The first post

The world's 57th Global Geopark is Kanawinka - the land of tomorrow. This stretches from Mount Gambier to Colac; from Hamiltion to Warrnambool. Its landscapes are varied: limestone and craters; a wooded plateau; rugged coast and dark caves; extensive lava flows; crater lakes and vast grasslands.

Living and working in this fascinating place has motivated me to write: Forgotten stories, myths and mysteries - a guide to the landscape of Victoria's Southwest [in process].

But it has also led to some alarming discoveries: almost every animal I research is endangered or locally extinct; little remains of the original ground cover; no one knows just how many species grew or roamed here only 180 years ago.

Classmates and Di Websdale-Morrissey at RMIT inspired me to launch this blog. I reckon it's a great way to share a few stories and maybe provoke some comments.

So here goes . . .