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Shredding Betties

Shredding Betties: community and empowerment on the mountain

The Shredding Bettys is Australia’s first ever mountain bike club for women and girls, creating a community of empowerment and encouraging women regar...
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From big city teacher to the Tasmanian outdoors

“My job is to help people learn about what makes the place special, the values that are protected within Wellington Park...", says Ben Masterman, Educ...
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Easy access can spur complacency

The amazing thing about Kunanyi is the easy access - it's right there. But easy access can also spur complacency, and there's a risk we consider it sa...
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Time in nature is medicine

"I have quite a demanding job dealing with people's mental health. So I need to look after my own mental health. And that's why I go up the mountain t...
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The mountain helped me through a hard time

Sometimes, nature can be the companion that helps us through a particularly hard time. This was the case for David, after going through a difficult ti...
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An echidna friend

Rose Fuggle shares a touching memory, where an echidna showed her that she was on the right path. Photo by Eric Woehler
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The outdoors was my home

"I guess I've always been a bit of an explorer and a traveler by birth. My family environment in Sydney led me to look for something more, to look to ...
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Exploring sparks true love for nature

I would like for all the people that visit the top of the mountain for the great views, that they would take just five or ten minutes out of that time...
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The mountain as a playground

The mountain offers an endless playground for all ages. Simon Allen shares his view on having fun in nature. 
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Mt. Wellington: Sanatorium of Tasmania - a poem by Mulga Mick (1875 - 1958)

This is a poem written by Mulga Mick. He was an open-hearted, generous man who befriended many birds and other animals on the mountain. 
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The Pinnacle Road and the men building it - a poem by Mulga Mick (1875 - 1958)

Mulga Mick (M. J. O’Reilly, 1875-1958) worked with building the Pinnacle Road on Kunanyi / Mt Wellington. He loved nature and liked to write poems. 
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The history of the Kunanyi huts

The history of the Mt Wellington / Kunanyi huts gives us a sense of how it was back in the early days, and you feel connected to those people and thei...
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