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• Newsletter number 40 (PDF – 1.04 MB)

Sharing and listening

When Traditional Owners from across the Australian Alps gathered for the first time in living memory at Dinner Plain in 2005, everyone knew that there would be another Gathering. And so it came to be, the Second First People’s Gathering, this time at Jindabyne. The Australian Alps Program was sponsor, creating the opportunity for the Traditional Owners to re-form the relationships forged five years before between various nations; to carry out traditional business; and to continue to make their contribution to the protected area management of the Alps – caring for Country. It’s a complicated, but at the same time wonderful business. What follows is a snapshot from several peoples’ perspectives…

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• Newsletter number 39 (PDF – 1.18 MB)

Climate change

This feature is firmly focused on climate change and its effect on the Australian Alps. By gathering together the thoughts of a wide range of people who know what they’re talking about – to create an expert forum on paper – we can appreciate both the Alps’ vulnerability, and gain a clear idea of what needs to be done to weather the challenging times ahead.

So many thanks to (Liz Dovey, Roger Good, Ken Green, Dave Hunter, Keith McDougall, Charlie Pascoe, Dick Williams and Graeme Worboys) each of whom is working to protect Australia’s alpine biodiversity. Through them, we’re able to present a clear view of what’s to be done and how this will make a profoundly positive difference to what would otherwise be a confronting future.