Arlene Gili Mehan

Yarning up Guula (Koala) Podcast

Science EN ↓ 5 episodes

Join Arlene and guests as they yarn about Guula (Koala) conservation. We yarn about caring for Country and different approaches and arrive at one question "If Country has a message for humans about conservation, what do you think that message is?" This short yarns form a wider conversation about First Nations experiences and approaches to Caring for Country.

Author

Arlene Gili Mehan

Episodes

Yarning up Guula (koala) conservation with Wayne Anderson 14.02.2026 17:59

I had a yarn with Gawan (Uncle) Wayne Anderson, a Birrbay and Worimi man, to yarn about connection to Country. Uncle Wayne shares from lived experience learning through relationship with Country, and being with Country. In this episode, we yarn about what it means to be with place. And as part of this series, we ask: If Country had a message for us about conservation, what would it be? I acknowl...

Yarning up Guula Koala Conservation with Nancy Pattison 14.02.2026 14:16

I'm honoured to yarn up with Nancy Pattison, a proud Dunghutti woman whose life and work are grounded in cultural strength, community care, and deep relationship with Country. Nancy carries extensive experience working across community initiatives, cultural advocacy, and conservation conversations. She has deep connections with South West Rocks and attends to her relationship with place daily. Nan...

Yarning up Guula (koala) conservation with Dr Aunty Rhonda Radley 14.02.2026 11:58

Dr Aunty Rhonda Radley is a Birpai and Dunghutti woman and has dedicated decades to community leadership in education, conservation, and wellbeing, working tirelessly to strengthen Aboriginal voices, cultural authority, and intergenerational wellbeing. Her work bridges grassroots community practice and high-level policy reform, always grounded in culture, kinship, and accountability to Country. In...

Yarning up Guula (Koala) conservation with Oli Costello 14.02.2026 25:02

Welcome back to the podcast. I'm honoured to yarn with Oliver Costello, a Bundjalung man and the CEO and co-founder of Jagun Alliance, and a founding member of Firesticks Alliance Indigenous Corporation. Oliver has spent decades working at the intersection of community, culture, and conservation, walking alongside Aboriginal communities to strengthen cultural land management and the revitalisation...

Yarning up Guula (Koala) Conservation with Dr Chels Marshall 14.02.2026 17:26

Welcome to the first episode of this short podcast series Yarning about First Nations approaches to caring for Country, conservation, and our living relationships with more-than-human kin. Each episode invites a conversation with people walking different paths of conservation, stewardship, and custodianship, asking one guiding question: If Country had a message for us humans about conservation, wh...