Who is George Dibbern?

February 8, 2019

For one man, a series of events set in place a journey that would ultimately lead him to Bruny Island, Tasmania. His name is George Dibbern.

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Cat-astrophic: A Cute Predator's Hidden Toll

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Cat-astrophic: A Cute Predator's Hidden Toll

UPDATE: Bruny Island Cat Management Project

Historical photo of Alf Holding and Roy Taylor at Cloudy Bay entrance with their caravan

August 10, 2017

Cloudy Bay, South Bruny: where Nature's heart beats strong amid the hills

Cloudy Bay was initially named l’baie Mauvaise by French explorer Bruni D'Entrecasteaux in 1792, after 1822 it was marked on the maps of the time as Bad Bay, and after 1859 became known as Bad or Cloudy Bay.

View of Cloudy Bay Cabin and the beach on Bruny Island

August 10, 2017

I have a room to myself and it is nature *

From the ramblings of a meandering mind, today I am wondering if the appreciation of nature is an intrinsic part of our soul or is something that we choose to acknowledge.

* Henry David Thoreau

Guy surfing in Bruny Island surfing competition

May 19, 2018

HIF Bruny Surfing Open Classic

Bruny Island’s Middle Bay turns it on in 1 – 3 meter surf for the 2018 HIF Bruny Open Classic.