The Ambassadors program in December was a time of festivities. It is always an exciting and liberating time when I am able to go to Adelaide Zoo, behind the scenes to help out, but there was something about the month…

For the first YATZ meet up of 2019, along with our new amazing MATZ, everyone was so excited for what was yet to come even though the morning sky was covered by thick dark clouds, lit up by lighting followed…

I was motivated to write by constantly seeing people’s discussion about animals and zoos in social media. We are all so individual in how we think and act; the world having billions of different perspectives. Sometimes a different perspective from…

My heart was racing. I could feel the blood quickly flowing through my veins. I was nervous but excited. This was my first official camp as a MATZ and I was nervous about the hard work, but excited about the…

Catching up as we waited for our almighty chariot to arrive to take us to our coastal destination, running around the supermarket collecting supplies, laughing about our secret “talents”, taking snack breaks leant up against the bus in the warm…

Beach daisy removal – that was our job. Generally, people would go across and spray the weed as a removal method, but this would only kill the top of the plant and not the roots underneath. So our MATZ group…

Ant like specks appear in the far distance of the windswept wild coast called West Cape Beach. With passing time the specks grow into human form wending tiredly their return from their beach sojourn. Soft sand teases with each step…

It is always a pleasure to revisit Innes National Park. The conservation work that the MATZ get the opportunity to participate in is enormously rewarding. Along with the hard work that is involved in the camp, we also got the…

When we were told we’d be clearing vegetation at Innes National Park, in the Yorke Peninsula, we were a bit confused. After all, it’s a bit of an oxymoron to be cutting down trees for conservation, in a national park…

I have been getting into journaling and self-reflecting a lot more recently. It’s a way to fully understand a situation I have going on and if I’m overanalysing or worrying too much. Walking along West Cape in Innes National Park,…

This year I was grateful to be one of the four original YATZ to return as a YATZ for my senior year at school. As you all know, year 12 is a stressful year. But YATZ allowed me to find…

It truly has been my pleasure this year guys, every camp every workshop, every campaign day, you guys have reminded me again and again why, in my heart, I do this program. Seeing you all become close friends, face challenges…