To Leave and Return

A Conservation Champion for Cheetham by Sandra Wilson Bernie McCarrick, a former Parks Victoria ranger and site manager of Cheetham Saltworks, reflects on his role in transforming a former industrial site into a thriving wetland ecosystem. Alongside insights from Dr Mike Weston, the story reveals how careful water management and decades of on-the-ground knowledge sustain critical bird habitats. Produced by: Sandra Wilson Supervising Producer: Sarah Mashman.    Key’s Matchstick Grasshopper by Ruijie Tang In this story, the matchstick grasshopper’s grand comeback. Following efforts led by Ary Hoffman to rediscover and protect the matchstick grasshopper — a species thought to have disappeared from Victoria after decades of habitat loss — his team draws on historical records and fieldwork to track the insect to a surviving population and begin the delicate process of rebuilding its numbers through conservation and translocation. Produced by: JJ Tang Supervising Producer: Thomas Phillips Special thanks to Louisa Lim.    Water Trial by Renate Millonig Amid a devastating algal bloom along South Australia’s coast, Renate shares a haunting poem capturing the grief of witnessing mass marine death.  “ In every breath we share, in every drop we drink.” Written and Read by: Renate Millonig Recorded by: Mel Bakewell.   All The Best Credits Host: Gabriella Accaria Executive Producer: Melanie Bakewell Programming & Community Coordinator: Catarina Fraga Matos  Production Manager: Kwame Slusher Community Coordinator: Patrick McKenzie Mixed & Compiled: Emma Higgins  Theme Music composed by Shining Bird Special shout-out to all our volunteers   Protest_Zara_Day_22-03-2009.wav by eraylik -- https://freesound.org/s/69954/ -- License: Attribution 4.0      See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.