Pedder Unplugged

A prolific bushwalker and campaigner, Bob Graham has been a fundamental part of the Tasmanian Wilderness Society, since day one. It was he and his late wife, Helen Gee, who were responsible for the protection of the Douglas Apsley National Park, on Tasmania’s East Coast. Bobs a tremendous story teller, and depicts Pedder in a way, even those of us who were never privileged enough to visit can feel as though we are standing on...

Former Chair of Bush Heritage Australia, Campaign Manager of the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF), and founder of WELA (Womens Environmental Leadership Australia), Karen Alexander is one of Australia’s leading environmental activists and inspirational mentor for young women. You’ve possibly caught sight of Karen, or heard her voice in the numerous Franklin River films and podcasts around in the past 12 months. S...

David Neilson was a member of the first party to successfully climb Blade Ridge, on Federation Peak. The expedition concluded by walking out of the south west, via Lake Pedder. This was Davids first visit. He conceived the idea to publish a book with images of Lake Pedder to assist the campaign to save the natural wonder. South West Tasmania: A Land of the Wild highlighted the threatened wilderness in Tasmania, but by the time it w...

What is the value of wilderness? It's a complex and enthralling question that, practically and philosophically, Martin Hawes discusses in the context of Lake Pedder.

Martin is a researcher, wilderness consultant and photographer, who recalls his teenage trip to the original Lake Pedder, he explains why you won't see the Pedder Impoundment in his photographs, and we scratch the surface on the wilderness impacts and value of Pedder, i...

In 1955 Stuart Lester landed a light aircraft on Lake Pedder's vast beach. He was one of the very early pilots to do so. Candidly, Stuart recalls flying into Tasmania's south west. At one stage he even flew the very Tiger Moth that activist Brenda Hean and pilot Max Price were to tragically disappear in, en route to Canberra in an attempt to save Lake Pedder from flooding. 

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Launceston Walking Clubs Ian Ross, shares his memories of the original Lake Pedder, we discuss restoration, environmental destruction, and bushwalking adventures in Tasmania. This episode is another for those who love a yarn about quintessential Tassie scrub epics! 

Host Tabatha Badger. Cover art image by Don Weston. Sound Track ‘Pause” by PC-1 from the album ‘Wilderness’. Native birds recorded at Lake S...

Niece of legendary activist Brenda Hean, today’s guest is Celia Watchorn. Enjoy Celia’s dulcet tones reciting some of her writing on Pedder, sharing her precious stories of her aunt Brenda and the impact of her tragic disappearance for the family. Celia has been an integral part of ensuring the legacy of Brenda, and Pilot Max price, lives on and continues to inspire in perpetuity. 

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Geoff Mosley is a highly respected academic who has played major roles in all of the Federal enquiries into restoring Lake Pedder, he’s a wonderful protector of Tasmania’s Wilderness World Heritage Area and the intrinsic, intangible wild values which characterise the ‘wilderness’ experience. We discuss how Geoff accidentally found out the Tasmanian government and HECs plan to flood Pedder 2 years prior to th...

The United Tasmania Group (UTG) is globally recognised as the first ‘green’ values political party, formed by outraged community members in 1972 to counter the environmental and social injustice that was the flooding of Lake Pedder. Dr Geoff Holloway has been an activist within the UTG for years. This episode discusses the UTG, various Lake Pedder action groups, ecocentrism, tourism and of course, Lake Pedder. 

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