Each year the Bar-tailed Godwit flies 11,000 km in nine days from Alaska to arrive at Kinka Beach in Central Queensland. The Godwit is just one species that makes the annual return flight from the shores of Australia and New Zealand to their breeding grounds in the Arctic. The remarkable annual circuit is called the East Asian-Australasian Flyway and passes through 23 countries. The Bar-tailed Godwit was the inspiration for multi-media artist Nanette Balchin’s print for the Overwintering Project. The project aims to raise awareness about migratory shorebirds, and the need to protect their habitat. 

<p>Each year the Bar-tailed Godwit flies 11,000 km in nine days from Alaska to arrive at Kinka Beach in Central Queensland. The Godwit is just one species that makes the annual return flight from the shores of Australia and New Zealand to their breeding grounds in the Arctic. The remarkable annual circuit is called the East Asian-Australasian Flyway and passes through 23 countries. The Bar-tailed Godwit was the inspiration for multi-media artist Nanette Balchin&rsquo;s print for the Overwintering Project. The project aims to raise awareness about migratory shorebirds, and the need to protect their habitat.&nbsp;</p>

Robin McConchie is a professional story teller  and a well known voice on the ABC across rural Australia. Postcards is about the nuts and bolts of life in the bush. Life can be tough but farmers and regional businesses are resilient and entrepreneurial. They care for their livestock, the land and their community. what lesson and insights can we gain from bush business and their communities.

<p>Robin McConchie is a professional story teller &nbsp;and a well known voice on the ABC across rural Australia. Postcards is about the nuts and bolts of life in the bush. Life can be tough but farmers and regional businesses are resilient and entrepreneurial. They care for their livestock, the land and their community. what lesson and insights can we gain from bush business and their communities.</p>

Postcards from the Bush with Robin McConchie

The Overwintering Project is an art project raising awareness about endangered migratory shore birds

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