ABC RN - Steves Diary

[juz]

I heard this on the radio last night, I think a repeat from Sunday night. The audio is still on the web, both for streaming and downloading. Not sure how long it will be around for. Apologies if this has already been posted, I tried to find it. I thought it was a good listen, and certainly worth showing the ABC that people are interested in this content.

From the Radio National : Sunday Feature page

Steve's diary records a long, hard walk through untracked country by an Aboriginal Tasmanian at the middle of his life. It's a meditation upon the bush, the past and one human being's need for peace and space. Intercut through it is a conversation recorded at home with his wife, Allison.

Steve Stanton can be a hard man; it was how he was raised. As a child, he found himself walking alone into the bush in order to escape a violent father. As he grew older a subtle transition occurred; he began walking into the bush not to escape, but to connect.

The country Steve heads into on this trip is not his tribal country - at least not as far as he knows - but it's the place where he feels most comfortable. On the wild west coast of Tasmania, where there are no tracks and it's easy to go weeks without seeing another person, he says he feels welcomed by country.

It had been several years since Steve last walked to his special place... but with his 55th birthday approaching he felt the need to return. His wife, Allison, persuaded him to record his journey.

http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/sundayfeature/steves-diary/5091180

Thanks,
Justin.

[tas-man]

Thanks for posting this link - I missed it on radio but enjoyed the webcast - listened to it twice!