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 Youth Stories Prize Cloudy Bay Bruny Island Warwick Berry

Bruny Youth Stories Prize

Bruny Youth Story Prize entry - The Bird Explorer written by Emerie Thalmann aged 7
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Young Tasmanians’ Bird Stories to Take Flight at Bruny Island Bird Festival Inala and Bruny kids 2025

Young Tasmanians’ Bird Stories to Take Flight at Bruny Island Bird Festival

The Bruny Youth Stories Prize has received dozens of beautiful entries from young writers as young as six, from Bruny Island and right across Tasmania...
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Bruny Youth Stories Prize Swift Parrot profile Rob Blakers

Bruny Youth Stories Prize

Bruny Youth Story Prize entry- Gift from a Bird written by Layla Molineaux aged 16
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Bruny Youth Story Prize Forty Spotted Pardalote on Bruny Kim Murray

Bruny Youth Story Prize

Bruny Youth Story Prize entry- The Pardalote written by Heath McCluskey aged 9
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Bruny Youth Story Prize Forty Spotted Closeup Kim Murray

Bruny Youth Story Prize

Bruny Youth Story Prize entry- Forty Spotted Pardalote written by Astrid Birley, 14 
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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 Pink Robin Tasmania

Bruny Youth Story Prize

Bruny Youth Story Prize entry-The first Pink Robin to set sail written by Floyd Valentyne-McGough aged 8
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Cloudy Bay Supergroms-sharing a love of oceans Supergroms learning to surf

Cloudy Bay Supergroms-sharing a love of oceans

Watching a child play in the waves is a window into their world of unbridled joy.  Time stops as we see them marvel at this most elemental of things. ...
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Bruny Youth Stories Prize Swift Parrot profile Rob Blakers

Bruny Youth Stories Prize

Bruny Youth Story Prize entry - Willow's story, a swift parrot story written by Sharna Phoenix aged 14
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Do wombats wear woolly jumpers in winter? Wombats in woolly jumpers by Grade 2 and 3 Bruny Island kids

Do wombats wear woolly jumpers in winter?

A group of Bruny Island District School kids recently imagined Winter Wombats Wearing Woolly Jumpers and came up with some stunning artworks.  As wint...
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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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Bruny Youth Story Prize Pink robbin Kim Murray

Bruny Youth Story Prize

Bruny Youth Story Prize entry-The thing about birds written by Lilly Wise Aged 10
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