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How our album of birdsong recordings rocketed to #2 on the ARIA charts

‘Songs of Disappearance’, a still taken from the animation by Mervyn Street & Bernadette Trench-Thiedeman. The Bowerbird Collective, Author provided (no reuse) Australia is losing its birds...

Native birds have vanished across the continent since colonisation. Now we know just how much we’ve lost

The critically endangered regent honeyeater. Friends of Chiltern, Author provided In the 250 years since Europeans colonised Australia, native birdlife has disappeared across the continent. Our new research has,...

Headphones, saw blades, coat hangers: how human trash in Australian bird nests changed over 195 years

      This, if you can believe it, is part of a magpie nest. Kathy Townsend, Author provided   When we opened a box supplied by museum curators,...

Look up! A powerful owl could be sleeping in your backyard after a night surveying kilometres of territory

 Picture: Nick Bradsworth, Author provided Picture this: you’re in your backyard gardening when you get that strange, ominous feeling of being watched. You find a grey...

B&Bs for birds and bees: transform your garden or balcony into a wildlife haven

Graphic by: Wes Mountain/The Conversation Just like humans, animals like living near coastal plains and waterways. In fact, cities such as Sydney and Melbourne are “biodiversity hotspots” – boasting...
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Mick Pacholli

Mick created TAGG - The Alternative Gig Guide in 1979 with Helmut Katterl, the world's first real Street Magazine. He had been involved with his fathers publishing business, Toorak Times and associated publications since 1972.  Mick was also involved in Melbourne's music scene for a number of years opening venues, discovering and managing bands and providing information and support for the industry. Mick has also created a number of local festivals and is involved in not for profit and supporting local charities.