S03E06: Exploring Dark Skies at the Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum
In this episode of Dark Skies Conversations, Marnie Ogg is joined by Naomi Miles and Grant Salmond from the Australian Age of Dinosaurs in northern western Queensland near Winton. They discuss their passion for dark skies and how they have expanded their successful museum based on paleontology and archaeology with dinosaurs to create an iconic destination for stargazing. The episode highlights the efforts and activities at the Australian Age of Dinosaurs and encourages listeners to visit and share their thoughts. Tune in to this episode to learn more about this unique outback space and its enthusiastic dark sky enthusiasts. For more details on Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum: https://www.australianageofdinosaurs.com (https://www.australianageofdinosaurs.com) This interview is presented as part of International Dark Sky Week 2023. For more details and resources for International Dark Sky Week, please visit https://www.darksky.org (https://www.darksky.org) Email Marnie: - marnie@darkskytraveller.com.au (https://darkskytraveller.com.au) Marnie Ogg talks with some of the brightest minds about light pollution and ways to protect our night skies. For more details, visit the Dark Sky website: https://www.darkskytraveller.com.au/podcast (https://www.darkskytraveller.com.au/podcast) Subscribe, rate and review at Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and all good podcast apps. Stream on demand from https://www.bitesz.com/show/dark-sky-conversations/ (https://www.bitesz.com/show/dark-sky-conversations/) For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://bitesz.com (https://bitesz.com)
19 Apr 2023
S03E05: Dark Sky Entrepreneurship with Chris Tugwell
In this episode, Marnie Ogg interviews Chris Tugwell, a South Australian man based in Adelaide who is a film writer, land care worker, and a Dark Sky entrepreneur. Chris shares his passion for making things happen, and how he transformed a small patch of private land on the Murray River into Australia's first Dark Sky Reserve. Through his connections with local government, tourism providers, and the general community, Chris expanded the area and made it a top tourist destination. Marnie and Chris discuss the importance of conservation efforts and how we can all be inspired to create more Dark Sky spaces. This interview is presented as part of International Dark Sky Week 2023. For more details and resources for International Dark Sky Week, please visit https://www.darksky.org (https://www.darksky.org) Email Marnie: - marnie@darkskytraveller.com.au (https://darkskytraveller.com.au) Marnie Ogg talks with some of the brightest minds about light pollution and ways to protect our night skies. For more details, visit the Dark Sky website: https://www.darkskytraveller.com.au/podcast (https://www.darkskytraveller.com.au/podcast) Subscribe, rate and review at Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and all good podcast apps. Stream on demand from https://www.bitesz.com/show/dark-sky-conversations/ (https://www.bitesz.com/show/dark-sky-conversations/) For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://bitesz.com (https://bitesz.com)
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18 Apr 2023
S03E04: John Whittall - National Parks and Wildlife Service NSW
In this episode of Dark Sky Conversations, host Marnie Ogg interviews John Whittle, who works for the National Parks and Wildlife Service in New South Wales. John manages the Warrumbungle National Park, which is the first Dark Sky park in the southern hemisphere. With a background in forestry, John oversees a team of rangers and field officers who are responsible for managing the park's environmental aspects, improving biodiversity, managing pests and weeds, and maintaining visitor infrastructure. He also keeps people informed about the work they do and the importance of preserving dark skies. This interview is presented as part of International Dark Sky Week 2023. For more details and resources for International Dark Sky Week, please visit https://www.darksky.org (https://www.darksky.org) Email Marnie: - marnie@darkskytraveller.com.au (https://darkskytraveller.com.au) Marnie Ogg talks with some of the brightest minds about light pollution and ways to protect our night skies. For more details, visit the Dark Sky website: https://www.darkskytraveller.com.au/podcast (https://www.darkskytraveller.com.au/podcast) Subscribe, rate and review at Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and all good podcast apps. Stream on demand from https://www.bitesz.com/show/dark-sky-conversations/ (https://www.bitesz.com/show/dark-sky-conversations/) For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://bitesz.com (https://bitesz.com)
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