Latitude 40: Redesigning tourism on a small island
The podcast series is part of the Islander Way regenerative tourism project being conducted on Flinders Is, Tasmania. The Islander Way aims to co-design the future of tourism with and for the community using regenerative tourism principles. Dianne Dredge from Designing Tourism and The Tourism CoLab describes the project, then subsequent episodes feature personal accounts from Islanders about what makes the Island special to them, their vision for a flourishing or thriving Flinders, and what role tourism and visitors might play in contributing to their own vision for the Island. Interviews with Mel Telfer, Ben Backhaus, Lois Ireland, Annie Revie, Peter Rhodes and Wendy Jubb-Stoney.
Podcasting since 2022 • 7 episodes
Latitude 40: Redesigning tourism on a small island
Latest Episodes
Smell the Island air - Ben Backhaus
Debbie and Josie speak with Ben Backhaus about his family business, Bush Pharmacy, where Ben distills essential oils grown and harvested on Flinders Island. You can almost smell the aromas as Ben describes the range of oils. Ben attribute...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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26:29
Beyond the Purple Swamphen: Creating is living - Mel Telfer
In this espisode, Josie and Debbie talk with Mel Telfer: dental assistant, ambulance service volunteer, school teacher, truck driver, and a maker and the driving force behind The Purple Swamphen, the makers' co-op on Flinders Island.<...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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27:52
The islands get a hold on you, girl - Wendy Jubb-Stoney
In this final episode of Season 1, Debbie and Josie speak with Wendy Jubb-Stoney who owns and operates Flinders Island Retreat. Wendy talks about her childhood on Flinders Island and her...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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30:41
The pull of the mutton bird - Lois Ireland
Lois Ireland shares her unique family heritage on Flinders Island as a member of the third generation of the Bowman family owning and running the general store. Lois reflects on the "pull of the mutton bird" that has drawn her and others ...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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27:09
Don't try to change this place, let it change you - Annie Revie
Former Mayor of Flinders Council, educator and always the Scot, Annie Revie talks about the dark history of Flinders Island and her decision to make the beautiful small island her home.Annie talks about what a thriving Flinders Island w...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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31:24