RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
Dr Julie McInnes and Dr Jarrod Hodgson, Heard Island expeditioners during 2025 and 2026, will jointly present the Southern Branch monthly lecture on Sunday 2 August to discuss recent findings from the Heard Island and McDonald Islands voyages.
All Welcome.
Join us from 3.30 pm for a glass of wine before the lecture, commencing at 4.00 pm.
If you are not an RST Member, please provide a $7.00 cash donation at the door.
Have you ever wondered what is it like to live and work on one of the most remote islands on Earth? Join two recent Heard Island expeditioners as they share their experiences of conducting science in this extraordinary World Heritage wilderness. From active volcanoes and retreating glaciers to vast colonies of seals and seabirds, Heard Island offers a rare glimpse into a rapidly changing environment. Through stories, images and firsthand observations, they will share both their research and the challenges of working in this remarkable sub-Antarctic landscape.
Dr Julie McInnes is a wildlife biologist with the Australian Antarctic Division. She has more than 20 years’ experience working with seabirds and marine mammals. She has a particular interest in the Southern Ocean and has spent four summers and a winter on Macquarie Island, two summers in Antarctica, and two trips to remote Heard Island.
Dr Jarrod Hodgson is a spatial ecologist at the Australian Antarctic Division. He has years of experience in marine, island and wildlife ecology. He enjoys research in remote areas and has worked on sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island and Heard Island, through to Australia’s remote Ashmore Reef. Jarrod has a keen interest in the use of emerging technologies, including drones, for environmental monitoring.
The Royal Society of Tasmania acknowledges, with deep respect, the traditional owners of this land, and the ongoing custodianship of the Aboriginal people of Tasmania. The Society pays respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge that Tasmanian Aboriginal Peoples have survived severe and unjust impacts resulting from invasion and dispossession of their Country. As an institution dedicated to the advancement of knowledge, the Royal Society of Tasmania recognises Aboriginal cultural knowledge and practices and seeks to respect and honour these traditions and the deep understanding they represent.
On 15 February 2021, the Royal Society of Tasmania offered a formal RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.