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2026-10-27 issue

Observed arrival · 2026-10-27

Barney Swan: from Antarctica to the Daintree

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A personal hub for Barney Swan’s regenerative land work in Eastern Kuku Yalanji Country, linking the Daintree station, ClimateForce, Land-IP, speaking, mentoring and Antarctic projects.

Landing page captured for the 2026-10-27 issue.
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The displayed station log pairs operational notes—44 mm of overnight rain, 3,140 nursery tubes, a serviced bore pump—with field conditions.

Field notes

The page lays out a sequence from a farm with no power or water to what it describes as a certified organic research station, then connects that local work to the Mossman Sugar Mill closure in 2024. Its examples range from repairing a bore pump to mapping trees and planning for district-scale land restoration. The site reports 750-plus interns and volunteers across six universities; these figures are presented as its own account.

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