Just Ecology
Episodes
E18: Exploring Melbourne’s Eucalypts - with Vicky Shukuroglou
11 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
How well do we really know the trees around us? In this episode I sit down with multidisciplinary artist, ecologist and author Vicky Shukuroglou to t...
E18 - More Than a Collection of Plants: Exploring the Living World of Botanic Gardens – with Professor Tim Entwisle
28 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Botanic gardens are sometimes viewed as rather static places — collections of plants, all neatly labelled. But as today's guest explains, they are s...
E17: The Moss Beneath Our Feet – with Dr. Cassia Read
14 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Mosses, along with their cousins the liverworts and hornworts, make up the world of the bryophytes, fascinating plants that have been on this planet f...
E16 – Reading Ecological Patterns – with Doug Frood
30 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It was a real privilege to interview Doug Frood, one of Victoria’s most experienced ecologists, and someone who is widely respected for his depth of...
E15 – How Can Environmental Law Better Protect Nature? – with Brendan Sydes
15 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Environmental law is meant to protect nature—but how well does it actually work? In this episode, I sit down with Brendan Sydes to unpack the realit...
E14: From Bush to Nursery – Growing Indigenous Plants – with Frances Cincotta
02 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I sit down with Frances Cincotta to talk about growing locally indigenous plants. Frances founded the Newstead Natives nursery in cen...
E13: Singing for the Baarka (Darling River) – with Sean McConnell
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I speak with ecologist and musician Sean McConnell, who also performs his song Baarka Ballad, written about the plight of the Baarka (...
E12 – Muirburn: Fire Management in the Heather Moorlands of the U.K
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Many listeners would be familiar with the highly skilled use of fire to manage vegetation that has been practiced by First Nations peoples of Australi...
E11 – Restoring Floodplain Forests & Wetlands of the Riverina – with Kate Bennetts
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I sat down with botanist and ecologist Kate Bennetts to explore the floodplain forests and wetlands of the Riverina. With more than tw...
E10 – Walking Without a Plan: Art, Nature & Wandering - with Trace Balla
07 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode I caught up with dear friend Trace Balla. Trace is a multi-award-winning "story catcher" and community artist based on Djaara Countr...
E9 - Living Soils, Bold Lying & Creating a Better World, with Emeritus Professor Stuart Hill
24 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It was a real honour to interview Emeritus Professor Stuart Hill. Stuart began studying ecology in the 1960s, and his PhD research conducted in a cave...
E8 - Novel Ecocsystems: Coming to Terms with a Changing Ecology - with Ana Backstrom
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I speak with Ana Backstrom about novel ecosystems and why the term has, at times, been controversial. We explore the idea that its use...
E7 - Yedabila Habitat Pods, Habitat Warriors & Indigenous Astronomy - with Kai Lane
01 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I speak with Kai Lane, a proud Yorta Yorta and Barapa Barapa man who serves as an ecologist at Ecology & Restoration Australia (ER...
E6 - Native Bees and Pollinators: Why They Matter – with Dr. Mark Hall
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk with Dr Mark Hall about native bees and other pollinators, and the critical roles they play in both natural ecosystems and modi...
E5 - Surviving Alone and the Grampians bushfires – with Suzan Muir
07 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I meet with Suzan Muir, who spent 63 days surviving in the wilds of southern New Zealand on the show Alone. She and her husband John, ...
E4 - The Role of Aboriginal Burning in Shaping Grassland Ecosystems - with Dr. Paul Foreman
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I chat with Dr. Paul Foreman, an Ecologist and Botanist with over 35 years’ experience. Paul has worked in State and Local Governmen...
E3 - Saving the Slender Tree-ferns - with Stuart Inchley
15 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk to Stuart Inchley about his role in discovering the largest known population of Slender Tree-ferns in Australia, and the work...
E2 - Living with Wildlife - with Tanya Loos
02 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk with Tanya Loos about seasonal calendars, nature journaling, and how to live and thrive with wildlife. We explore Tanya’s tw...
E1 - Time & custodianship - with Pete McCurly
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pete McCurly is a craftsman and custodian of Scots-Irish and Ngarabul-Gumbaingirr lineage. He lives and works in southern Djaara Country. In this epis...