Bruny Kids & Nature

About Bruny Kids & Nature

The Bruny Kids & Nature page is a home for articles, stories and events about, by and for kids who connect with Nature on Bruny Island

Background

Childhood connection with Nature is critically important for health, development, happiness and the pure joy of understanding, seeing and experiencing the wonders of the world around us.

The Bruny kids and Nature page is a home for stories, events, things to do and articles about kids connecting with, learning about and experiencing the joy of Nature on Bruny Island.

This page includes articles and stories written by a range of writers and authors, and includes articles written by kids themselves (with parental permission). The page is managed by educators, writers and parents of kids who have a connection to Bruny Island.

The Bruny Kids webpage project is being coordinated by Bruny Island teacher, Claire Boost. Claire runs Bush Lil (a Launching into Learning Program for children aged 0-4), and is helping to establish an Outdoor Classroom at Bruny Island District School. 

If you or your kid would like an article or story published on this page, just send it through to Bruny Island teacher Claire Boost at: [email protected]

The Bruny Kids webpage project is proudly supported by the Kuno Foundation and Tasmanian Community Fund. 


Community by Bruny Kids & Nature

Claire Boost

Claire is a Bruny Island teacher who has been educating in, about and for the environment for over 20 years. Claire currently runs Bush LIL, is helping establish an outdoor classroom, and coordinates the Bruny kids webpage project.
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Jess Ewing

Jess is a nature lover and artist. She enjoys spending time outdoors, bushwalking and gardening. 
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Phill Pullinger

Phill is a GP, conservationist, author of Tarkine Trails, and co-founder of Kuno. Phill has broad expertise and a long held passionate commitment to the natural world.
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Articles by Bruny Kids & Nature

Bruny Kids & Nature film: Pardalote Patch Bruny kids film premiere

Bruny Kids & Nature film: Pardalote Patch

A beautiful film by Claire Gorman: Bruny kids talk of their work restoring habitat for the endangered 40 Spotted Pardalote.  
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Bruny Youth Story Prize Wedge tailed Eagle Dan Broun

Bruny Youth Story Prize

Bruny Youth Story Prize entry- Wedge-tailed Eagles by Trinity, aged 10
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Bruny Youth Stories Prize Antipodean Albatross 10260

Bruny Youth Stories Prize

Bruny Youth Story Prize entry - The Albatross, Tommy Roser age 7
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Healing Country Healing Country Clare Gorman

Healing Country

This is a beautiful short film by Bruny Island film-maker Claire Gorman, as Bruny Island kids learn about connecting with and healing country.
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Creating critter card games to learn about Swift Parrots Inala and Bruny kids 2025

Creating critter card games to learn about Swift Parrots

Creating critter card games to learn about Swift Parrots.The birds of Bruny Island have long been a relevant launching pad for teaching the young chil...
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Bruny Youth Story Prize Fortescue Bay Warwick Berry

Bruny Youth Story Prize

Bruny Youth Story Prize entry - Nearipah knowing, by Ada Direen, age 15
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Teacher Claire: Speech for Bruny Kids' film Premiere Claire Boost Bruny Claire Gorman 2025 09 05 042904 igzm

Teacher Claire: Speech for Bruny Kids' film Premiere

Bruny Island school teacher Claire Boost's beautiful speech at the Bruny Kids & Nature projects' very special film premiere at the school assembly...
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Bruny Youth Story Prize Wonderful photo of Forty Spotted Pardalote Kim Murray

Bruny Youth Story Prize

Bruny Youth Story Prize entry - by Madeline Iles, age 15
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Bruny Youth Stories Prize 40spottedpardalotein Tree Kim Murray

Bruny Youth Stories Prize

Bruny Youth Story Prize entry -Facts about the forty spotted  pardalotes written by Amarlie Frankcombe, aged 10 
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Bruny Youth Stories Prize Superb Fairy wren 02774

Bruny Youth Stories Prize

Bruny Youth Story Prize entry - Fairy Wren by Lily Buczek, age 7
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Bruny Youth Stories Prize Short tailed Shearwater 46668

Bruny Youth Stories Prize

Bruny Youth Story Prize entry - Short-tailed Shearwater written byPeter Murnane, aged 10
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Bruny Youth Story Prize Dusky robin Dial Range 0058 by Tilde Bergstrom

Bruny Youth Story Prize

Bruny Youth Story Prize entry - Dusky Robin by Pheobe Hursey, age 10
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