The Indigenous Ranger program is an Australian success story. In this podcast I go behind the scenes, to tell the incredible stories of the people who made it happen. I also talk to the people who continue working for its future and discuss what may lay ahead, for the management of our country.
Latest Episodes
SPECIAL EPISODE: Project Rozana- providing emergency medical care in Gaza
For this episode, I’ve taken a bit of a side track but a very important one. My guests are Ron Finkel AO and Dr Jamal Rifi AM of Project Rozana, an Australian founded,...
Ep3: Professor Sharon Sullivan 'they were heady days...', the beginnings of cultural resource management
My guest this week is Professor Sharon Sullivan AO. At 80 years old, Professor Sullivan, remains an intellectual firebrand. She continues to bring energy and commitme...
Ep 2. Beginnings: Denis Rose-The first Indigenous Ranger
Denis Rose is a highly respected Gunditjmara man. As far as we know, he was the first Indigenous person ever employed as a a National Park Ranger. Over a lifelong care...
Ep 1. Beginnings with Dermot Smyth: 'People don't realise. It was a revolution...'
In this first episode, I speak with Dermot Smyth, a cultural ecologist who helped establish the first, independent, Indigenous ranger program on Palm Island, Queenslan...
