The Lake Pedder campaign changed the course of a young Kevin Kiernan's life. His passion for the Tasmanian landscape saw him go from schoolboy activist to studying geomorphology and rediscovering Kutakina cave.
In this extended interview, Kevin shares the lessons he learned as an activist and environmentalist through the Pedder and Franklin campaigns.
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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