Pedder Unplugged
Welcome to ‘Pedder Unplugged’, the podcast about all Tasmania’s Lake Pedder, told by the legendary Pedder people themselves. Episodes explore the wild adventures, humorous mishaps and heart break of visiting the original Lake in the heart of Tasmania’s Wilderness World Heritage Area. Tangents elaborate on numerous environmental campaigns and the high profile global impact of the Pedder controversy, as work continues in the campaign to see the Australian national icon restored. If you would like to know more about Pedder, head to lakepedder.org. Presented by Tabatha Badger. Cover photography by Don Weston. Soundtrack, A Wander (instrumental) by Peter Crosby.Episodes are stories from individuals which may be distorted by time and memory making them factually inaccurate. No reasonability is taken erroneous stories as these episodes are a persons individual recollection, not historical facts.
Episodes
17 episodes
17 : ‘Its time to turn things around’, with Prof. Jamie Kirkpatrick
This is a special episode in memory of our great friend, mentor and giant of wisdom Distinguished Professor Jamie Kirkpatirck. In late 2023 this interview of Jamie was captured in his tiny office, crammed with ecology book...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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18:45
16 : 'There's nothing quite like Pedder' with Bob Graham
A prolific bushwalker and campaigner, Bob Graham has been a fundamental part of the Tasmanian Wilderness Society, since day one. It was he and his late wife, Helen Gee, who were responsible for the protection of the Douglas Apsley National P...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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31:21
15 : Pedder people saved the Franklin River with Karen Alexander
Former Chair of Bush Heritage Australia, Campaign Manager of the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF), and founder of WELA (Womens Environmental Leadership Australia), Karen Alexander is one of Australia’s leading environmental activists...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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42:07
14 : Photographing Pedder with David Neilson
David Neilson was a member of the first party to successfully climb Blade Ridge, on Federation Peak. The expedition concluded by walking out of the south west, via Lake Pedder. This was Davids first visit. He conceived the idea to publish a boo...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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27:03
13 : The value of Wilderness with Martin Hawes
What is the value of wilderness? It's a complex and enthralling question that, practically and philosophically, Martin Hawes discusses in the context of Lake Pedder.Martin is a researcher, wilderness consultant and photographer...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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57:00
12 : Pilots and Pedder with Stuart Lester
In 1955 Stuart Lester landed a light aircraft on Lake Pedder's vast beach. He was one of the very early pilots to do so. Candidly, Stuart recalls flying into Tasmania's south west. At one stage he even flew the very Tiger Moth that activist ...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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39:38
11 : High school novitiates trip to Lake Pedder with Dr Craig Brown
Retired doctor Craig Brown is spending time defending Tassie’s precious forests. As a 16 years old, he and a few mates walked into Lake Pedder, unsupervised! But Craig's connection to Pedder and conservation extended to his wonderful family too...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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21:26
10 : 'A harmonica and pink miners socks' with Ian Ross
Launceston Walking Clubs Ian Ross, shares his memories of the original Lake Pedder, we discuss restoration, environmental destruction, and bushwalking adventures in Tasmania. This episode is another for those who love a yarn about quintessen...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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35:59
09 : Brenda Hean's hope with Celia Watchorn
Niece of legendary activist Brenda Hean, today’s guest is Celia Watchorn. Enjoy Celia’s dulcet tones reciting some of her writing on Pedder, sharing her precious stories of her aunt Brenda and the impact of her tragic disappearance for the f...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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30:46
08 : "It's been 50 years now its time to get on with it" with Prof. Geoff Mosley
Geoff Mosley is a highly respected academic who has played major roles in all of the Federal enquiries into restoring Lake Pedder, he’s a wonderful protector of Tasmania’s Wilderness World Heritage Area and the intrinsic, intangible wild val...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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25:35
07 : 'In the spirit of Olegas' with Carol and Richard Donahey
Memories of bushwalking in Pedder, the Western Arthurs, adventures with Olegas Truchas and Tenzing Norgay, Carol and Richard tri-host this episode of Pedder Unplugged and its one for those who love a Tasmanian bushwalking tale!
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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23:34
06 : Pedder, protests and people power with Paul O’Halloran
A teacher and environmental activist, Paul, or Basil as we know him, walked into Lake Pedder as a uni student, an experience which in part shaped his involvement in the Tasmanian energy and dam’s debate, before he put his hand up to run for ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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28:33
05 : The World's First ‘Green’ Political Party with Dr Geoff Holloway
The United Tasmania Group (UTG) is globally recognised as the first ‘green’ values political party, formed by outraged community members in 1972 to counter the environmental and social injustice that was the flooding of Lake Pedder. Dr Geoff...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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31:56
04 : Pedder Pub Talk 2.0
Live recording of the Pedder Pub Talk 2.0 at the Fern Tree Tavern, September 29th 2021. Christine Milne, Prof Ben Richardson and Tabatha Badger discuss politics, aesthetics and tourism - Why restore Lake Pedder?
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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36:28
03 : The bushwalking boy from the Blue Mountains with Lindsay Hope.
Lindsay and his wife Sue, assisted the Launceston Walking Club in the 1970's attempting to save the Lake Pedder National Park. They walked into Pedder several times and today Lindsay uses his original photographs to build the growing public pro...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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26:06
02 : Pedder 2000 with Hilary Bennell
Convenor of the Pedder 2000 campaign, Hilary Bennell and friend, conservation legend Helen Gee, played a pivotal role in campaigning for Lake Pedder to be restored in the early 1990’s. Their efforts resulted in a Federal enquiry which conclu...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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27:52
01 : 'Up a tree, in a boat, on a lake' with Richard Friend
Episode one is with Richard Friend, who in the company of Pedder campaign stalwart, Brenda Hean, spent a night “in a boat, up a tree, on a lake’, in the final vigil as the impoundment waters rose, flooding Pedder. Brenda ...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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30:00
