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Composer Rowland AM By Callum Ludwig Kenneth Bruce Rowland AM was awarded with a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the General Division this King’s Birthday for his significant service to music as a composer, arranger and conductor. Mr Rowland has received many highly revered awards in his time, such as the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA)’s International Achievement Award, Screen Music Awards, 2005, APRA Best Score, The Man from Snowy River, 1984 and APRA Best Score, Phar Lap, 1985. And he’s won many, many more. Mr Rowland said he wasn’t quite sure yet how to feel, but it came as quite a shock. “I’m very flattered and it’s something that I’ve always admired... I just never ever thought it would actually be me and I got it through music, which is just what I do for a living” he said. Turn to page 5 to read more
Composing the award-winning score for The Man From Snowy River catapulted Mr Rowland’s career and won numerous awards. (Callum Ludwig: 483057)
Glimmer of hope team Fred Ford and Martin Shultz made the discovery during an attempt to carry out camera trap surveys for the critically endangered smoky mouse. The possum was spotted in seven photos taken over a 10-second period, from almost a million photos taken during the survey. Given the Leadbeater’s Possum live in breeding pairs and family groups, an unknown population must reside in the park and threatened species experts are now working to determe the habitat location, size and extent of the
population. Identification was confirmed by Healesville Sanctuary and the Australian National University. Past surveys are now being reviewed to search for any other previous sightings. Mr Meacher said much work remains to be done. “But we note that after more than twelve months the species’ Recovery Team has still not been reconvened,” he said. Turn to page 9 to read more
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“The fact that the species has been discovered at two sites in New South Wales, 250 kilometres from the nearest Victorian population, means that it is less likely to become extinct due to a single catastrophic event, such as a large bushfire,” he said. The Leadbeater’s Possum was only once known to have lived in New South Wales through the discovery of bones, believed to be up to 200 years old, found in nearby caves. Researchers from the New South Wales government’s ecosystems and threatened species
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The landmark discovery of Leadbeater’s Possums in New South Wales has bolstered the critically endangered critter’s population hopes. Believed to only remain in Victorian forests, footage from wildlife cameras near the Yarrangobilly Caves in the Kosciuszko National Park in New South Wales has captured the critically endangered critter and led to hopes of another population existing. President of the Friends of Leadbeater’s Possum Steve Meacher said they are very excited by this news.