Esther Beaton

Aboriginal

Bunya, tree of reconciliation

The Bunya Mountains are the ancestral land of the Wakka Wakka, Jarowair and Barunggam peoples, Queensland, Australia

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe bunya tree is amazing in so many respects and not just because it is a cultural, sacred and emotional icon for both Indigenous and non-indigenous Australians. It has a curious ancient botanical lineage; it was food for the largest ever dinosaurs; today it is devoured by modern animals. Yesterday’s Queenslanders fought vicious wars over […]

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What the Ranger Revealed

Revealing rock carvings

Reading Time: 3 minutesTalking about rocks (well, I was – in the last blog post), our Meetup group had a lucky encounter at one of our recent events. But it didn’t start out that way. Normally I do a reconnaissance before leading people to an obscure location. But this time I thought: oh, I’ve been there before, I’m

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