Acknowledgements
BIOMES 2020 is proudly supported by
Aurizon
Hunter and Central Coast Development Corporation
Hunter Local Land Services
NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment
Hunter Region Landcare Network
Centre for Brain and Mental Health Research
Hunter Innovation & Science Hub (HISH)
FAUNA Research Alliance
Teto Creative
BIOMES Curatorial Team
Bernadette Drabsch
Michelle Kelly
Simone O’Callaghan
Alex Callen
Lynette Plenderleith
Luke O’Donnell
BIOMES contributors
Eva Twarkowski
Jane Lloyd-Jones
Henrietta Mooney
Pauline Dunne
Freddy Herrera
Toby Whaleboat
Emily Mowatt
Rose Upton
Alana Burton
Anna Lonergan
Cassandra Bugir
Kaya Klop-Toker
Dean Lenga
Sarah Stock
Charlotte Alley
Samantha Wallace
Rebecca Seeto
Amelia Rofe
Ninon Meyer
Robert Scanlon
Ryan Witt
Michael Mahony
John Clulow
Matt Hayward
Andrea Griffin
Stacy Mail
Finn McHenry
Sebastian Bardouille-Thompson
Lucy Gill
Tim Roberts
Brent Cassidy
Alison Walter
Zac Coates
Nadiah Roslan
BIOMES Artists
Rachel Klyve
Jemma Gillard Prue Sailer
Rachel Klyve
Linda Cox
Tallulah Cunningham
Nerita Taylor
Kathirine Sentas
Dayna Perez
Louise Wills
Lila Raymond
Nicole Perez
Puck Van Der Laan
Maree Elliott
Kaya Klop-Toker
BIOMES and Ars Design team - led by Simone O’Callaghan
Courtney Birch
Victoria McMaster
Jane Lo
BIOMES launch event – Guest speakers
Robert Russell - Awabakal Local Aboriginal Land Council – Acknowledgement of Country
Professor Janet Nelson – Deputy Vice Chancellor Research and Innovation, University of Newcastle
Daryn McKenny – Miromaa Aboriginal Language and Technology Centre
Ars Electronica In Kepler’s Gardens and CQC Newcastle
Kristefan Minski – Producer and Manager
Production and live studio team:
Technical Officer: Neale Davy
Director: Cassandra Thomson, Lachlan Mayfield
Production Consultant: Dr. Stuart McBratney
Director of Photography: Leah Paterson
Sound Recordist: Elyh Tarran
Editors: Kate Grant, Jack Dalton
Production Assistant: Christopher McLaren
Interviewer: Sam Baker
Music Composer: Louisa Magrics
Special Thanks: Chris Wedlock
Ars Electronica In Kepler’s Gardens and CQC Newcastle
Kristefan Minski – Producer and Manager
Production and live studio team:
Technical Officer: Neale Davy
Director: Cassandra Thomson, Lachlan Mayfield
Production Consultant: Dr. Stuart McBratney
Director of Photography: Leah Paterson
Sound Recordist: Elyh Tarran
Editors: Kate Grant, Jack Dalton
Production Assistant: Christopher McLaren
Interviewer: Sam Baker
Music Composer: Louisa Magrics
Special Thanks: Chris Wedlock
UON Communications & Marketing
Sarah Bunting
Anita Harvey
Maddie Bradford
Sheena Martin
Leanne Murray
Biopledge personalities
Amalia Rezeki
Sahabat Bekantan Indonesia founder
Angie McMahon
Musician, singer-songwriter
Dr Birutė Mary Galdikas
Conservationist, primatologist, Orangutan Foundation International founder
Braxton Jones
PhD Candidate, University of Sydney
Dr Cameron Webb
Assoc. Professor of Medical Entomology, University of Sydney
Deborah Tabart
Chairman, Australian Koala Foundation
Dr Karl Kruszelnicki
Science communicator, author
Harrison Callen
Environmental Engineering student, University of Newcastle
Jack River
Musician, singer-songwriter
Jimmy Barnes
Rock music legend
Johanna Griggs
TV presenter, former swimming champion
Katrina van Grouw
Science author and illustrator
Kevin Rudd
Former Prime Minister of Australia
Prof. Lesley Hughes
Climate scientist, Pro Vice-Chancellor at Macquarie University
Maggie Beer
Cook, author, and food manufacturer
Dr. Marissa Parrott
Reproductive biologist, Zoos Victoria
Mick Roderick
Ecologist, Birdlife Australia
Northern Colorado Wildlife Centre (Bob & Tallon Nightwalker)
Wildlife rehabilitators, Northern Colorado Wildlife Centre
Prof. Peter Doherty
Immunologist and Nobel laureate
Sami Bayly
Natural History Illustrator
Alana Burton
PhD Candidate, The University of Newcastle
Cassandra Bugir
PhD Candidate, The University of Newcastle
Matt Hayward
Assoc. Professor Conservation Biology, University of Newcastle
Robert Scanlon
PhD Candidate, University of Newcastle
Tim Roberts
Emeritus Professor, Environmental Science, University of Newcastle
Dave Johnson
Katie Adamson Conservation Fund founder, zookeeper, author
Lynette Plenderleith
Ecologist, science communicator
Rachel Lowry
Chief Conservation Officer, WWF Australia
Samantha Nixon
PhD Candidate, University of Queensland
Melissa Leong
MasterChef host, food writer and critic, radio broadcaster
Steven Allain
PhD Candidate, University of Kent
Anthony Molyneux
Wildlife Manager, Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary
Jill Robinson
Animals Asia Foundation founder
Teresa Camacho
Head of Centro K'ayra, Museo de Historia Natural Alcide d'Orbigny
Justine O’Brien
Taronga’s Conservation Science Manager
Natalie Catalayud
Co-founder of Canine Ecological