Wurundjeri Woiwurrung and Garrong – The Black Wattle Tree
I crossed over the bridge to my place, and hedging the narrow walkway of the bridge and paths was the unmissable Carnival of fluffy...
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The Witchetty Grub People & The Manna Gum – Part 2
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are warned that this post contains names and images of people who have now en...
The Witchetty Grub People – Part 1
For the next few weeks, take a walk with me through the place of the Wurundjeri Woiwurrung. I will help you see what I see as I walk...
The Night Sky – There is So Much to Discover
The night sky is our very own library in the stars. The stars and planets, galaxies and cosmic dust are our ancestors, mythically an...
The Milky Way – Our Galaxy of Stars
The Milky Way is one of the billions in the universe, and not all are peaceful and life-supporting. Galaxies are places of cosmic dr...
Glow in The Dark – Below the Midnight Zone
There are places so dark on this planet that no light exists, places that are silent, secret and too far deep for humans to reach. I...
Glow in The Dark – The Darlings of The Night
In the forest, along coastlines, at the deepest parts of the sea and hidden away in the quiet of dark caves are creatures that light...
Natures Hidden Worlds – The Shy Spiders’ Garden
There lives beneath a bloom of orange horseshoes, tucked away into the hillside, a trapdoor spider; The guardian to a miniature bush...
Kids Fungi Adventures – The Incredible Kingdom of Fungi
The world of mushrooms and microbes and mould is a wondrous place full of colour and weird shapes. Often tiny and hidden out of sigh...
Fungi Facts – The Incredible World Beneath Our Feet
There are over 5 million species of fungus, and they are one of the oldest living organisms on planet earth. Intelligent and unique,...
Screen Time: Supervision is Key
"I often describe parenting with digital devices as a little bit (or a lot) ‘dementing’. What I mean by this is that it's hard work...
Screen Time: How much is ok?
I often get asked by parents, “how much screen time is ok for my kids?”. Well, here’s the thing, when we use the term ‘screen time,...