10 episodes
Word on the Reef Tanya Murphy
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5.0 • 10 Ratings
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🎧 Diving deep into the wonders of the Great Barrier Reef! 🐠 Join us as we explore marine wildlife, meet inspiring conservationists, and take action. 🪸
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10. The Fight to Stop Oil Drilling on the Great Barrier Reef with Eddie Hegerl and Di Tarte
In 1967, it was discovered that the Queensland government had secretly leased out more than 200,000sqkm of the Great Barrier Reef for oil drilling. A small group of unlikely heroes banded together to save the Reef. Their courageous story of hope against seemingly insurmountable odds holds a lesson for us all.
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9. The Fight to Stop Coral Mining on the Great Barrier Reef with Eddie Hegerl and Di Tarte
The Great Barrier Reef wasn't always considered a natural wonder worth protecting. 😮 In 1967, a small group of volunteers had to fight a battle to save it from being dug up for fertiliser and concrete. ⛏️ Today we meet two of those champions, and visit the place where it all started.Episode Image: Eddie Hegerl (left) and John Busst. Source: Friends of Ninney Rise.References:Daley, Ben, and Griggs, Peter (2006) Mining the reefs and cays: coral, guano and rock phosphate extraction in the Great ...
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8. Sea Turtles of the Great Barrier Reef with Richard Fitzpatrick
🐢 Sea turtles can grow to the size of a table, navigate using magnets in their brain, and fight off gangs of sharks. 🦈 But after 100 million years in our oceans, their existence is now under threat. This week we visit Raine Island with Marine Biologist and Emmy-winning cinematographer Richard Fitzpatrick to find out why.
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7. Coral restoration on the Great Barrier Reef with Dr Lorna Howlett
This week we visit a coral nursery near Port Douglas, to see how tourism operators are teaming up with scientists to care for their patches of reef. The Coral Nurture Program is showing promising results - but what are its limitations, and what role does it play in protecting our Reef? 🪸
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6. Coral Bleaching at Lizard Island with Dr Anne Hoggett
The Marine Park Authority has confirmed the Great Barrier Reef is experiencing its seventh mass coral bleaching event - the fifth in just eight years, driven by global warming 🫠 This week we head to stunning Lizard Island to find out what's causing this disaster and what we can all do to help 🏝️ Note: At the end of the episode I mentioned a petition you can sign to help protect the Reef; I've just been notified that the petition is still under construction and will hopefully be live some...
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5. First Peoples of the Great Barrier Reef with Malachi Johnson
“The Reef is our nervous system. It’s made up of land, sea , sky, animals, and people… Once we destroy that nervous system, it’s critical damage for our body. Because we are all one." 🙌🏽 🌏 This week, Gooreng Gooreng man Malachi Johnson talks about how Indigenous ways of viewing the world can help us heal our relationship with the Reef, heal our relationship with each other, and ultimately, heal ourselves. 🖤💛❤️
Customer Reviews
Excellent listen
Loving listening to this podcast. Giving a voice to the reef and the people who love it
Very informative
Thoroughly enjoyed listening and learning about our Great Barrier Reef, I am looking forward to the next episode. Thank you Tania for your flight over the reef and the knowledge you have shared, you are very easy to listen to.
So good
Tanya had such a lovely voice, and the sound makes it feel like you’re at the Reef! Can’t wait for the next episodes