Wild Heart of Tasmania [electronic resource]
Greg French2023
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A living history of Lake Malbena and the Western Lakes
Wild Heart of Tasmania is a lively collection of stories centred around a
highland wilderness. It portrays bushwalking and backcountry fishing as a way of
life, and historic bush huts as social fabric.
In the early 2000s, Greg French was approached by a talented young fly fisher to
write a foreword to a proposed book. Greg helped the aspiring author and shared
his most treasured backcountry destinations. Then bewildering events surrounding
a quaint hut on a remote island turned everything on its head. The application
for a commercial development in the middle of one of Tasmania’s most treasured
wilderness zones blindsided traditional users. Subsequent events blindsided the
State Government and the developer. No one could have guessed how much national
media coverage would be generated by the ostensibly tiny Lake Malbena proposal.
What is it about the Western Lakes that fuels such passion? Where does lifelong
and ...
Main title:
Wild Heart of Tasmania [electronic resource] / Greg French
Author:
Greg French, Author
Imprint:
South Melbourne, Vic. : Affirm Press, 2023
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (1 online resource)
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System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781922930941
Language:
English
BRN:
452869
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |