, including surveying parrots in the Caribbean and assisting in microbat research on three continents. His interest in birds developed with his arrival in Australia in 2019. He is the coordinator for the Crane Count on behalf of Birdlife Northern Queensland, which has been monitoring Sarus Crane numbers with citizen scientists for over twenty years. He is also currently studying a Bachelor of Science in Zoology and Ecology at James Cook University in Cairns.Links:* Episode transcript - www.weekendbirder.com/episodes/34-brolgas-and-sarus-cranes-with-ed* BirdLife Northern Queensland - Crane Count - www.birdlifenq.org/crane-project* BirdLife Northern Queensland on Facebook - @BirdLifeNQ* Australian Crane Network - Introducing Australian and New Guinea Cranes - www.ozcranes.net/species/Bird calls were recorded by Marc Anderson and licensed from www.wildambience.comWeekend Birder online:* Website - weekendbirder.com* Instagram - @weekend.birder* Facebook - @weekend.birder* Threads - @weekend.birder* Twitter/X - @birderpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John MacKenzie chats with Neville Fry, Tinaroo Dam Water-sports Enthusiast, about dams and alternate water sources for the Atherton Tablelands. Mr. Fry explained that there was opnce a proposed dam for Millstream, near ravenshoe, which would be an additional source of water to the dam at Koombooloomba. The Millstream dam was once proposed as a source of hydroelectricity and for excess water to be piped to Tinaroo for irrigation purposes.

John MacKenzie chats with Neville Fry, Tinaroo Dam Water-sports Enthusiast, about the idea floated to expand the amount of water in Tinaroo by dredging. A "Letter to the Editor" in today's Cairns Post, by Jennifer from Edge Hill, argues that there should be an end to "co-called environmental flows" and that dregding the dam would be a sure way to increase water capacity. Neville Fry provided his local knowledge and expierence as a long-term frequenter of Tinaroo Dam in the Atherton Tablelands.

The Atherton Tablelands were logged to within an inch of their lives in the 20th century.   Penny Van Oosterzee is trying to undo some of that damage by restoring a small patch called Thiaki. 

Welcome to Episode 31 of Quirky Cooking Chats (Season 2), with Jo Whitton: Wild Vanilla - Australian vanilla, grown in the rainforest in FNQ Watch the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/TyzsFmBZjbY Nestled into the rainforest on the picturesque southern end of the Atherton Tablelands, Far North Queensland, is a very special farm. As you walk down the track from the house, sunlight flickers through the trees and the sound of rainforest birds and cicadas grows louder until it feels like you are immersed in tropical 'surround sound'. There under the rainforest canopy are row after row of lush vanilla vines, propped up by poles and trellises so that the flowers (or beans, depending on the time of year) are easy to access. As you wander along the rows you may see birds and butterflies flitting about, small spiders dangling from fine threads, busy insects... and a cute puppy bouncing along after the owners and their children. This is an organic, family-owned vanilla plantation, so insects, butterflies, puppies and children are all welcome! Join Jo as she visits the beautiful Wild Vanilla plantation, owned by her friend Bek and Bek's dad, brother, and their families. Jo's daughter India works as farm manager and enjoys the peace and quiet of spending her mornings amongst the vines and flowers in the rainforest. And Jo loves Wild Vanilla powder and beans so much she now sells them in her online store! (quirkycooking.com.au/shop) In this episode, you'll learn about: the intricate process needed to produce vanilla that is of a consistently high standard the process of hand-pollinating the vanilla flowers how premium-quality vanilla powder is produced the time, effort and love that goes into farming vanilla organically and some tips from Bek on how to use vanilla in your cooking - both sweet and savoury! Bek has promised to share the recipe for Vanilla Coconut Panna Cotta with Berry Coulis (seen in this video), so keep an eye on Jo's blog (www.quirkycooking.com.au) and social media (@jowhitton on Instagram and @quirkycooking on Facebook)! You can find Wild Vanilla on Facebook and Instagram (@wildvanillafnq) and their website will be up soon. Bek is also well-known as the founder of Once A Term Cooking - a community where you can learn to meal plan and meal prep for 3 months at a time! (Bek is a teacher as well as a busy mum and business owner, so school-holiday meal prep has been a game changer for her.) Find Once A Term Cooking on Facebook and Instagram, and listen in to a past podcast where Jo interviewed Bek about this fascinating way of preparing ahead for a busy term: https://youtu.be/B3g9Z6vXntQ You will find lots of recipe ideas and tips at www.quirkycooking.com.au.

Welcome to Episode 29 of Quirky Cooking Chats (Season 2), with Jo Whitton: Coffee Farming, Fermenting & Flavour - a Visit to Crater Mountain Coffee Come visit Crater Mountain Coffee on the Atherton Tablelands in Far North Queensland! In this episode, Jo chats with Lucy Stocker and James Masterman, owners of Australia's highest altitude coffee farm and producers of unique, specialty coffees. Lucy and James are working with food scientists from Christian Hansen to test various yeasts and cultures for coffee fermentation, and they give us a glimpse into the careful research and science that goes into a good cup of coffee. Australian (and International) barista champion and coffee trainer at ONA Coffee, Hugh Kelly, is also visiting to share his expertise in producing coffee with optimal quality and unique flavour profiles. More about Crater Mountain Coffee: https://www.cratermountain.com.au/ More about Christian Hansen and their food cultures and probiotics: https://www.chr-hansen.com/en/ More about Hugh Kelly: https://www.instagram.com/hugh_t_kelly/ Visit Jo's website: https://quirkycooking.com.au/

On the show today we chat with Dr Tatum Bond, a Ngan'gi woman and emergency specialist about her journey into medicine, her love of remote and rural medicine, camping and her dogs. We also have a chat her important work with the Royal Flying Doctors servicing remote Queensland communities.    Tatum is a proud Indigenous FACEM, whose heritage hails from the Ngajanji tribe, the rainforest people from the southern Atherton Tablelands. Tatum grew up in Tannum Sands in Central Queensland but has always felt at home in Cairns. She recently fellowed in Emergency Medicine and splits her time between the Cairns Base Hospital and a retrieval position with the RFDS based in Cairns. She has always felt a strong need to give back to community, and hopes that her voice can help to Close the Gap. She is the 7th identified Indigenous FACEM in Australia and the first in Queensland. In her spare time she loves going camping with her 2 dogs, putting her feet in the sand and the water and connecting to country.   Donate to the Flying Doctor | Royal Flying Doctor Service   Connect with Tatum: Tatum.bond@health.qld.gov.au  

Welcome to Episode 28 of Quirky Cooking Chats (Season 2), with Jo Whitton: Local Food, Coffee & The Bush Beef Project - Oliver James. {Watch this video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/26q3KZarJzs} Jo interviews Far North Queensland hospitality creative, Oliver James, about his experience in the Australian food and coffee scene and his involvement in the "Bush Beef" project with the indigenous owners of Normanby Station in Cape York. Oliver (Olly) James is a World Barista Competition Judge (and founder of the Tattooed Sailor Coffee Roasters) and is a keen supporter of local, indigenous produce and direct farm-sourced ingredients. Recently he was invited to help showcase the *Bush Beef from Normanby Station and help to get this uniquely flavoursome, sustainable meat out to the market. Jo and Olly discuss subjects ranging from the amazing variety of produce grown in Far North Queensland, locally-grown coffee and wild 'bush beef', to vanilla, seasonal cooking and how a trip to Ethiopia opened Olly's eyes to a wider definition of local food. Olly started making coffee at 9 years old in his Father's NSW countryside, garden-to-plate restaurant. In 2009 he opened his first cafe, Caffiend in Cairns CBD. Since then, Olly has opened several cafe venues, and currently operates Caffiend, Guyala Cafe, Newell Street Cafe, Tattooed Sailor Coffee Roasters, Cairns Coffee School and his hospitality consulting business. You can find out more about Olly's work, his cafes and the Bush Beef project below: Guyala cafe (https://www.guyalacafe.com.au/) and Caffiend cafe (https://www.caffiend.com.au/). Food inspired by indigenous ingredients and an international culinary influence. With a World Barista Competition Judge at the helm, the coffee is a focus at both cafes! Tattooed Sailor Coffee Roasters & Coffee School + Newell St Cafe (https://www.tattooedsailor.com.au/). Specialty coffee roasters sourcing delicious coffee from Far North Queensland and all over the world. Tattooed Sailor coffee is made from sustainable and ethical green beans wherever possible, keeping in mind the impact that purchasing decisions have on coffee growing communities. Bush Beef (https://www.normanbybushbeef.com/) originates from some of the cleanest and most remote paddocks in the world and is an ethical choice since herds aren't confined; they live freely, roam freely and eat freely. This produces sustainable clean meat, free of preservatives, chemicals and hormones from any commercial process. (Jo will be sharing more about this project on the podcast soon!) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jo Whitton is the founder of Quirky Cooking (https://quirkycooking.com.au/) and the author of three best-selling cookbooks. She lives on the Atherton Tablelands in Far North Queensland, where she runs her online business, develops recipes that often feature local ingredients (including produce from her backyard garden) and teaches whole-food cooking classes (online, and throughout Australia and overseas). Her recipes reflect her passion for food that nourishes and heals, with plenty of flavour and fun!

John MacKenzie chats with Jackson Hills, Policy & Engagement Manager at Queensland Shelter, about the housing crisis facing Cairns, Port Douglas & the Atherton Tablelands. Over 1300 people are affected by the rental shortage and 2300 plus people are on the social housing register, according to data from Queensland Housing. Locals with holiday homes or Airbnb-style properties are being urged to flip their houses over to the long-term rental market.

The surrounds of the Atherton Tablelands, towards Far Northern Queensland have had an increase of Sighting Reports in the past 5 - 10 years. This particular Report comes from Atherton itself. As a teenager in 1986, our Witness describes the terror as he was stalked and chased from the top of Halloran's Hill Lookout. A memory that still haunts him to this day. Get bonus content on PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/yowiehunters-witness-reports. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Sarah and Hannah have resumed their travels but sadly have come to their last few days of camping on the East Coast of Australia. They hit up Magnetic Island, skydive 15,000 ft onto Mission Beach and visit the Atherton Tablelands before heading to Port Douglas. Listen to their thoughts on skydiving and the work that goes into giving back their beloved (but battered) Stan The Campervan.

For episode 90 of the Bees with Ben podcast, we are heading to the tropics to catch up with Maurie Damon. Maurie has been keeping bees for decades in the Cairns region and remembers as a twelve-year-old being intoxicated with the intense flavour of honey from a nest of native bees. Maurie tells Ben that one of the main differences about beekeeping in the tropics is that hives must be placed on stands to lift them about forty centimetres off the ground. One reason is the heavy ‘dew' (there can be up to 150 millimetres of rain overnight). The other is the cane toads. Maurie says given the opportunity the troublesome toads will tap on the entrance to a hive and wait for an unsuspecting bee to investigate, whereupon it becomes a snack. Even hives on stands are not exempt from attack, as the toads have devised a cunning plan to get to the bees. They climb on top of one another, forming a pyramid; the uppermost toad eventually reaches the entrance to the hive, and when it has had its fill, falls off and helps lift its comrades to get a feed. The toads are unaffected by bee stings and swallow the insects whole. Surprisingly, the toads have one beneficial aspect. When the larvae of small hive beetles crawl out of hives to pupate in the ground, the toads are waiting to devour them as well. Maurie reckons the toads may have been released a hundred years too early! He says nature has a way of working things out and cites the problems that beekeepers in the tropics had with wax moths in the 1970s and 1980s. These pests are now held in check by a native parasitic wasp, which lays its eggs in the wax moth grubs, as a food source for its young. When a researcher asked Maurie for some wax moth larvae to study, he could find none that were not infested by the wasps! Maurie started his professional beekeeping career in Cairns and then moved to the Atherton Tablelands, where pollination services were in demand for winter-flowering crops such as avocados, mangoes, lychees and pumpkins. The business grew and grew; honey was initially sold at markets, but later to supermarkets and distributors. When he couldn't produce sufficient honey in Cairns to satisfy demand, he shifted a heap of bees down to his block near Brisbane, where they were used to pollinate strawberries, mangoes and lychees. Every month he would drive down to pick up honey, which was then distributed to his customers in Cairns, where he maintained a large extraction plant.

The best news story so far in 2022, Bruno the German Shepard was found safe and well after over a week lost on the Atherton Tablelands.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Murray Jones from 4CA chats with Member for Barron River Craig Crawford about options for an industrial road to link the Atherton Tablelands with the coast

German photographer Jürgen Freund's wildlife photographs from the Cairns hinterland have won several awards. In the first part of his interview with Queensland correspondent Katharina Loesche, he took us to the Atherton Tablelands, deep into the tropical rainforest. In the second part today, we dive with Jürgen into the beauty of the Great Barrier Reef. - Das Great Barrier Reef gilt als gefährdet. Der Klimawandel, aber mehr noch die Aktivitäten der Menschen und Industrien entlang der Küste von Queensland, wirken sich negativ auf die Entwicklung der Korallen aus. Über diese berechtigten Klagen vergisst man, wie schön das Riff sein kann. Queensland Korrespondentin Katharina Loesche spricht im folgenden Beitrag mit dem deutschen Fotografen Jürgen Freund über seine Erfahrung mit Tauchgängen am Riff.

Jürgen Freund studied mechanical engineering and found out, that this was just not creative enough for him. He followed "the call of the sea" all the way to Australia and has now been a marine and wildlife photographer for more than 25 years. His award-winning images originated from trips all over the world. But his home is now in the Atherton Tablelands in North Queensland. The pandemic forced him to look for motifs on his own doorstep, the tropical rainforest. There is also a lot to discover especially at night - glowing green mushrooms, for example. Katharina Loesche reports for SBS - Jürgen Freund studierte Maschinenbau und stellte fest, dass das nicht kreativ genug war. Er folgte dem "dem Ruf des Meeres" bis nach Australien und ist nun seit mehr als 25 Jahren als Meeres- und Tierfotograf tätig. Seine preisgekrönten Bilder stammen von Reisen aus der ganzen Welt. Mittlerweile ist er in den Atherton Tablelands im Norden Queensland zuhause. Die Virus-Pandemie zwingt ihn, vor der eigenen Tür nach Motiven zu suchen.

​​Sasha Kutabah Sarago is a proud Wadjanbarra Yidinji, Jirrbal and African-American woman. Sasha’s traditional Country spans from Atherton Tablelands, Daintree to Tully, known as the Bama (Rainforest People) of Far North Queensland. A former model, Sasha grew frustrated by the invisibility of women of colour in fashion and media. Tired of importing overseas publications to see reflections of herself, Sasha had an epiphany. In 2011, Sasha founded Ascension, Australia’s first Indigenous and ethnic women’s lifestyle magazine. https://ascensionmag.com/ Last year, Sasha graced the stage for TEDxSydney 2020, where she shared her story on how she re-claimed her femininity and Aboriginality by redefining beauty. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDMxAlTitgc&ab_channel=TEDxTalks This podcast, hosted by Fenella Kernebone explores the concept of beauty through the eyes of a first nations woman. An inspiring conversation with Sasha Kutabah Sarago.

A nasty fall in the 2005 Doomben Roses brought down the curtain on the stellar career of Michael Pelling who won over 900 races and 4 Brisbane premierships. Eager to find a new project Mike developed a gold driving range at Carseldine. Mike talks of the sale of the driving range and his move to a new challenge- a wedding reception centre and resort at Maleny on the Sunshine Coast. The former champion jockey looks back on a Supreme Court case in 1998 in which another jockey sought damages for injuries sustained in an accident 14 years earlier. He lost the case and was left with a huge bill. Mike recalls the Eagle Farm fall which left him with a ruptured disc. He overcame sciatic nerve pain to get back into the saddle less than a year later. He talks of the constant back pain and his staple diet of anti inflammatories from that point on. Mike takes us back to childhood days on the Atherton Tablelands, and recalls the work ethic of his remarkable parents. He looks back on the fun days of riding ponies on the family farm. He says this was a starting point for many jockeys. Those ponies have been replaced by dirt bikes and quad bikes. Mike sees a dearth of jockeys in the future. Mike discusses his reasons for believing that jockeys of future years will be predominantly females. He looks back on his first job after leaving school. He was a jackeroo on a cattle station where the head stockman encouraged him to become a jockey.  Mike talks of his first apprenticeship to Pat Duff and time spent with other trainers when his boss was outed after a swab irregularity. He looks back on a freak encounter with a large tree. He got little sympathy from fellow employees. Mike pays a glowing tribute to legendary Toowoomba trainer Jim Atkins with whom he enjoyed great success. He talks of his one and only Melbourne Cup ride in 1981.  The former champion jockey relates his experiences on Brisbane’s unique Albion Park sand track. Some jockeys refused to ride there. Mike acknowledges some of his favourite horses from his golden years in Queensland racing. He explains that throughout a long riding career he kept his racing life separate from his private life. Pelling looks back on his reaction to a story in a Brisbane newspaper which implied certain leading jockeys were involved in team riding. He took a most unusual course in challenging the journalist responsible for the story. You’ll get the feeling Mike enjoys talking about his inventions more than his achievements as a jockey. He’s got some great yarns. This is a terrific trip down memory lane with a bloke who helped to uphold Queensland’s reputation as a producer of great jockeys.

New Zealand's dairy industry fears live export tragedy could spell the end for the trade; northern basin community says decision to end water buybacks is 'monumental'; and, a spike in Q Fever cases on the Atherton Tablelands.

Beef exports into Korea and China reach quota levels, affecting Australian producers; fury as the state government shelves the Nullinga Dam proposal on the Atherton Tablelands; and, Arlie Felton-Taylor broadcasts live from the Warwick Rodeo and Campdraft.

Join Benjamin Starr as he interviews the entrepreneurial scientist, Mark Watkins, who took over the family banana shed in the Atherton Tablelands to become the man behind world award winning gin! Hear Mark talk about the alchemy that is needed to produce an award-winning gin on the Atherton Tablelands in Tropical North Queensland. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Join Benjamin Starr on a trip up to Mareeba on the Atherton Tablelands. Benjamin chats with Paul and Candy from Skybury coffee, Australia’s oldest coffee plantation. Get a behind the scenes look at what it takes to run a coffee plantation in the tropics and an insight into the busy operation of this eco-tourism business. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mbabaram language comes from the Atherton Tablelands south-west of Cairns.

Mbabaram language comes from the Atherton Tablelands south-west of Cairns.

This is a special guest episode from storyteller, producer, former guest and friend of the show Gretchen Miller. It's from her collaboration with Landcare, the Rescue Project, and you can find more information here. Gretchen's previous guest appearance on Climactic: https://www.climactic.fm/45 "Home Ground can mean many things. A place you live, a place you've developed a relationship with over time, or further ranging territory you travel across in your day to day. And in this episode, three stories of care for the land. We're travelling to farm country near Tumut, NSW, then across the Blue Mountains to a hidden valley and then to the Brisbane suburbs, as a simple pile of grass clippings threaten a small patch of local bush. In this compilation you'll hear all three stories: Louise Freckelton reading Carex and the Ducklings. Kathryn Read – On Planting a Forest. Jill Bauer – Whacking Weeds Rescues Creek! For more stories: https://landcareaustralia.org.au/rescue/. Produced and presented by Gretchen Miller. Sound engineering by Judy Rapley. This podcast is supported by UNSW, Landcare Australia and through an Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship. More about this episode" Liking the show? Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts here! Support us directly on Pozible! Support Climactic Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/

This is a special guest episode from storyteller, producer, former guest and friend of the show Gretchen Miller. It's from her collaboration with Landcare, the Rescue Project, and you can find more information here. Gretchen's previous guest appearance on Climactic: https://www.climactic.fm/45 "We listen to the history of land protection, hear what art reveals that the eye doesn't see, and reflect on the meaning of saving just one tree. In this compilation hear Susan Doran on the history of the Friends of the Mongarlowe. Luise Manning on Turning the Tide on Litter. Michael Fitzjames read his story of painting Bullio. and Margaret Storey on the tiny Brown Dust seeds of her favourite bottlebrush. For more stories: https://landcareaustralia.org.au/rescue/. Produced and presented by Gretchen Miller. Sound engineering by Judy Rapley. This podcast is supported by UNSW, Landcare Australia and through an Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship. More about this episode" Liking the show? Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts here! Support us directly on Pozible! Support Climactic Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/

This is a special guest episode from storyteller, producer, former guest and friend of the show Gretchen Miller. It's from her collaboration with Landcare, the Rescue Project, and you can find more information here. Gretchen's previous guest appearance on Climactic: https://www.climactic.fm/45 "In On Animals we hear three short stories which capture deep interactions between humans and other creatures. We spend some time at a wombat rehabilitation centre and meet the wombats themselves. We hear about how a tiny kangaroo joey helped heal a family and community after unimaginable loss, and we make the acquaintance of a very unusual bird for this part of the world – a southern giant petrel. In this compilation, hear Lyn Obern read Mudsey's rescue and happy ending. June LePla and Dodo's Story. and Dorothy Henderson's Why we don't have Mondays anymore. For more stories: https://landcareaustralia.org.au/rescue/. Produced and presented by Gretchen Miller. Sound engineering by Judy Rapley. This podcast is supported by UNSW, Landcare Australia and through an Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship. More about this episode" Liking the show? Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts here! Support us directly on Pozible! Support Climactic Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/

This is a special guest episode from storyteller, producer, former guest and friend of the show Gretchen Miller. It's from her collaboration with Landcare, the Rescue Project, and you can find more information here. Gretchen's previous guest appearance on Climactic: https://www.climactic.fm/45 "We're in the Atherton Tablelands in Far North Queensland. This documentary feature immerses you in the wettest part of the driest continent on earth, a tiny patch of emerald green. A World Heritage area. We're walking through the landscape with people collaborating on interconnected projects – looking after tree kangaroos whose fragmented forest habitat needs re connecting, finding seeds for propagation, replanting great tracts of rain forest, and protecting the whole from a tiny but deadly invader – the yellow crazy ant.How are people doing this work and what drives them? How do they remain hopeful and passionate in the context of global climate disruption? For more stories: https://landcareaustralia.org.au/rescue/.Produced and presented by Gretchen Miller.Sound engineering by Judy Rapley. This podcast is supported by UNSW, Landcare Australia and through an Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship." Liking the show?Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts here!Support us directly on Pozible! Support Climactic See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is a special guest episode from storyteller, producer, former guest and friend of the show Gretchen Miller.

This is a special guest episode from storyteller, producer, former guest and friend of the show Gretchen Miller. It's from her collaboration with Landcare, the Rescue Project, and you can find more information here. Gretchen's previous guest appearance on Climactic: https://www.climactic.fm/45 "We're in the Atherton Tablelands in Far North Queensland. This documentary feature immerses you in the wettest part of the driest continent on earth, a tiny patch of emerald green. A World Heritage area. We're walking through the landscape with people collaborating on interconnected projects – looking after tree kangaroos whose fragmented forest habitat needs re connecting, finding seeds for propagation, replanting great tracts of rain forest, and protecting the whole from a tiny but deadly invader – the yellow crazy ant. How are people doing this work and what drives them? How do they remain hopeful and passionate in the context of global climate disruption? For more stories: https://landcareaustralia.org.au/rescue/. Produced and presented by Gretchen Miller. Sound engineering by Judy Rapley. This podcast is supported by UNSW, Landcare Australia and through an Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship." Liking the show? Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts here! Support us directly on Pozible! Support Climactic Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/

This is a special guest episode from storyteller, producer, former guest and friend of the show Gretchen Miller. It's from her collaboration with Landcare, the Rescue Project, and you can find more information here. Gretchen's previous guest appearance on Climactic: https://www.climactic.fm/45"We're in the Atherton Tablelands in Far North Queensland. This documentary feature immerses you in the wettest part of the driest continent on earth, a tiny patch of emerald green. A World Heritage area. We're walking through the landscape with people collaborating on interconnected projects – looking after tree kangaroos whose fragmented forest habitat needs re connecting, finding seeds for propagation, replanting great tracts of rain forest, and protecting the whole from a tiny but deadly invader – the yellow crazy ant.How are people doing this work and what drives them? How do they remain hopeful and passionate in the context of global climate disruption?For more stories: https://landcareaustralia.org.au/rescue/.Produced and presented by Gretchen Miller.Sound engineering by Judy Rapley.This podcast is supported by UNSW, Landcare Australia and through an Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship."Liking the show?Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts here!Support us directly on Pozible!Support Climactic See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In This episode of local Heroes Benny made his way up to the Atherton Tablelands in Far North Queensland to chat with Will and Bess from Topaz sustainable timbers about their awesome small business. From planting out over 70,000 native trees on an ex-dairy farm, to sustainably milling timbers and manufacturing incredible solid timber and resin furniture they've turned the traditionally unsustainable industry of timber milling on it's head and are a shining example of what a sustainable and environmentally conscious small business can do in a short period of time. Please see links below. Youth employment: https://backtowork.initiatives.qld.gov.au/for-employers/youth-boost-payment/ Topaz Sustainable Timbers Website:https://www.topazsustainabletimbers.com.au/

In This episode of local Heroes Benny made his way up to the Atherton Tablelands in Far North Queensland to chat with Will and Bess from Topaz sustainable timbers about their awesome small business. From planting out over 70,000 native trees on an ex-dairy farm, to sustainably milling timbers and manufacturing incredible solid timber and resin furniture they’ve turned the traditionally unsustainable industry of timber milling on it’s head and are a shining example of what a sustainable and environmentally conscious small business can do in a short period of time. Please see links below. Youth employment: https://backtowork.initiatives.qld.gov.au/for-employers/youth-boost-payment/ Topaz Sustainable Timbers Website:https://www.topazsustainabletimbers.com.au/

The Atherton Tablelands contains the headwaters for a number of significant Wet Tropics river systems, including the Herbert, Johnstone and Barron rivers. The tablelands has a growing urban and rural population and boasts extensive agriculture including cane, bananas, numerous other fruit and vegetable cropping businesses and grazing properties. The region also attracts a growing number of tourists each year. In this Episode, Tablelands Regional Council (TRC) mayor Joe Paronella explains the work that council does to balance the social and economic interests of the region with the environmental outcomes expected of a "Reef Guardians" council.

The Lynd Oasis Roadhouse, is exactly that! An Oasis in the outback that the locals like to call home. In today's podcast I catch up with Pauline Royes and talk about life at the roadhouse being the centre of the community. Pauline also shares some early stories of life on the Atherton Tablelands. I hope you enjoy this one.The Lynd Oasis RoadhouseSubscribe to the PodcastIf you enjoy the show, please subscribe (it’s free) to the podcast on ApplePodcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoy listening, please share Bindis n Bulldust with someone who shares our love of Outback Stories.Join Us on FacebookWe have a (free!) Facebook group where you can ask questions, share your thoughts and experiences and engage with others who love the Australian Outback. Join us by going to Bindis n Bulldust PodcastWant to keep up to date with all that is happening at Bindis n Bulldust head over to our FacebookPage, Twitter and Instagram.Got an idea for an episode, a story to tell, have some feedback or just want to say G’day? Please get in touch.Thanks for listening!CheersHeather Jonsson

When I work with my coaching clients this is one subject I like to bring up very early because a lot of money can be wasted by not understanding the difference between Reach & Frequency. These two terms are often used by Sales Reps to assist in selling their marketing product. Basically reach is the number of people that will see your marketing message, whereas frequency is about how many times they will see it. The million-dollar question Is it better to make contact with 80 potential clients one time (reach), or is it better to make contact with only 20 potential clients four times (frequency)? A Sales Rep will tell you that they are both as important as each other; however, they are wrong. I’ll say that again – they are wrong because: Reach without frequency = Wasted money Building Relationships Marketing is about building a long-term relationship with your potential clients. Therefore it is vital for your marketing message to be consistent and repetitive, to the point of almost being boring. The more often you share your marketing message with a potential client – the frequency – the more chance you have of them responding. One newspaper, radio or even an online ad, with a broad distribution, is a waste of money. Yes, you may receive telephone calls or online enquiries on the publication day, especially if you have a strong call to action, but you will receive a better response if you run a similar ad numerous times. Think About This Have you read the newspaper today, or did you watch television yesterday? Did you read an article online this morning? If so, can you recall any advertisements? Only advertisements with frequency will be remembered, the others will be lost, unless of course they were unique and made an emotional connection in some way, or you happen to be the perfect target market and the message spoke directly to you. To give you a good example of frequency; there’s a business in the Atherton Tablelands called Golden Drop Winery, and they have been advertising on television for years. I think I could repeat their television commercial word-for-word because I have seen it so many times. But here’s the amazing thing: I don’t think I have ever seen their television commercial on before 11 pm. Advertising on late night television is cheap, and because it’s cheap they can repeat their television commercial over and over again, and their ad has never changed, it’s been the same ad for over a decade. Now if they went for reach they could have advertised during Master Chef, the only problem would have been their budget; it would have exhausted after one or two commercials. Reach is very expensive, whereas frequency is less expensive, but you need to find the happy medium between the two. Of course, if you have the budget of Coca-Cola you can smash reach and frequency, but small business owners don’t have that size budget. Listen To The Farmer Here’s an analogy for you to consider: imagine a farmer with 500 fruit trees.  The trees need to be fertilised twice each year for them to produce fruit, but the farmer only has enough fertiliser to feed them all once. What should the farmer do? Should the farmer put fertiliser on all 500 trees once (reach), produce NO fruit for the season, or fertilise 250 trees twice (frequency), producing fruit on 250 trees? Of course the farmer will choose option two, as fruit from 250 trees is better than no fruit from 500 trees. Fruit puts money on the table and so will frequency. Narrow The Market So the next time you’re considering doing any form of advertising, consider a smaller narrower market and deliver your message often instead of trying to market to the masses, most of which may not be your potential clients. Another benefit of frequency is it gives you a chance to Test and Measure your message with different headlines, offers and calls to action; therefore it’s a double bonus. Works The Same Way Online If you have an online business and all your marketing is online, change the terminology to suit what works best for you. Frequency and Reach still work the same way on Facebook and other online platforms. You can narrow or broaden your audience by age, location, occupation and many other parameters, and then you select your budget. Are you going to smash your whole budget in one day to 100,000 people (reach), or will you narrow your audience to 10,000 people, or less, and spread your budget out over seven-days, hitting the same people multiple times (frequency)? Next week will be part three in this short series of You Can't Polish A Poo - Who Is Educating You?  I hope you get something from this weeks blog / Five Minute Friday podcast and if you have any questions please email me at tf@tysonfranklin.com It's No Secret Business Conference  On the 17th and 18th of August 2018. I will be holding a 2-Day It's No Secret Business Conference in Cairns and this year's theme is 'Communication, Persuasion and Influence'. My Keynote Speaker is David M Frees from Pennsylvania, who was also my guest on Podcast Episode 2. Bookings are NOW OPEN and for more details please visit my EVENTS page. (Limited to 50 attendees) If you have any concerns about making a booking please email me directly.  FREE DOWNLOADS: First 16 Pages of My Book – It’s No Secret There’s Money in Small Business. 12 Secrets to Get More People Through Your Front Door.

Using 'Wholism' to achieve the Olympics Dream   About Christine - Christine's first memories of horses was the horse delivering milk to her house. With a bit of luck, her first horse was trained by a rider from the Spanish Riding School which gave her the initial knowledge of dressage. Through her journey that takes her around the world to the Atherton Tablelands in North Queensland and then to Europe and onto Barcelona, Christine achieved her dream of representing her country in the Barcelona Olympics   Christine's Favourite Inspirational Quote - Horses are people too   Who Has Inspired Christine - Vince Corvi - Willi Schultheiss - Rudolf Zeilinger   About This Episode - Christine is very generous with her stories of riding, travelling, training, and is ahead of her time with some of the methods she used to achieve the 'Olympic Dream'. She gave many insights of the type of strength, determination and tenacity, mental toughness and dogged persistence she had to excel in the sport of dressage.   Time Stamps and Contact Details for this Episode are available on  www.HorseChats.com/ChristineDoan   MusicBenSound.com

“Pinkfarm” has been created by 2 friends on a real food journey; learning, sharing, creating, inspiring and challenging politically correct nutrition. A country girl living on a farm on the beautiful Atherton Tablelands with a bustling house of 5 children and a city girl living in a metro Sydney townhouse with 1 child. They focus Listen In The post TPS 117: Pioneering Mums – Pinky and Farmer From PinkFarm appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

The Amateur Traveler talks to Dave Kerwin about his recent trip to Northern Queensland. Dave recommends 2 main stops on your trip: the Atherton Tablelands, Daintree National Park and the Great Barrier Reef.

The Amateur Traveler talks to Dave Kerwin about his recent trip to Northern Queensland. Dave recommends 2 main stops on your trip: the Atherton Tablelands, Daintree National Park and the Great Barrier Reef.

The Amateur Traveler talks to Dave Kerwin about his recent trip to Northern Queensland. Dave recommends 2 main stops on your trip: the Atherton Tablelands, Daintree National Park and the Great Barrier Reef.

The Amateur Traveler talks to Dave Kerwin about his recent trip to Northern Queensland. Dave recommends 2 main stops on your trip: the Atherton Tablelands, Daintree National Park and the Great Barrier Reef.