Tasmania 40° South Issue 79Inside Issue 79: Forced entry Nicholas Brodie Motorcycling in Antarctica George Cresswell Six, sex and a bet Michael Gandy Home grown caviar Chris Champion Wine Buffs Stuff number 14 Chris Champion Writers corner: Write it and weep Clarissa Horwood And much more

It seemed it was a common thing

but this changed when protection provided by its national park status

coping with an ill father and an uncertain future

wilderness photographer Olegas Truchanas

There is also an underlying message about the importance of feeling that you belong

to imagine living in Tasmania as if they are part of the basis of everyone’s life in this beautiful state

the source of the meandering Serpentine River

And David Faber brings the cold light of veracity to one of those dark stories of Tasmania’s early colonial years that history has for a long time tried to remember differently

Animal underbelly Chris Champion

He influenced the lives of countless people though his wisdom

someone who understands the insubstantial world of light and shadow and knows how to weave them into reality

Karen Knight is fearless in her image-making