The Land Bridge
A science and culture deep dive into the ice age world of the Bassian Plain in southeastern Australia. The series features interviews with experts and cultural custodians who tell us what is known about this deep past landscape which is now submerged under Bass Strait.
The Land Bridge podcast series is a companion to The Land Bridge digital story website https://thelandbridge.au/.
The project was funded by the Australian Government through the Our Marine Parks grant program.
Program Credits: Host Lucinda Horrocks. Producers Lucinda Horrocks and Jary Nemo. Production company Wind & Sky Productions. Music ‘Look to the Sky’ by Piotr Pacyna.
The Land Bridge
Episode 5: Saltwater Women Dreaming
Bunurong Women Aunty Gail Dawson and Tasma Walton talk about women’s spiritual connections to sea and coastal places, the significance of the dreaming, and Bunurong links to the ancient landscape of the land bridge.
Episode Credits
Host: Lucinda Horrocks. Featuring Aunty Gail Dawson and Tasma Walton. Audio recorded by Lucinda Horrocks. Project production and studio production by Lucinda Horrocks and Jary Nemo, Wind & Sky Productions. With thanks to the Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation. Music: ‘Look to the Sky’ By Piotr Pacyna.
This program is part of the Land Bridge digital story project of film and multimedia stories. A range of companion media and other stories are freely available to read, listen to, watch and share on the website https://thelandbridge.au/ .
The project was funded by the Australian Government through the Our Marine Parks grant program.