Phill Pullinger
About Phill
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.
Background
Phill grew up in Burnie on the North-West Coast of Tasmania, and has long had a love for nature, passion for its protection, and belief in the importance of nature in people's lives.
Phill's efforts to and success in conserving nature have included work with the Cam River Action Group, The Wilderness Society, Doctors for Forests, the Tarkine National Coalition, Environment Tasmania and Kuno.
Phill's has worked as a doctor in emergency, general practice and rural and remote medicine in Alice Springs, SW Western Australia, Central Australia, Western NSW and Tasmania.
Phill has Masters degrees in Economics and Public Policy, and is author of Tarkine Trails.
Phill currently works as a GP on Bruny Island and as founder of Kuno.
Articles by Phill
Calling all Bruny Island Nature lovers!
Here is how to join an exciting project to ‘crowd-source’ an online field guide to the Natural history, wildlife, stories and challenges facing the Nature of Bruny Island - lunawannah-alonnah
International River Grading System
The International River Grading System has been designed to provide an indication of the degree of difficulty for paddling of a rapid and/or river.
Preparing for a Multi-Day Walk in Tasmania
Tasmania offers some of the world’s most wonderfully wild, raw and remote multi-day walking. Tasmania’s multi-day walks range from well frequented, well maintained and well-marked walking tracks for ‘entry level’ walkers, through to remote hiking on rarely frequented or unmarked trails.
Gerard Castles on place
Gerard Castles (1961 - 2025) was one of Tasmania's greatest thinkers and advocates for its wild places. Here he talks beautifully of the spiritual importance of place.
On Care for Our Common Home
Pope Francis (1936 - 2025) in 2015 published the second encyclical, Laudato si' "On Care for our Common Home". In it, the Pope appealed to humanity to take "swift and unified global action" for our common home.
A National Park for Bruny Island
Bruny Island hosts an exquisite microcosm of the natural beauty of Tasmania. An inspiring long term vision for Bruny is to consolidate unprotected forests and existing reserves into a magnificent Bruny Island National Park
"I have a dream" - speech by Martin Luther King
"I have a dream", is the famous speech delivered by American Civil rights campaigner Martin Luther King Jr. An inspirational moment for all interested in our common future.
Wangari Maathai - founder of the Green Belt movement
This tribute explores the remarkable work of Professor Wangari Maathai - founder of the Green Belt movement
Flatwater Grades
This grading system for the difficulty of paddling sea, estuaries and large areas of open water has been developed by PaddleNSW qualified Sea Instructors to assist in describing waterways.
How far can I cycle in a day?
Suggested times for cycling trails. The suggested times for Mountain Biking and Cycle touring trails listed on Kuno are generally conservative but should be adjusted as needed depending on a few key variables.
A parable for our place
Gerard Castles (1961 - 2025), one of Tasmania's great thinkers, saw that the story of the end of Apartheid was a parable that could teach Tasmanians how to think about the islands' divisions, what the island is, and what it could be.
Northern Denmark wildlife livestream - Badgers, Marten, Deer, Birds
This wildlife live-cam in Northern Denmark often features foxes, Martens, badgers, deer and birds
Galleries by Phill
Mosman Wildlife
Dozens of species of native animals frequent the remnant moist gullies and bushland of the Mosman peninsula, from the Eastern Water Dragon to Peron's Tree Frog and the endangered Powerful Owl
Bruny Island wildlife
Bruny Island is a haven for rare and unique birds and animals, and is one of the best bird-watching spots in Australia.
Bruny Island Coastline
Bruny Island has an intricate, complex, beautiful and varied coastline, ranging from sheltered inlets, shallow bays, mudflats, lagoons, and grand sea-cliffs, through to long sandy ocean facing beaches.
Galleries Contributed by Phill
Bruny Island Coastline
Bruny Island has an intricate, complex, beautiful and varied coastline, ranging from sheltered inlets, shallow bays, mudflats, lagoons, and grand sea-cliffs, through to long sandy ocean facing beaches.
Pelagic Birds of Tasmania
Pelagic birds are birds that spend a large part of their life on the open ocean. These include the majestic Albatross, petrels and terns. This gallery of Pelagic birds by Marcio Conrado was taken off the Tasman Peninsula
Duco - redemption in nature
Imagery from the life of Duco, a Brazilian environmentalist, nature and bird-guide who found redemption in nature
Birds of the Atlantic Forest
The Atlantic Forest is one of the most biodiverse forests in the world including almost 1000 bird species. Here are a few of these birds from photographer Marcio Conrado.