Imagine yourself snorkelling in beautiful cool waters. Watching the late afternoon light play on the waters surface and into the deep below. Then suddenly something big nudges you in the side! What happened next changed Bryant Austin’s life forever… “I turned to see what had touched me and found myself eye to eye with a Humpback […]
“The Tale of a Whale is a book that will not only change the way you think about places like North Head, it will also change the way you look at every place around you.” — Aden Ridgeway, NSW Senator The North Head area is of great significance to the Saltwater peoples of Sydney’s Northern […]
As a boy Philip Hoare was terrified of the water, only learning to overcome his fears and to swim as an adult. Bewitched by this experience he has become fascinated by the sea and all things in it but especially whales. In his book Leviathan or, The Whale he explores the truths, myths and legends surrounding mans […]
Its thirty years since Greenpeace’s first direct action campaign in Australia to end whaling. Chris Pash’s book the Last Whale beautifully captures the passion on both sides of the argument as we follow the high drama off the Western Australian coast, as protesters risk their lives to protect the Sperm whales from continued slaughter. Given […]