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Program: BONUS 3 | The deeply devoted: Lisa Yeates

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Lisa Yeates was on the water in one of the most iconic scenes from the Franklin River blockade: that moment the boat towing a bulldozer broke through a line of protesters floating on rafts.

But she was also there for the months-long occupation of the river, as one of the most determined and devoted young activists.

In this extended interview, Lisa Yeates takes us through her time living in the upriver camp with producer Piia Wirsu.

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Host: Jo Lauder 

Supervising Producer: Bethany Atkinson-Quinton 

Producer: Piia Wirsu 

Executive Producer: Clare Rawlinson  

Additional Production, Research and Fact-checking: Tynan King 

Editorial Policy Advisors: Jane Connors and Bridget Caldwell-Bright 

Editorial Support: Tim Roxburgh, Ruby Schwartz 

Sound Engineering: John Jacobs 

Original Music: Casey Holford 

Digital Team: Michael Dulaney, Rosanna Ryan, Anna Levy

Production Management: Brigit Berger, Alison Barclay 

News Archive Sources ABC News, The Wilderness Society, Libraries Tasmania 

Audio Studios manager: Monique Bowley 

Manager Radio National: Cath Dwyer 

Show art image includes Morning Mist, Rock Island Bend, by Peter Dombrovskis via the National Library of Australia 

Hobart, Environmental Impact, Environment

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